Hossein was in hospital with a fever and was visited by a Christian friend who gave him a small cross to "help him remember who the Healer is." Later Jesus appeared to Hossein in a dream and told him to "arise and eat." Hossein awoke, obeyed, was healed, and then sought to know this Jesus.

Taher persecuted his family for becoming Christians and they finally left for their own safety. In his despair, Taher sought relief in the Koran, but to no avail. Finally he said he would believe in the God who revealed Himself. Then he had the same dream about Jesus three times in a row.