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

Teachings of the Báb

Texts written by the Báb

• Bayán – a term used both for the entire corpus of the Báb's writings and for two specific texts
  • Arabic Bayán
  • Persian Bayán
• 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

• Outline of the Baháʼí Faith
• Outline of religion

References

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