Bábís

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Bábís were the 19th-century religious followers of the Báb in Persia, whose movement served as a precursor to the Baháʼí Faith.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf religious community
religious movement
activeInCentury 19th century
associatedWith Nayríz NERFINISHED
Shaykh Tabarsí NERFINISHED
Zanján NERFINISHED
coreBelief expectation of a promised one
the Báb as a divinely inspired figure
the Báb as a messenger of God
countryOfOrigin Qajar Persia NERFINISHED
doctrineIncluded abrogation of certain Islamic laws
emphasis on spiritual renewal
new religious laws revealed by the Báb
experienced mass executions
severe persecution
suppression by the state
followed the Báb NERFINISHED
foundedBy the Báb NERFINISHED
geographicRegion Iran NERFINISHED
Middle East NERFINISHED
hadLeaderAfterTheBáb Subh-i-Azal NERFINISHED
historicalSuccessorMovement Baháʼís NERFINISHED
influenced development of the Baháʼí teachings
keyEvent Bábí uprisings in the 1840s
attempted assassination of Naser al-Din Shah in 1852
execution of the Báb in 1850
siege of Shaykh Tabarsí NERFINISHED
languageOfCommunity Persian
languageOfScripture Arabic
Persian
namedAfter the Báb NERFINISHED
originatedIn Persia NERFINISHED
persecutedBy Persian clergy
Qajar authorities NERFINISHED
precursorOf Baháʼí Faith NERFINISHED
religion Bábism
religiousContext Shia Islam NERFINISHED
Twelver Shia milieu
religiousLawBasedOn Bayán NERFINISHED
sacredText Arabic Bayán NERFINISHED
Bayán NERFINISHED
Persian Bayán NERFINISHED
someFollowersBecame Azalís NERFINISHED
Baháʼís NERFINISHED
statusInModernTimes largely absorbed into Baháʼí community
small Azalí Bábí remnant
timeOfEmergence 1844
viewedAsByBaháʼís forerunners of the Baháʼí Faith

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the Báb followersCalled Bábís
the Báb veneratedBy Bábís