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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- Born
- 1880
- Died
- 1955
- Works
- 87
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34 sectionsContents
- 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
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.
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.