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Tag "* Bab, The" details:

tag name: * Báb, The type: Central figures; People
web link: *_Bab,_The
references: www.bahai.org/the-bab; bahaipedia.org/The_Báb
related tags: * Central Figures; Bábísm; Manifestations of God
referring tags: * Báb, The, Basic timeline; * Báb, The (chronology); - Letters of the Living; Báb, Titles of; Bábísm; Bahá'u'lláh and the Báb

"* Báb, The" appears in:

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  1. Thomas Gaskell Allen, William Lewis Sachtleben. Across Asia on a Bicycle: Through Persia to Samarkand (1894-07). — A travelogue through Tabreez, with a short but somewhat hostile history of the Bab.
  2. Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks (2018/2023). — 167 selections, updated August 2023.
  3. Vincent Flannery. Adventures in Biographical Research: John and William Cormick (2004). — Biographical details of the only European known to have met the Bab, William Cormick, and his father...
  4. Ahang Rabbani. Afnán Family, The: Some Biographical Notes (2007). — Genealogy of the Bab and biographies of his descendants; meaning of afnan.
  5. Universal House of Justice. Authenticity of The Báb's Farewell Address to the Letters of the Living (2020-01-19). — Memorandum of the Research Department of the Baha'i World Center about the authenticity of the speec...
  6. Vahid Brown. Autobibliography in the Writings of the Báb: Translation of the Khutba Dhikriyya (2005). — A discussion of four of the Bab's autobibliographical works (the Kitab al-Fihrist, al-Kitab al-`Ulam...
  7. Zackery Mirza Heern. Báb and 'Alí Muhammad, Islamic and Post-Islamic, The: Multiple Meanings in the Writings of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad Shírází (1819-1850) (2023). — Writings of the Bab can be understood as a commentary on the Qur'an, the original Qur'an, and divine...
  8. Isaac Adams. Bab and Babism (1900). — Overview of history and teachings; includes Anton Haddad's "A Message from Acca," "A Declaration to ...
  9. Ahang Rabbani, ed, Ahang Rabbani, trans. Báb in Shiraz, The: An Account by Mírzá Habíbu'lláh Afnán (2008). — Recollections of the early years of the Bab and his family, and the times following his declaration;...
  10. Bijan Ma'sumian, Adib Masumian. Bab in the World of Images, The (2013). — History of the portraits drawn of the Bab, especially that of Aqa Bala Bayg of Shishvan, the only ar...
  11. Bahá'í Inspiration. Báb's Business Etiquette, The. — Anecdote about how the Bab changed unseemly business practices while he was a merchant in Bushihr, a...
  12. Báb, The, Nabil-i-A'zam. Báb's Farewell Address to the Letters of the Living, The (1844). — The Bab's farewell speech to the Letters of the Living, extracted from Nabil-i-A'zam's
  13. Moojan Momen, Todd Lawson. Bab, The (2011).
  14. Hasan M. Balyuzi. Báb, The: The Herald of the Day of Days (1973). — The classic biography of The Bab, by the eminent historian who also wrote the major biographies of B...
  15. Riaz Ghadimi. Riaz Masrour, trans. Báb, The: The King of Messengers (2009). — A talk by Dr. Riaz Ghadimi, published posthumously in English.
  16. Denis MacEoin. Báb, The (ʿAlí Mohammad Shirází) (1989). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
  17. Moojan Momen. Babi and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts (1981). — A lengthy collection of first-hand reports and mentions of the Babi and Baha'i religions in contempo...
  18. Jack McLean. Babi Heroism and the Recovery of the Heroic (2009). — In defining the three ages of Babi-Baha’i history, Shoghi Effendi named the first the Heroic Age, ...
  19. Peter Smith, Moojan Momen. Babi Movement, The: A Resource Mobilization Perspective (1986). — Babism from a sociological standpoint, esp. the place of the Babis in their contemporary cultural an...
  20. Ramsey Zeine. Bahá'í Faith in the Arabic Speaking Middle East, The: Part 1 (1753-1863) (2006). — Babi and early Baha'i links to the Arab world and the Arabic language; the identity of the Faith is ...
  21. Robert Stauffer, comp. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume (1998). — List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
  22. John E. Esslemont. Baha'u'llah and the New Era (1980). — The classic introductory text on the Baha'i Faith focusing on Baha'i teachings and the lives of the ...
  23. Moojan Momen. Baha'u'llah's Prophetology: Archetypal patterns in the lives of the founders of the world religions (1995). — Explores the theory that the lives of the prophet-founders of the world religions have in some ways ...
  24. E. G. Browne. Bábís of Persia, The: I. Sketch of Their History, and Personal Experiences amongst Them (1889-07). — Results of Browne's investigations into the doctrines, history, and circumstances of this "most rema...
  25. E. G. Browne. Bábís of Persia, The: II. Their Literature and Doctrines (1889-10). — Overview of Babi literature and doctrine.
  26. Anne Gordon Perry. Behold!: A Program for the Bicentennial of the Birth of the Báb (2019). — A fictionalized script of Baha'i notables commenting on the 200th anniversary of the Bab's birth in ...
  27. David Merrick. Birth and Childhood of the Bab (2007). — Childhood and Early Life of the Bab, told in plain English and suitable for reading aloud.
  28. Moojan Momen, Abu'l-Qasim Afnan, Anthony Lee. Black Pearls: Notes on Slavery (1988/1999). — Editor's note, foreword, preface, and introduction to two editions of Black Pearls; brief overview o...
  29. Abu'l-Qasim Afnan. Black Pearls: Servants in the Households of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh (1988). — Biographies of Haji Mubarak, Fiddih, Isfandiyar, Mas'ud, and Salih Aqa; slavery and Islamic history....
  30. R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram. Black Pearls: The African Household Slaves of a Nineteenth Century Iranian Merchant Family (2003-10). — The African slave trade to Iran in the 1800s, and the lives of household slaves of one specific merc...
  31. Syed Shakeel Ahmed. Bushires' British Residency Records (1837-50): The Appearance of Babism in Persia (1995-10). — Records from Mirza 'Ali Akbar, a British agent in Shiraz, from 1837, 1839, and 1850, with possible e...
  32. Moojan Momen. Central Figures of the Baha'i Faith (2019). — Momen explores the life of the founder of the Baha’i Faith, as well as the lives of his forerunner...
  33. Juan Cole, Amir Hassanpour. Chihriq (1990). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
  34. Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. Chosen Highway, The (1940/1967). — Oral Baha'i histories collected by an eminent early English Baha'i, first published in 1940.
  35. Violetta Zein. Chronologies of the Lives of Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb, 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi (2021). — Table of contents for, and links to, 52 detailed biographical chronologies of the Utterance Project.
  36. Harry Charles Lukach. City of Dancing Dervishes, The: And other sketches and studies from the Near East (1914). — One-half page summary of the Mahdi and Baha'i history.
  37. Moojan Momen. Comparative Lives of the Founders of the World Religions (1995). — Table comparing the lives of the Founders of the world's religions.
  38. Peter Terry. Concealment and Burial of the Báb (2012). — This chapter from A.-L.-M. Nicolas' seminal biography Seyyed Ali Mohammed dit le Bab (1905) tells th...
  39. Ahang Rabbani. Conversion of the Great-Uncle of the Báb, The (1999 Spring). — The history of Haji Mirza Sayyid Muhammad (1798-1876), maternal uncle of the Bab.
  40. Marzieh Gail. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays (1976). — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
  41. Nabil-i-A'zam. Shoghi Effendi, trans. Dawn-Breakers: Nabil's Narrative of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Revelation (1932). — The extensive and preeminent history of Babism and the early Baha'i Faith, by Nabil-i-A'zam [aka Mul...
  42. National Teaching Committee. Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl's Narrative of the Early Days of The Bahá'í Revelation: Study Guide (1932).
  43. Boris Handal. Dispensation of the Bab, The (2023). — Detailed, systematic presentation of the Bab's teachings; Babi prophecies relating to Baha'u'llah; t...
  44. Dr. Cormick. E. G. Browne, comp. Dr. Cormick's Accounts of his Personal Impressions of Mirza 'Ali Muhammad, The Báb (1848/1918). — A Westerner's account of meeting the Bab in 1848, and an account of separate incidents involving the...
  45. Marlene Macke. Dramatic Readings (2017-2020). — Nineteen screenplays prepared as part of a Writers' collective at Desert Rose Baha'i Institute, eith...
  46. Thomas the Slav. Early History of the Bahá'í Faith (2015-05). — A map showing the origins of the Baha'i Faith via the journeys and exile of the Bab and Baha'u'llah.
  47. Ahang Rabbani. Efforts to preserve the remains of the Bab: Four historical accounts (2003). — Accounts by Mirza Hasan Adib Taliqani, Fadil Mazandarani, ‘Abdu’l-Husayn Avarih, and Aqa Husa...
  48. William F. McCants, John Walbridge, Frank Lewis, et al.. Richard C. Martin, ed. Encyclopedia of Islam and The Muslim World (2004). — Articles on Abdu'l-Baha, the Bab, Baha'u'llah, the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, Hujjatiya, Persian langua...
  49. Anthony Lee. Enslaved African Women in Nineteenth-Century Iran: The Life of Fezzeh Khanom of Shiraz (2012-02). — Through an examination of the life of this servant of The Bab, this paper addresses the enormous gap...
  50. Stephen Lambden. Episode in the Childhood of the Bab, An (1986). — Parallels legends of the Bab's early childhood with those of Jesus.
  51. Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani. Eyewitness Account of the Massacre of Bahá'ís in Nayriz, 1909 (2013). — Shaykh Dhakariyya's rebellion in Nayriz culminated in the martyrdom of nineteen Baha'is on Naw Ruz, ...
  52. Susan Gammage. Famous Miracles in the Bahá'í Faith (2015-05-06). — Miraculous events and stories of faith healing. ("Miracles" attributed to Shoghi Effendi or other Ba...
  53. E. G. Browne, trans. Five unpublished contemporary documents relating to The Bab's examination at Tabriz in 1848 (1848).
  54. Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani, Avarih. Sepehr Manuchehri, trans. Further extracts concerning the remains of the Bab in Tehran (n.d.). — Two brief excerpts
  55. Boris Handal. Genealogía de los Profetas de Dios (2010). — A chart connecting the major Messengers of God through historical, prophetic, and interpretative inf...
  56. Shoghi Effendi. Genealogy of Bab, The (1932(?)). — Genealogy of the family of the Bab and the family of Baha'u'llah in relation to the Bab.
  57. Grover Gonzales. Genealogy of Shoghi Effendi (1957/1992). — A hand-drawn chart of Shoghi Effendi's family history.
  58. Kay Zinky. Genealogy of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh (1950?). — Chart showing the Semitic line of prophets, including source citations.
  59. Mirza Habibu'llah Afnan. Ahang Rabbani, ed, Ahang Rabbani, trans. Genesis of the Bábí-Bahá'í Faiths in Shíráz and Fárs, The (2008). — Detailed account of the early years of the Bab, events of the 1880s and 1890s, the Constitutional Re...
  60. Howard B. Garey. Howard B. Garey, trans. Gobineau's Account of the Beginnings of the Bahá'í Revelation (2000 Summer). — Short summary of the Bab's time in Shiraz and Mecca, circa 1843.
  61. Shoghi Effendi. God Passes By (1971 [1944]). — The classic — and canonical — historical summary and interpretation of the significance of the d...
  62. Anthony Lee. Half the Household Was African: Recovering the Histories of Two African Slaves in Iran (2015). — Biographies of two enslaved Africans in Iran, Haji Mubarak and Fezzeh Khanum, the servants of The Ba...
  63. Jack McLean. Heroic in the Historical Writings of Shoghi Effendi and Nabil, The (2006). — Unlike academic historians, Shoghi Effendi and Nabil interpret the events and characters they portra...
  64. Vernon Elvin Johnson. Historical Analysis of Critical Transformations in the Evolution of the Bahá'í World Faith, An (1974). — Detailed study of major changes in the Faith's history, opposition to such changes, and their result...
  65. Darius Shahrokh. History of the Báb (1994). — Biography of the Bab, distributed by Images International as a 34-page booklet.
  66. Rowshan Mustapha. Islám: The Road Ahead: Reflections of a Bahá'í on Islamic Topics (2014). — Questions about the finality of religion, the Day of Judgment, the role of Jesus and the Mihdi, and ...
  67. Ugo Giachery. Italian Scientist Extols the Báb, An (1956). — On the life of Michele Lessona (1823-1894), a scientist, writer, explorer, and educator, who visited...
  68. Christopher Buck. Joseph in Religious History and the Bahá'í Writings (2022-08-27). — Just as the story of Joseph is the "best of stories," the metaphor of Joseph is the "best of metapho...
  69. Roshan Danesh. Journey Motif in the Bahá'í Faith, The: From Doubt to Certitude (2012). — The process of individual spiritual growth lies at the heart of human purpose. Baha’u’llah speak...
  70. Joseph Arthur Gobineau (published as Comte de Gobineau). Les religions et les philosophies dans l'asie centrale (1866/1900). — A lengthy early account of Babi history by French Orientalist and diplomat Comte de Gobineau, who se...
  71. Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani. David Merrick, comp. Life of the Bab, The (1938). — Life of the Bab by the historian Jinab-i-Fadil (Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani)
  72. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File (1988). — The classic Baha'i reference book. This is its first online edition.
  73. Christopher Buck. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org (2020). — List of online essays and articles by Christopher Buck since 2014.
  74. Udo Schaefer, Nicola Towfigh, Ulrich Gollmer. Making the Crooked Straight (2007). — Two pages on a prophecy concerning the advent of Man Yuzhiruhu'llah.
  75. Marriage certificates of The Bab and Baha'u'llah (1934). — Marriage certificates of The Bab and Baha'u'llah.
  76. David Merrick. Martyrdom of the Bab: An Outline for Researchers (2019-10-14). — The events of the Martyrdom of the Bab, including the weeks before and days after, presented through...
  77. Ahang Rabbani, ed, Ahang Rabbani, trans. Memories of the Báb, Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Memoirs of Mírzá Habíbu'lláh Afnán (2005). — Autobiography of a close confidant of the holy family. Includes appendices on Baha'i historical plac...
  78. Moojan Momen. Messianic Concealment and Theophanic Disclosure (2007). — The argument about exactly when Baha'u'llah became aware of his mission. Relevant issues and rival p...
  79. Douglas Martin. Mission of the Báb, The: Retrospective 1844-1994 (1996). — The revelation of the Bab in the context of its impact on the Western writers of the period and its ...
  80. Julio Savi. Most Dramatic Chapter in the Spiritual History of Humankind, A: A Pictorial Essay (2020-05). — Introduction to the life of the Bab, with historical photo-realistic illustrations by Romanian artis...
  81. William F. McCants. Multivalent Mahdihood: Karim Khan Kirmani's Early Critique of the Multiple Claims of the Bab (2003). — Shaykhi critiques of the Qayyum al-asma; the nature of the Bab's gradually unfolding claims, first a...
  82. Husayn Hamadani. E. G. Browne, trans. New History (tarikh-i-jadid) of Mirza Ali-Muhammed the Bab, The (1893). — Detailed history of the Bab, translated into English. Also known as Tarikh-i Badi'-i Bayani.
  83. Robert Stockman. Notes on The Báb, Some (1998). — Brief overview of sources on the Babi period, the Bab's history, and his writings.
  84. Mary Hanford Ford. Oriental Rose, The: The Teachings of Abdul Baha Which Trace the Chart of "The Shining Pathway" (1910). — Early summary of the history of the Faith by a pilgrim who met Abdu'l-Baha, including content from N...
  85. Moojan Momen. Perfection and Refinement: Towards an Aesthetics of the Bab (2011). — The writings of the Bab have implications for the "plastic" arts; significance for native traditions...
  86. Duane Troxel. Powerpoints for Deepening (2004-2014). — 26 presentations in Powerpoint format, on a variety of topics covering Baha'i history, Central Figur...
  87. A.L.M. Nicolas. Peter Terry, trans. Prophet in Modern Times, A (2008/2015). — Partial translation of A.L.M. Nicolas' Seyyed Ali Mohammed dit le Bab, with extensive notes and expl...
  88. Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad. Denis MacEoin, trans. Questions of Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad occasioning the Revelation of the Kitab-i-Iqan (1997-06). — Translation of the questions submitted to Baha'u'llah by Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad, the maternal un...
  89. Ruhiyyih Khanum. Re-florescence of Historical Romance in Nabil, The (1934). — Essay reflecting on the dominant themes of The Dawn-Breakers, an early narrative of Babi history aut...
  90. Anthony Lee. Recovering the Lives of Enslaved Africans in Nineteenth-Century Iran: A First Attempt (2016). — Reconstructing the lives of four slaves in the Middle East, including Haji Mubarak and Fezzeh Khanum...
  91. Wanden Mathews LaFarge. Relation of the Báb to the Traditions of Islám, The (1930). — Discussion of prophecies made by Muhammad concerning his son-in-law Ali and the division which divid...
  92. William Sears. Release the Sun (1960). — Millennialism gripped many around the world during the early 19th century. While Christians expected...
  93. Ahang Rabbani. Remains of the Bab in Tehran, The (1997). — Brief bio of Aqa Husayn-'Ali Nur and an extract from Khatirat Muhajiri Az Isfahan, "Memoirs of a Ref...
  94. Ruhi Institute. Ruhi book series (1987-2024). — Published volumes of the Ruhi Institute books. (Links to documents, offsite.)
  95. James B. Thomas. Seeds of Revelation and the Mystic Bond between The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh: An Exposition on Excerpts from the Persian Bayán (2006). — A comparison of some of the writings of the Bab and Baha'u'llah, showing the unique, mysterious bond...
  96. Universal House of Justice. Servants in the Households of Baha'u'llah and the Bab (2000-02-02). — Whether or not the servants of the Bab and Baha'u'llah were slaves, and a list of relevant sources f...
  97. A.L.M. Nicolas. Seyyèd Ali Mohammed, dit le Bâb (1905). — The first detailed biography of The Bab written in a Western language.
  98. Darius Shahrokh. Shaykh Hasan-i-Zunuzi: The Promises Fulfilled (1992). — Life story of an early follower of Shaykhs Ahmad and Rashti, who also met both the Bab and Baha'u'll...
  99. Farnaz Ma'sumian. Story of the Prophets (2013). — Biographies of nine Manifestations, from Abraham to Baha'u'llah. Designed for junior youth by a reti...
  100. Hasan M. Balyuzi. Pierre Daoust, trans. Sur l'histoire de la première lettre du Báb envoyée à Bahá'u'lláh (2020). — Extrait du livre de H. M.Balyuzi, Baha'u'llah The King of Glory (George Ronald, 1980, pp. 35-37), co...
  101. Darius Shahrokh. Tahirih, Letter of the Living, and Khadijih Bagum, Wife of the Báb (1992). — Life stories of two key heroines of Babi history.
  102. Robert Weinberg. Tales of Magnificent Heroism: The Impact of the Báb and His Followers on Writers and Artists (2019-11). — This concise survey explores how this particular episode in humanity’s religious history resonated...
  103. Adib Masumian, trans. Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Literature (2009-2023). — Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masum...
  104. Moojan Momen. Trial of Mullá 'Alí Bastámí, The: A Combined Sunní-Shí'í Fatwá against The Báb (1982). — The trial of Mulla `Ali Bastami was one of the most important episodes of 1844-45, being both the fi...
  105. Denis MacEoin, trans. Trial of the Báb: Alim-i Hashtrud's account (1997-05). — Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
  106. Denis MacEoin, comp. Trial of the Báb: Answers given during the interrogation of the Báb (1997-05). — Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
  107. Denis MacEoin, trans. Trial of the Bab: Mulla Muhammad Mamaqani's account (1997-05). — Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
  108. Denis MacEoin, comp. Trial of the Báb: Questions, rebukes, statements made during the interrogation of the Bab (1997-05). — Translation of source documents preserved from the 1848 trial.
  109. Denis MacEoin. Trial of the Báb: Shi'ite Orthodoxy Confronts its Mirror Image (2000). — Overview of, and documents preserved from, the Bab's 1848 trial for heresy against Islam.
  110. Olivia Kelsey. Two Shall Appear (1943). — A play which attempts to depict in a brief form the background and some of the heroic events of Baha...
  111. Elham Afnan. Twofold Mission, A: Some Distinctive Characteristics of the Person and Teachings of the Báb (2019). — Some features of the Bab's life and Writings highlighting the rare combination of qualities that hav...
  112. Duane Troxel. Videos for Deepening (2004-2014). — Four videos: The Life of the Bab, The Life of the Guardian, The Return of Christ, and What Do Baha'i...
  113. Guy Murchie. Visit to Persia, A (1965 March/April). — Notes from travels to Baha'i holy places in Iran in 1964, on a trip made with special permission fro...
  114. Universal House of Justice. Whether Bahá'u'lláh and the Báb Met, Indications in the Writings and Historical Records Relative to the Question (1985 Winter). — Overview of sources indicating that Baha'u'llah and the Bab never met in person.
  115. Darius Shahrokh. Grace Shahrokh, comp. Windows to the Past (1992). — Deepening talks on 25 topics about Baha'i history and teachings, downloadable in MP3 audio format an...
 
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