Dayyán

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Mirza Asadullah-i-Khuy (Arabic: مرزا أسد الله), often referred to as Dayyán, was a Babi follower, a religion founded by the Báb in Persia in the mid 1850s. The Báb wrote numerous tablets of praise to Dayyán recognising his devotion to the new religion. In the days before his execution, the Báb asked that Dayyán be the custodian of his work, keeping his writings safe.

Among one of the Bábí teachings, was the appearance of a messianic figure, termed He whom God shall make manifest. After the Báb's death, Dayyán was one of the first to claim to be that figure; he was, however, soon killed for making the claim. Later in their lives, both Subh-i Azal and Bahá'u'lláh, then leaders of the Bábís, pointed blame at each other for ordering the killing.

Miller, an American missionary to Persia, wrote that he believed that Subh-i Azal was behind the murder, and pointed to Mirza Muhammad of Mazanderan as having actually killing Dayyán, probably by drowning him in the Tigris.