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Declaration of the Bab: A Compilation
Behold, all these signs are manifest in Me! Hear again the words of the Bab on the night of His decalration. Read the eyewitness accounts of the events surrounding that memorable evening when the Bab fulfilled prophecies of the Adamic Cycle and opened a new era in human history.
82 pages, Hardcover
First published August 20, 1992
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The Báb
30 books5 followers The Bab, title of Ali Mohammad of Shiraz in Persia founded Babism.
Out Shiism, a 19th-century religious movement, Babism after the Bab, arose, asserted a new revelation, claimed to supersede Islamic law, and demanded extensive social reforms.
Bahaullah, a follower of the Bab, founded the Baha'i in 1863.
The Bab of the religion and two other persons centrally figure of the Bahá'í, the faith.
On 23 May 1844, the Báb announced the imminent appearance of the messenger of God, whom all the peoples of the world await. The Báb, the bearer of an independent revelation from God, declared his purpose to prepare humankind for the coming of that messenger. “The Báb” means “the gate.”
His announcement preceded swift and savage persecution at the hands of the dominant Muslim clergy. People arrested, beat, and imprisoned the Báb and finally on 9 July 1850 executed him in the public square of the city of Tabriz.
During that tumultuous period, twenty thousand followers perished in a series of massacres. Today, the shrine, the majestic building with the golden dome, set amidst beautiful gardens, overlooks the Bay of Haifa, Israel, and entombs the earthly body of the Báb.
Out Shiism, a 19th-century religious movement, Babism after the Bab, arose, asserted a new revelation, claimed to supersede Islamic law, and demanded extensive social reforms.
Bahaullah, a follower of the Bab, founded the Baha'i in 1863.
The Bab of the religion and two other persons centrally figure of the Bahá'í, the faith.
On 23 May 1844, the Báb announced the imminent appearance of the messenger of God, whom all the peoples of the world await. The Báb, the bearer of an independent revelation from God, declared his purpose to prepare humankind for the coming of that messenger. “The Báb” means “the gate.”
His announcement preceded swift and savage persecution at the hands of the dominant Muslim clergy. People arrested, beat, and imprisoned the Báb and finally on 9 July 1850 executed him in the public square of the city of Tabriz.
During that tumultuous period, twenty thousand followers perished in a series of massacres. Today, the shrine, the majestic building with the golden dome, set amidst beautiful gardens, overlooks the Bay of Haifa, Israel, and entombs the earthly body of the Báb.
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