Ḥájí Mírzá Muḥammad Karím Khán-i-Kirmání (1810–1873), was a Shaykhi-Shia scholar. He was the third leader of Kermani Shaykhi community. After the death of his mentor,

Sayyid Kazim Rashti Sayyid Kāẓim bin Qāsim al-Ḥusaynī ar-Rashtī (1793–1843) ( ar, سيد كاظم بن قاسم الحسيني الرﺷتي), mostly known as Siyyid Kázim Rashtí ( fa, سید کاظم رشتی), was the son of Siyyid Qasim of Rasht, a to ...

, Kermani dedicated himself to the promotion of the teachings of

Shaykh Ahmad Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a ...

and Sayyid Kazim. He is believed to be among the first Shaykhi scholars to have rejected the messianic claims of the

Báb The Báb (b. ʿAlí Muḥammad; 20 October 1819 – 9 July 1850), was the messianic founder of Bábism, and one of the central figures of the Baháʼí Faith. He was a merchant from Shiraz in Qajar Iran who, in 1844 at the age of 25, claimed ...

. He wrote a dozen of anti-Babi books, one such being ''Risāla izhāq al-bāṭil fī radd al-bābiyya'' (The Crushing of Falsehood in Refutation of Bābism). Although he claimed to be nothing except an expositor of the teachings of Shaykh Ahmad and Sayyid Kazim, Kermani has to be considered an original thinker in his own right. Corbin, Henry (1977). '' Spriritual Body and Celestial Earth: From Mazdean Iran to Shi'ite Iran''. Princeton University Press, New Jersey. p. 115

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