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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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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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