The Declaration of the Bab: Baha'i Holy Day Marred by Fresh Wave of ...
In Shiraz, Persia during the night of May 22, 1844, a twenty-four-year old merchant, Siyyid 'Ali Muhammad, declared that He was a Messenger of God sent to initiate a new age for humankind. He took the title, the Bab, meaning the "Gate." On May 23, members of the Baha'i Faith celebrate the Declaration of the Bab, which inaugurated the Baha'i Dispensation. The Bab declared Himself that night to a young seeker named Mulla Husayn who was anticipating the advent of and searching for the Promised One of Islam, the Qa'im. The Bab's ministry lasted ...
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