Bábism is a monotheistic religion that was founded in 1844 in Qajar Persia by ʻAli Muhammad Shirazi (1819–1850), who took the title of the Báb (meaning "gate").[1]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bábism.
History
Background
- Shaykhism – a Shi'a Islamic religious movement out of which Bábism emerged
- Shaykh Ahmad – the founder of Shaykhism
- Kazim Rashti – the leader of Shaykhism after the death of Shaykh Ahmad
Events
- Conference of Badasht – a meeting of leading followers of the Báb in 1848
- Battle of Fort Tabarsi – a seven-month battle between the Báb's followers and the Shah's army from 1848 to 1849
- Execution of the Báb – the execution of the Báb on July 9, 1850
Baháʼí/Bábí connection
Baháʼí–Azali split – the division of the Báb's followers into Baháʼís (who followed Baháʼu'lláh) and Azalis (who followed Subh-i-Azal)
- Baháʼí Faith – a religion founded by Baháʼu'lláh, who claimed to have fulfilled the Báb's prophecies of Him whom God shall make manifest, and which today has 5–8 million followers
- Azalis – the Bábís who followed Subh-i-Azal
Chroniclers
- Edward Granville Browne – a British Iranologist (1862–1926) who wrote extensively about Bábí history
- Nabíl-i-Aʻzam – a Bábí and then Baháʼí who wrote a chronicle of Bábí and Baháʼí history from a Baháʼí perspective, known as The Dawn-Breakers
People
- Báb – the founder of Bábism
- Letters of the Living – the title given by the Báb to a group of his followers
- Mulla Husayn – the first follower of the Báb when he made his religious claims in 1844
- Mullá 'Alíy-i-Bastámí – a prominent follower of the Báb
- Táhirih – an influential Bábí poet and theologian, who was born as Fátimih Baraghání and later became known as Táhirih ("the pure one")
- Quddús – a prominent follower of the Báb
- Khadíjih-Bagum – the wife of the Báb
- Subh-i-Azal – the appointed successor of the Báb, who went on to lead the Azali Bábís
- Baháʼu'lláh – a prominent follower of the Báb who later founded the Baháʼí Faith, claiming to fulfill the Báb's prophecies of He whom God shall make manifest
- Dayyán – a prominent follower of the Báb
Teachings
Texts written by the Báb
- Bayán – a term used both for the entire corpus of the Báb's writings and for two specific texts
- Qayyūm al-asmā
- Kitabu'l-Asmáʼ
- Selections from the Writings of the Báb – a compilation of excerpts from the Báb's writings published by the Universal House of Justice, the world governing body of the Baháʼí Faith
Places
- Báb's house – the place where the Báb first made his religious claims, which was demolished in 1979
- Shrine of the Báb – the site of the Báb's remains, administered by the leadership of the Baháʼí Faith
See also
References
- ↑ MacEoin, Denis (1989). "Bāb, Sayyed ʻAli Mohammad Sirazi". Encyclopædia Iranica.
External links
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