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Babism

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Also Known As1
The Babi Faith 1Well-attested
Origin Period2
from 1844 2Well-attested1844 to 1850 CE 3Well-attested
Place of Origin1
Shiraz, Persia, Qajar Iran 3Well-attested
Origin Account1
The Bab's early followers held him to be the promised Twelfth Imam or his gate, and his own later writings made increasingly direct claims to independent prophetic and messianic authority, provoking fierce opposition from the Persian religious establishment. 3Well-attested
Founder1
The Bab, Siyyid Ali Muhammad Shirazi (1819 to 1850) 3Well-attested
Era of Decline1
Effectively absorbed after 1863, when most Babis followed Baha'u'llah into the Baha'i Faith; a minority, the Azalis, continued separately 1Well-attested
Theology1
Monotheistic: one God 4Well-attested
Theology Detail1
Monotheistic, with a doctrine of progressive Manifestations of God; the Bab claimed first to be the Gate to the Hidden Imam and later an independent prophetic Manifestation 4Well-attested
Current Status1
The great majority of nineteenth century Babis became Baha'is after 1863. A small remnant, the Azalis, rejected Baha'u'llah's claim and continued to hold the Bayan as standing law rather than as fulfilled prophecy; they survive today only as scattered individuals and families, mainly in Iran, with no organised central institution comparable to the Baha'i administrative order. 1Well-attested
Status Today1
Living tradition, practised today 1Well-attested
Practice Status Detail1
A small Azali Babi community survives, chiefly in Iran; the great majority of the Bab's followers became Baha'i after 1863 1Well-attested
Associated With5
ShirazType: cityHoldsWell-attestedThe Babi movement began with the declaration at Shiraz.The Bab (Wikipedia)Type: sourceHoldsWell-attestedThis source names Babi directly: "ving. The movement the Bab founded, the Babi Faith, is the direct forerunner from wh..."The Bab Declares His Mission in ShirazType: spreadeventHoldsWell-attestedThis source names Babi directly: "cross Iran and Iraq. This movement, the Babi Faith, is the direct forerunner of the..."The Babi Persecutions in IranType: religiouseventHoldsWell-attestedThe persecutions of 1848 to 1852 fell on the Babi movement itself, before Baha'u'llah's 1863 declaration; Baha'i is recorded as the community that carries the memory forward.The Siyah ChalType: sacredsiteHoldsWell-attestedHe was imprisoned there after an attempt on the Shah by two Babis.
Derived From1
Shia (Twelver)Type: denominationHoldsWell-attestedThe Bab and his first followers were Twelver Shia Muslims, several from the Shaykhi school within it; Babism's vocabulary of gate, occultation and awaited manifestation is drawn directly from Twelver messianic expectation before the Bab's escalating claims broke from it.
Derived from This1
Bahá’í FaithType: religionHoldsWell-attestedMost Babis became Baha'i after Baha'u'llah's 1863 declaration in Baghdad; the Bab is venerated in Baha'i teaching as Baha'u'llah's herald.
Founded By1
The BabType: characterHoldsWell-attestedThe Bab declared his mission in Shiraz on 22 May 1844.
Objects and Practices of This Tradition9
Conference of BadashtType: councilHoldsWell-attestedDala'il-i-Sab'ih (Seven Proofs)Type: scripturetextHoldsWell-attestedDawn of the LightType: screenworkHoldsWell-attestedThe film's subject the Bab is the founder of Babism, making this the first screen work the atlas holds for the tradition.Fort of Shaykh TabarsiType: sacredsiteHoldsWell-attestedPanj Sha'n (Five Grades)Type: scripturetextHoldsWell-attestedThe Bab as Gate and ManifestationType: doctrineHoldsWell-attestedThe Babi Persecutions in IranType: religiouseventHoldsWell-attestedThe BayanType: scripturetextHoldsWell-attestedZanjanType: sacredsiteHoldsWell-attested
Persecuted In2
The Babi Persecutions in IranType: religiouseventHoldsWell-attestedThe Martyrdom of the BabType: religiouseventHoldsWell-attested

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  1. A Concise Encyclopedia of the Baha'i Faith Peter Smith, 2000
  2. The Sources for Early Babi Doctrine and History Denis MacEoin, 1992
  3. The Baha'i Faith: A Beginner's Guide Moojan Momen, 2007
  4. An Introduction to the Baha'i Faith Peter Smith, 2008

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