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Declaration of the Bab

Two hours after sunset on May 22, 1844, a young man, Whose title is the Bab (“gate” in Arabic), announced that He was the bearer of a long-promised Divine Revelation destined to transform the spiritual life of the human race. His role was that of a portal through which the universally anticipated Revelation of God [...]

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The Bab

“I am, I am, I am the Promised One! I am the One Whose name you have for a thousand years invoked, at Whose mention you have risen, Whose advent you have longed to witness, and the hour of Whose Revelation you have prayed God to hasten. Verily, I say, it is incumbent upon the [...]

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Baha’is celebrate Birth of the Bab

BahaHAIFA, Israel — On 20 October, Baha’is of the world celebrate the Birth of the Bab, the first of the two divine teachers central to the founding of the Baha’i Faith. “Bab,” which means “gate” in Arabic, is the title assumed by Siyyid ‘Ali-Muhammad, born on 20 October 1819 in Shiraz, Iran, then called Persia. [...]

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Naw-Ruz this year marks centenary of entombment of the Bab

The Shrine of the Bab on Mount Carmel as it appeared in  1909, the year His remains were laid to their final rest.  (Photo copyright BahaOn March 21, Baha’is around the world will mark Naw-Ruz – their new year – a date that this year coincides with the 100th anniversary of the interment of the remains of the Bab on Mount Carmel.

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Celebrating the birth of the Bab, Baha’u’llah’s forerunner

Gate on the Terraces of the Shrine of the Bab. © BaháIn October, Baha’is around the world celebrate the Birth of the Bab. The Bab (Whose name means “The Gate”) prepared the way for Baha’u’llah, the Founder of the Baha’i Faith.

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