Báb

Biography

First years

Born into 1819 from a commercial rich person of Shiraz, his/her father died rather early after his birth and the child was raised by his uncle Hájí Mirzá Siyyid 'Ali, also commercial.

He learned how to read and write and was sent in a religious school with other children of his age: he there showed exceptional capacities for his age and quickly drew the attention by his particularly pointed questions which it managed to solve of itself.

At the adulthood, it joined his uncle to manage the family business and became merchant. In 1842 it married Khadíjih-Bagum and the couple had a child, Ahmad, who died rather quickly.

The Shaykhi movement

With the beginning of the year 1790 in Persia was born a dissenting religious movement from the Chiisme, under the control of Shaykh Ahmad-I-Ahsa' I. Its disciples, called Shaykhi S, awaited the imminent arrival of Mahdi. To died from Shaykh Ahmad, the direction of the movement passed to Siyyid Kázim of the town of Rasht. With its death in 1843, it ordered with its faithful to leave to research the Elected official - one these faithful, Mullá Husayn, left for Shiraz after 40 days prayer and fast.

Proclamation

On its arrival, the May 23rd 1844, Mullá Husayn was accommodated by an inhabitant (Báb), who invited it at his place. After having asked for its guest the reason of his voyage, Báb announced being to him that which he sought.

Mullá Husayn was supposed to obtain from the Elected official whom he writes a comment on the Sourate of Joseph without it being asked to him; what made Báb right after its declaration.

Mullá Husayn was the first Disciple of Báb. In little time, seventeen other disciples (whose woman, Fatemeh) joined it. These eighteen disciples will be consequently known in the babism like the “Letters of Alive”.

Voyages and imprisonment

After recognizebeing recognized by its 18 disciples, Báb and its 18th disciple (Quddús) left for a pilgrimage to Mecque and Médine, places holy of the Islam. Arrived at Mecque, Báb wrote with the Chérif of Mecque, explaining its " to him; mission". At the end of the pilgrimage, the two companions turned over to Bushehr, to Persia.

After some time, and under the pressure of the Islamic Clergy, the governor of Chiraz ordered the arrest of Báb. This one then decided to leave Bushehr for Chiraz in order to go to the authorities. Placed under house arrest in his/her uncle, Báb was slackening when an epidemic of plague declared in the city in 1846.

With its release, Báb left for Ispahan, where it attracted crowd. Again under the pressure of the Shiite clergy, the Shah Mohammad Shah Qajar ordered to him to be presented to Teheran. But before the meeting could take place, Báb was sent on order of the Prime Minister to Tabriz, in the north of the country, where it was confined and prevented from receiving any visit.

Transferred to the fortress from Maku in the province from Azerbaidjan, it began there the drafting of the Bayan. Its growing popularity forced the authorities to transfer it to Chihriq, then finally of return to Tabriz, to be judged. At the time of the audience, when one asked him who it claimed to be, Báb announced to being the Elected official awaited by the Moslems: it was then returned to Chihriq.

Execution

The events which surround the execution of Báb are the subject of many interpretations: for Bahá' is, the fact that first flown of balls missed it to go to cut the cord which suspended it is clearly a divine sign. Other European sources, Persians and, give sometimes a report on the miraculous version bahá' IE, or confirm that it was indeed killed as of the first shootings. All agree however to say that Báb ends up dying.

Firing squad

In 1850, a new Prime Minister ordered the execution of Báb: it was brought to Tabriz, where it was supposed shot being. The night preceding the execution, whereas one brought it to his cell, a fore-mentioned young man Anis threw himself to his feet and asked to die with him. The man immediately was arrested and imprisoned with Báb.

The morning of July 9th, 1850, Báb and Anis were suspended on the walls of the fortress, in front of a crowd the curious one and the firing squad made fire: the two men left themselves there unscathed, the balls having apparently divided the cord which held them. Shouting with the miracle, the regiment was relaxed. A little later Báb, found hidden in its cell, was suspended again with Anis and, another regiment taking the place of the first, was finally cut down.

Burial

Its skin was secretly transferred from mask out of mask during several years, until its current destination, Mausolé of Báb, located on the slopes of the Mont Carmel, with Haïfa, in the gardens bahá' is. Y is also buried Abdu' l-Baha.

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