• The Báb and the Babi Community of Iran

The Báb and the Babi Community of Iran

In 1844, a young merchant from Shiraz called Sayyid ‘Ali-Muhammad declared himself the ‘gate' (the Báb) to the Truth and, shortly afterwards, the initiator of a new prophetic cycle. His messianic call attracted a significant following across Iran and Iraq.

Regarded as a threat by state and religious authorities, the Babis were subject to intense persecution and the Báb himself was executed in 1850.

In this volume, leading scholars of Islam, Bahá’í studies and Iranian history come together to examine the life and legacy of the Báb, from his childhood to the founding of the Bahá’í faith and beyond. Among other subjects, they cover the Báb's writings, his Qur'an commentaries, the societal conditions that underlay the Babi upheavals, the works of Babi martyr Tahirih Qurratu'l-‘Ayn, and Orientalist Edward Granville Browne's encounters with Babi and Bahá’í texts.

In 1844, a young merchant from Shiraz called Sayyid ‘Ali-Muhammad declared himself the ‘gate' (the Báb) to the Truth and, shortly afterwards, the initiator of a new prophetic cycle. His messianic call attracted a significant following across Iran and Iraq.

Regarded as a threat by state and religious authorities, the Babis were subject to intense persecution and the Báb himself was executed in 1850.

In this volume, leading scholars of Islam, Bahá’í studies and Iranian history come together to examine the life and legacy of the Báb, from his childhood to the founding of the Bahá’í faith and beyond. Among other subjects, they cover the Báb's writings, his Qur'an commentaries, the societal conditions that underlay the Babi upheavals, the works of Babi martyr Tahirih Qurratu'l-‘Ayn, and Orientalist Edward Granville Browne's encounters with Babi and Bahá’í texts.

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  • Contributors:: Fereydun Vahman (Editor)
  • Dimensions: 590 g
  • Publisher: Oneworld Publications
  • Language: English

The Bahá’í Community in Iran

The Báb

About the Writings of the Báb

Bahá’í History: Overviews

1844-1853: Ministry of The Báb

1853-1892: Ministry of Bahá’u’lláh

1892-1921: Ministry of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

1921-1957: Ministry of the Guardian

1957 onwards