Most likely not, but he believed solely because he desired to believe and possibly he fully believed in his secret heart, even when he said: "I do not believe till I see".

“من غير بلده فقد غير كل شئ فى حياته.”

“It's the moon that makes it so still, weaving some mystery.”

“So that you remember that you kissed my hand, but I didn't kiss yours.”

“Trifles, trifles are what matter! Why, it's just such trifles that always ruin …”