Outline of Bábism

{{Short description|Abrahamic monotheistic religion founded in 1844 by the Báb}}

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").{{cite encyclopedia |first=Denis |last=MacEoin |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Iranica |year=1989 |article=Bāb, Sayyed ʻAli Mohammad Sirazi |article-url=https://iranicaonline.org/articles/babism-index}}

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bábism.

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History

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= Background =

= Events =

= 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 =

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

Texts written by the Báb

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Places

See also

References

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