Báb

Also known as Bab, Nuqtah-i Ula, Ali Mukhamed Bab, Ali Muhammad ibn Rida al-Bazzazz, Ali Muhammad Rida al-Shirazi, the Báb, the Bab, ʻAlí-Muḥammad

The Báb (born ʻAlí-Muḥammad; ; ; 20 October 1819 – 9 July 1850) was an Iranian religious leader who founded Bábism, and is also one of the central figures of the Baháʼí Faith. The Báb gradually and progressively revealed his claim in his extensive writings to be a Manifestation of God, of a status as great as Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad, receiving revelations as profound as the Torah, Gospel, and Quran. This new revelation, he claimed, would release the creative energies and capacities necessary for the establishment of global unity and peace.

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The Báb was a 19th-century Iranian religious leader who founded Bábism and claimed to be a Manifestation of God comparable to Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad, with revelations he believed would be as significant as the Torah, Gospel, and Quran. He is venerated as a central figure in the Baháʼí Faith, and his teachings emphasized that his new revelation would unlock the spiritual and creative forces needed to bring about global unity and peace.

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Key facts

Religious biography.name: The Báb
Religious biography.religion: Bábism
Religious biography.image: Shrine Bab North West.jpg
Religious biography.caption: Shrine of the Báb in Haifa, Israel
Religious biography.birth_name: ʻAlí-Muḥammad
Religious biography.birth_place: Shiraz, Iran
Religious biography.death_place: Tabriz, Iran
Religious biography.death_cause: Execution by firing squad
Religious biography.occupation: MerchantReligious leader
Religious biography.known_for: Founder of BábismCentral figure in Baháʼí Faith
Religious biography.nationality: Iranian
Religious biography.spouse: Khadíjih-Sultán (1842–1850)
Religious biography.children: Ahmad (1843–1843)
Religious biography.parents: Mirzá Muhammad Ridá (father) Fátimih Bagum (mother)
Religious biography.relatives: Afnán
Religious biography.disciples: Notable students:
Religious biography.successor: Baháʼu'lláh (for Baháʼís)Subh-i-Azal (for Azalis)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Qajar Iran
Place of birth: Shiraz
Place of death: Tabriz
Occupation: poet
Religion: Bábism
Image: Bahai center Haifa 2.jpg

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Commons category: Báb
date of birth: 1819-01-01
date of death: 1849-00-00
place of burial: Shrine of the Báb
cause of death: gunshot wound
name in native language: الْبَاب
manner of death: capital punishment
birth name: عَلی‌مُحَمَّد شیرازی
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Encyclopedic overview

34 sections

Contents

Background
Early life
Marriage
Shaykhi movement
Personality and appearance
Declaration
Declaration to Mullá Husayn
Letters of the Living
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Return to Shiraz
Confinement
Trial in Tabríz
Proclamation
Execution
Teachings and legacy
Key Principles
Succession
Commemorations in the Baháʼí Faith
Impact
Writings
Three Stages
Writings before his declaration
Shiraz, May – September 1844
Pilgrimage, September 1844 – June 1845
Bushehr and Shiraz, March 1845 – September 1846
Isfahan, September 1846 – March 1847
Maku, late summer 1847 – May 1848
C͟hihríq, May 1848 – July 1850
See also
Notes
Citations
References
Further reading
External links

He referred to himself by the traditional Muslim title "Báb" (meaning the gate) although it was apparent from the context that he intended by this term a spiritual claim very different from any which had previously been associated with it. He proclaimed that the central purpose of his mission was to prepare for the coming of a spiritual luminary greater than himself — the promised one of the world's great religions; he referred to this promised deliverer as "he whom God will make manifest". The Báb was the "gateway" to this messianic figure, whose message would be carried throughout the world.

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