When Baha’u’llah was twenty-one years old, His father passed away and the Government wanted Him to take up His father’s position in the Ministry, as was customary in Iran. But Baha’u’llah did not accept the offer. The Prime Minister then said : “Leave Him to Himself. Such a position is unworthy of Him. He has some higher aim in view. I cannot understand Him, but I am convinced that He is destined for some lofty career. His thoughts are not like ours. Leave Him alone.”
Once when Baha’u’llah was quite young He travelled to Nur, a district of Mazindaran where His relatives lived. There is a village in Nur, by the name of Takur, and Baha’u’llah's father owned vast property there. It was here that the family spent most of their summers.
In those days, there was a religious teacher named Muhammad Taqi. He was very famous for his knowledge of religion and his students were proud of having him as their teacher.
One day in his class of about 200 students, Muhammad Taqi read an Islamic tradition and asked his students to interpret it. None of them could answer correctly. Baha’u’llah, who was also present, asked permission to explain the tradition and did so in very simple and sweet words. Everyone was astonished. Muhammad Taqi was very upset at the weakness of his own students. When Baha’u’llah left, the teacher told his students that it was a shame that after all these years of study not one of them was capable of answering, and the Youth (Baha’u’llah) who had never attended any school gave the meaning so simple and beautifully. Of course Muhammad Taqi was not aware of the fact that Baha’u’llah was not an ordinary person and therefore His knowledge and understanding were not ordinary either. He had innate divine knowledge.