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Babism 31 claims.
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Also Known As1The Babi Faith 1Well-attested Origin Period2from 1844 2Well-attested1844 to 1850 CE 3Well-attested Place of Origin1Shiraz, Persia, Qajar Iran 3Well-attested Origin Account1The Bab's early followers held him to be the promised Twelfth Imam or his gate, and his own later writings made increasingly direct claims to independent prophetic and messianic authority, provoking fierce opposition from the Persian religious establishment. 3Well-attested Founder1The Bab, Siyyid Ali Muhammad Shirazi (1819 to 1850) 3Well-attested Era of Decline1Effectively absorbed after 1863, when most Babis followed Baha'u'llah into the Baha'i Faith; a minority, the Azalis, continued separately 1Well-attested Theology1Monotheistic: one God 4Well-attested Theology Detail1Monotheistic, with a doctrine of progressive Manifestations of God; the Bab claimed first to be the Gate to the Hidden Imam and later an independent prophetic Manifestation 4Well-attested Current Status1The great majority of nineteenth century Babis became Baha'is after 1863. A small remnant, the Azalis, rejected Baha'u'llah's claim and continued to hold the Bayan as standing law rather than as fulfilled prophecy; they survive today only as scattered individuals and families, mainly in Iran, with no organised central institution comparable to the Baha'i administrative order. 1Well-attested Status Today1Living tradition, practised today 1Well-attested Practice Status Detail1A small Azali Babi community survives, chiefly in Iran; the great majority of the Bab's followers became Baha'i after 1863 1Well-attested Objects and Practices of This Tradition9 Add More to This Comparison
Sources
Sources For These Facts
- A Concise Encyclopedia of the Baha'i Faith Peter Smith, 2000
- The Sources for Early Babi Doctrine and History Denis MacEoin, 1992
- The Baha'i Faith: A Beginner's Guide Moojan Momen, 2007
- An Introduction to the Baha'i Faith Peter Smith, 2008
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