The Báb
| The Báb | |
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Shrine of the Báb in Haifa, Israel
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| Born |
Mirzā ʿAli Muhammad October 20, 1819 Shiraz, Qajar Iran |
| Died | July 9, 1850 (aged 30) Tabriz, Qajar Iran |
| Nationality | Persian |
| Title | The Primal Point |
| Spouse(s) |
Khadíjih-Bagum (1842-1850) Fátimih Khánum (1846/7?-1850) |
| Children | Ahmad (b.1843-d.1843) |
| Parent(s) | Father: Siyyid Muhammad Ridá Mother: Fátimih Bagum |
The Báb, whose birth name was Sayyed ʿAli Muhammad Shirāzi (/ˈseɪ.jədˈæ.liː.moʊˈhæ.məd.ʃiˈrɑːzi/, Persian: سيد علی محمد شیرازی; October 20, 1819 – July 9, 1850) was the founder of Bábism, and one of three central figures of the Bahá'í Faith. He was a merchant from Shiraz in Qajar Iran who, at the age of twenty-four (on the evening of May 22, 1844), claimed to be an inspired interpreter of the Qur'an within the Shaykhi school of Twelver Shi'ism. In a series of several stages, he first introduced himself as the Báb (/ˈbɑːb/, Arabic: باب) (meaning "Gate" or "Door") to the Promised Twelver Mahdi or al-Qá'im, then the Mahdi himself, then the Prophet of a New Age, and finally, as the essence of God and his being. He composed numerous letters and books in which he stated his messianic claims and defined his teachings, which constituted a new sharia. His movement eventually acquired thousands of supporters, was opposed by Iran's Shi'i clergy, and was suppressed by the Iranian government, leading to the persecution and killing of between two and three thousand of his followers, called Bábís. In 1850, at the age of thirty, the Báb was shot by a firing squad in Tabriz.
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