BAB

Siyyid Mírzá 'Alí-Muhammad (میرزا علی‌محمد in Persian) (October 20, 1819 - July 9, 1850), was a merchant from Shiraz, Persia, who at the age of 25, claimed to be a new and independent Manifestation of God, and the promised Qá'im, or Mihdi. After his declaration he took on the title of the Báb (باب), meaning "Gate" in Arabic, and 6 years later was shot by a firing squad in Tabriz.

Related Topics:
Persian - October 20 - 1819 - July 9 - 1850 - Shiraz - Persia - Manifestation of God - Qá'im - Mihdi - Arabic - Tabriz

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His titles include, among others, the "Herald of the Faith" and the "Point of the Bayan".

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His claim was at first misunderstood, by some of the public at the time, to be merely a reference to the Gate of the Hidden Imám of Muhammad, which he publicly disclaimed. He later boldly proclaimed himself, in the presence of the Heir to the Throne of Persia and other notables, to be the Promised One.

Related Topics:
Hidden Imám - Persia - Promised One

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Bahá'ís claim that the Báb was the forerunner of their own religion. Bahá'u'lláh, the Prophet-Founder of the Bahá'í Faith, was a follower of the Báb and claimed to be the fulfillment of His prophecy.

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Bahá'ís - Bahá'u'lláh

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