ad ▁led ▁the ▁sect ▁for ▁only ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁His ▁und is put ed ▁successor , ▁Kaz im ▁Ras ht i , ▁also ▁led ▁the ▁Sh ay kh ís ▁until ▁his ▁own ▁death ▁( 1 8 4 3 ). ▁K áz im ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁live ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁Prom ised ▁One , ▁but , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁B áb ís , ▁his ▁appearance ▁was ▁so ▁im min ent ▁that ▁K áz im ▁appointed ▁no ▁successor , ▁instead ▁instruct ing ▁his ▁follow ers ▁to ▁spread ▁across ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁search ▁him ▁out . ▁ ▁Kaz im ▁did ▁not ▁explicitly ▁appoint ▁a ▁successor . ▁R ather , ▁convinced ▁that ▁the ▁Mah di ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁he ▁encourag ed ▁his ▁follow ers ▁to ▁seek ▁him ▁out . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ay kh is ▁expected ▁M ull á ▁Hus ay n , ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁favorite ▁pup ils , ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁mant le . ▁M ull á ▁Hus ay n , ▁however , ▁decl ined ▁the ▁honor , ▁ins isting ▁on ▁ob ed ience ▁to ▁Say y id ▁Kaz im ' s ▁final ▁commands ▁to ▁go ▁out ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁the ▁Mah di . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁follow ers ▁of ▁Sh ay kh ▁A hm ad ▁spread ▁out ▁as ▁did ▁Mul lah ▁Hus ay n . ▁By ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁two ▁pers pect ives ▁had ▁emer ged ▁and ▁cam ps ▁arose ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁differ ing ▁claims ▁of ▁two ▁individuals . ▁