The Dala'il-i-Sab'ih (Seven Proofs) is a short apologetic treatise of the Bab setting out seven arguments for the truth of his claim to be a Manifestation of God, written in a more discursive and directly argumentative style than the Bab's longer doctrinal and legislative works and widely used as an accessible entry point to Babi doctrine.
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Era of Compositioncomposed while the Bab was imprisoned in Maku, Iran, at the end of 1848 1 The source itself flags the exact composition date as disputed; the 1848 imprisonment dating is the internal-evidence estimate the article gives, not an undisputed consensus. Attributed Author / Compiler Structure
StructureSeven distinct arguments (proofs) for the truth of the Bab's claim to be a Manifestation of God, presented in a more discursive, directly argumentative style than his longer doctrinal and legislative works. 2 Status
Canonical StatusIts own record calls it one of the works "establishing Babi doctrine," matching the already-canonical Kitab-i-Aqdas and Kitab-i-Iqan. Text
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This source names The Bab directly: "is a short apologetic treatise of the Bab setting out seven arguments for the truth of his claim to be a Manifestation of God, written in a more discursive and directly argumentative style than the..."
Source The Sources for Early Babi Doctrine and HistoryDenis MacEoin
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Source The Sources for Early Babi Doctrine and HistoryDenis MacEoin
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Source The Sources for Early Babi Doctrine and HistoryDenis MacEoin
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1. Dala'il-i-Sab'ih (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Dala'il-i-Sab'ih, lead sectionQuote, Wikipedia: Dala'il-i-Sab'ih, lead section
Exact date of the book's composition has been subject to disagreements. However, internal evidence indicates that it was composed while the Bab was imprisoned in Maku, Iran, at the end of 1848.
2. The Sources for Early Babi Doctrine and History
Denis MacEoin, Brill, 1992- on the Dala'il-i-Sab'ih and the Bab's apologetic writings
- Attributed To: The Bab, Stored attributed-author property on this entity, cited to this source: The Bab
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