Babism

Babism
Babist, n., adj.
/bah"biz euhm/, n.
Babi (def. 1).
[1840-50; BAB + -ISM]

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Religion that developed in Iran around Mīrzā ʽAlī Muḥammad's claim (1844) to be the Bāb.

Its beliefs are set forth in the Bayān, a holy book written by the Bāb, which proclaims a universal law in place of all existing religious legal codes. Bābism originated as a messianic movement in Shiite Islam. In 1867 the movement split, with the Azalīs remaining faithful to the original teachings of the Bāb and those of his successor Ṣobḥ-e Azal. Most Bābīs accepted the leadership of Ṣobḥ-e Azal's half-brother Bahā Ullāh, and under him the Bahāī faith was developed.

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      religion that developed in Iran around Mīrzā ʿAlī Moḥammad's claim to be a bāb (Arabic: “gateway”), or divine intermediary, in 1844. See Bāb, the. (Bāb, the)

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