Babi movement in Iran
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The Babi movement in Iran was a 19th-century Shi'a Islamic messianic movement that proclaimed the imminent appearance of the Mahdi and challenged both religious and political authorities of Qajar Iran.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic new religious movement
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messianic movement ⓘ religious movement ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
abrogation of certain Islamic laws
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authority of the Báb as a new religious figure ⓘ imminent appearance of the Mahdi ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| doctrine |
challenge to established Shia clerical authority
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reinterpretation of Shia eschatology ⓘ |
| endTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | the Báb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderBirthPlace | Shiraz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderName | Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad Shírází NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor |
Azali Babis
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Baháʼí Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Qajar dynasty in Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baháʼuʼlláh
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later Iranian modernist thought ⓘ religious reform currents in 19th-century Iran ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ |
| mainRegion | Qajar Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFemaleFigure | Táhirih GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Mullá Ḥusayn
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Quddús NERFINISHED ⓘ Táhirih NERFINISHED ⓘ the Báb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Qajar state
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Shia clerical establishment in Iran ⓘ |
| persecutedBy |
Qajar authorities
NERFINISHED
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Shia ulama ⓘ |
| politicalImpact | challenge to Qajar political authority ⓘ |
| religiousClassification | Shia Islamic messianic movement ⓘ |
| religiousText |
Arabic Bayán
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Bayán NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian Bayán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
emergence of the Baháʼí Faith
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formation of Azali Babi community ⓘ severe repression of Babis in Iran ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1852 attempted assassination of Naser al-Din Shah
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Babi uprising in Nayriz NERFINISHED ⓘ Babi uprising in Zanjan NERFINISHED ⓘ Conference of Badasht NERFINISHED ⓘ Declaration of the Báb in Shiraz in 1844 NERFINISHED ⓘ execution of the Báb in Tabriz in 1850 ⓘ siege of the Shrine of Shaykh Tabarsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialImpact | early advocacy of unveiling by Táhirih at Badasht ⓘ |
| startTime | 1844 ⓘ |
| statusInIran | heavily persecuted ⓘ |
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