Bábí Faith
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The Bábí Faith was a 19th-century Persian religious movement founded by the Báb that proclaimed the imminent appearance of a new divine messenger and served as the immediate precursor to the Baháʼí Faith.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century religion
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Islamic messianic movement ⓘ religious movement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bábism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consideredAs | heretical by many contemporary Shia clerics ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
abrogation of certain Islamic laws
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imminent appearance of a new divine messenger ⓘ progressive revelation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrine |
abrogation of Islamic sharia for its followers
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new religious laws revealed by the Báb ⓘ |
| emergedFrom |
Shia Islam
NERFINISHED
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Twelver Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiencedEvent |
Bábí persecutions in Qajar Iran
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Bábí uprisings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | the Báb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCity | Shiraz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInRegion | Fars Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicSpread |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentralFigure | the Báb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFounder | the Báb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Baháʼu'lláh
NERFINISHED
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Mullá Husayn NERFINISHED ⓘ Quddús NERFINISHED ⓘ Táhirih NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSacredFigureTitle | the Báb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced | Baháʼí Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfScripture |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | followers of the Báb ⓘ |
| messianicExpectation |
appearance of "He whom God shall make manifest"
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fulfilment of the Shia concept of the Mahdi ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
Persia
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Qajar Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| persecutedBy |
Persian clerical establishment
NERFINISHED
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Qajar authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Bábism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousText |
Arabic Bayán
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Bayán NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian Bayán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | immediate precursor to the Baháʼí Faith ⓘ |
| startDate | 1844 ⓘ |
| successorMovement | Baháʼí Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalRole | forerunner to the Baháʼí revelation ⓘ |
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