▁After ▁several ▁years , ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁known , ▁K erm ani ▁sent ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁N ae in ▁for ▁pre aching ▁and ▁guidance , ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁some ▁years ▁pre aching ▁and ▁pros ely t izing . ▁Mir za ▁Muhammad ▁Ba q ir ▁immediately ▁gained ▁the ▁attention ▁and ▁respect ▁of ▁the ▁She ikh ie h ▁members ▁of ▁N ae in , ▁An ar ak , ▁J anda q , ▁Bi aban ak ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁cities . ▁ ▁Then ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁K erman , ▁Until ▁K erm ani ▁left ▁for ▁a ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁Kar b ala ▁in ▁ 1 2 8 3 ▁Hij ri ▁year . ▁When ▁K erm ani ▁arrived ▁in ▁H amed an , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁number ▁of ▁She ikh ie h ▁ad her ents , ▁and ▁also ▁lack ▁of ▁great ▁leaders ▁after ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁Mul lah ▁Abd uls am ad ▁H amed ani , ▁he ▁appointed ▁Mir za ▁Muhammad ▁Ba q ir ▁as ▁a ▁leader ▁in ▁his ▁absence , ▁and ▁continued ▁his ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁Kar b ala . ▁ ▁Mir za ▁Muhammad ▁Ba q ir ▁stayed ▁in ▁H amed an ▁since ▁his ▁ment or ▁had ▁mand ated ▁it . ▁He ▁engaged ▁in ▁pre aching , ▁pros ely t izing ▁and ▁teaching ▁Islam ic ▁principles ▁for ▁ 3 2 ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁leader ▁and ▁prote ctor ▁for ▁the ▁She ikh ie h ▁members ▁after ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁his ▁ment or , ▁until