Bábism is a

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religion that was founded in 1844 in

Qajar Persia Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Qajar Empire, '. Sublime State of Persia, officially the Sublime State of Iran ( fa, دولت علیّه ایران ') and also known then as the Guarded Domains of Iran ( fa, ممالک م ...

by ʻAli Muhammad Shirazi (1819–1850), who took the title 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 ...

(meaning "gate"). The following

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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bábism.

History

Background

* Shaykhism – a

Shi'a Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam. It holds that the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad designated Ali, ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his S ...

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...

ic religious movement out of which Bábism emerged ** Shaykh Ahmad – the founder of Shaykhism **

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 ...

– the leader of Shaykhism after the death of Shaykh Ahmad

Events

Conference of Badasht The Conference of Badasht (Persian: گردهمایی بدشت) was an instrumental meeting of the leading Bábís in Iran during June–July 1848. In June–July 1848 over a period of 3 weeks, a number of Bábí leaders met in the village of Bad ...

– a meeting of leading followers of the Báb in 1848 *

Battle of Fort Tabarsi Shaykh Ṭabarsí, or more correctly the Shrine of Shaykh Tabarsí, was the location of a battle between the forces of the Shah of Persia and the Bábís over a period of seven months: October 10, 1848 to May 10, 1849. The commanding prince in ...

– a seven-month battle between the Báb's followers and the Shah's army from 1848 to 1849 * Execution of the Báb – the execution of the Báb on July 9, 1850

Baháʼí/Bábí connection

Baháʼí–Azali split The Baháʼí–Azali split occurred when most Bábís accepted Baháʼu'lláh as the promised one of the Báb's writings, and thus became Baháʼís, leaving a remnant of Bábís who became known as Azalis. The split occurred after Baháʼí f ...

– the division of the Báb's followers into Baháʼís (who followed Baháʼu'lláh) and Azalis (who followed Subh-i-Azal) *

Baháʼí Faith The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the Baháʼí Faith and the unity of religion, essential worth of all religions and Baháʼí Faith and the unity of humanity, the unity of all people. Established by ...

– a religion founded by Baháʼu'lláh, who claimed to have fulfilled the Báb's prophecies of Him whom God shall make manifest, and which today has 5–8 million followers * Azalis – the Bábís who followed Subh-i-Azal

Chroniclers

* Edward Granville Browne – a British Iranologist (1862–1926) who wrote extensively about Bábí history *

Nabíl-i-Aʻzam Mullá Muḥammad-i-Zarandí (29 July 1831 – 1892), more commonly known as Nabíl-i-Aẓam ( fa, نبيل أعظم "the Great Nabíl") or Nabíl-i-Zarandí ( fa, نبيل زرندي "Nabíl of Zarand"), was an eminent Baháʼí historian ...

– a Bábí and then Baháʼí who wrote a chronicle of Bábí and Baháʼí history from a Baháʼí perspective, known as '' The Dawn-Breakers''

People

– the founder of Bábism * Letters of the Living – the title given by the Báb to a group of his followers **

Mulla Husayn Mulla may refer to: Places * River Awbeg, in Ireland * Mulla, Afghanistan * Mollakənd, Kurdamir, Azerbaijan Other uses * Mullah, a title for an Islamic cleric * Mulla (surname), including a list of people with the name * ''Mulla'' (film), ...

– the first follower of the Báb when he made his religious claims in 1844 ** Mullá 'Alíy-i-Bastámí – a prominent follower of the Báb ** Táhirih – an influential Bábí poet and theologian, who was born as Fátimih Baraghání and later became known as Táhirih ("the pure one") **

Quddús Jináb-i-Quddús ( ar, قدوس)(c.1820–1849), is the title of Mullá Muḥammad ʻAlí-i-Bárfurúshi, who was the most prominent disciple of the Báb. He was the eighteenth and final Letter of the Living. Background Quddús was born some ...

– a prominent follower of the Báb * Khadíjih-Bagum – the wife of the Báb *

Subh-i-Azal Ṣubḥ-i-Azal (1831–1912, born Mírzá Yaḥyá) was an Iranian religious leader of Azali, Azali Bábism, known for his conflict with his half-brother Baháʼu'lláh over leadership of the Bábí community after 1853. In 1850, when he was ju ...

– the appointed successor of the Báb, who went on to lead the Azali Bábís *

Baháʼu'lláh Baháʼu'lláh (born Ḥusayn-ʻAlí; 12 November 1817 – 29 May 1892) was the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. He was born to an aristocratic family in Persia, and was exiled due to his adherence to the messianic Bábí Faith. In 1863, in I ...

– a prominent follower of the Báb who later founded the Baháʼí Faith, claiming to fulfill the Báb's prophecies of He whom God shall make manifest *

Dayyán The great Dayyan ( ar, میرزا أسد الله), often referred to as Dayyán, was a Bábí follower, a religion founded by the Báb in Persia in 1844. The Báb wrote numerous tablets of praise to Dayyán recognising his devotion to the new r ...

– a prominent follower of the Báb

Teachings

Teachings of the Báb

Texts written by the Báb

Bayán In Bábism, Bayán ( ar, بیان), or exposition, denotes the whole body of the works of the Báb. It also refers more specifically to a set of two books written by the Báb around 1848: *''Persian Bayán'', written in Persian *'' Arabic Bayán'' ...

– a term used both for the entire corpus of the Báb's writings and for two specific texts **

Arabic Bayán The ''Arabic Bayán'' is a book written by the Báb around 1848. Its larger sister book is the ''Persian Bayán''. The work is incomplete, containing only eleven Vahids. Each Vahid serves as a chapter and contains nineteen Abwab. The grammar i ...

Persian Bayán The ''Persian Bayán'' ( fa, بیان - "expression") is one of the principal scriptural writings of the Báb, the founder of Bábi religion, written in Persian. The Báb also wrote a shorter book in Arabic, known as the Arabic Bayán. Conte ...

* Qayyūm al-asmā *

Kitabu'l-Asmáʼ The Kitabu'l-Asmáʼ or Book of Divine Names (also known as the ''Chahar Shaʻn'' (''The ook of theFour Grades''))Lambden, Stephen (2018). Kitab al-asma' - The Book of Names'. is a book written by the Báb, the founder of Bábi religion, in Ara ...

Selections from the Writings of the Báb ''Selections from the Writings of the Báb'' is a book of excerpts from notable works of the Báb, the forerunner-Prophet of the Baháʼí Faith. It was compiled and published in 1976 by the Universal House of Justice. Before this publication, ...

– a compilation of excerpts from the Báb's writings published by the

Universal House of Justice The Universal House of Justice ( fa, بیت‌العدل اعظم) is the nine-member supreme ruling body of the Baháʼí Faith. It was envisioned by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, as an institution that could legislate o ...

, the world governing body of the

Places

* Báb's house – the place where the Báb first made his religious claims, which was demolished in 1979 * Shrine of the Báb – the site of the Báb's remains, administered by the leadership of the

References

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