The genesis of the Bábí-Baháʼí faiths in Shíráz and Fárs /
The Bábí and Baháʼí Faiths represent two of the most important religious movements of modern times. This book relates the story of the evolution of the Bábí-Baháʼí community, beginning with the birth of its founder, Siyyid ʼAlí-Muhammad, known as the Báb, in 1819 and then traced over the n...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English Persian |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2008.
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| Series: | Studies in the history of religions ;
122. Studies in the history of religions. Texts and sources in the history of religions. |
| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=308510 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword by translator
- Notes on the present translation
- Acknowledgments
- Text : translation of Táríkh amrí Fárs va Shíráz. The childhood and early life of the Báb ; Commerce and marriage ; The burning bush ; Return of the Báb to Shíráz ; Vahíd and the Nayríz episodes ; The household of Hujjat ; Conversion of the family of the Báb ; First Baháʼí martyrs of Shíráz in 1871 ; The passing of Khadíjih Bagum ; Events of 1880s ; Events of early 1890s ; Troubles in Ábádih ; Profile of turmoil : spring 1903 ; Restoration of the house of the Báb ; Political turmoil and constitutional revolt ; Baháʼí martyrdom in Nayríz ; Political reforms and upheavals of 1909-10
- Appendices : materials for the study of the Baháʼí community of Shíráz. Glimpses of Shíráz, 1910-1951 ; Baháʼí historical places in Shíráz ; The governors of Fárs ; Conversion of the great-uncle of the Báb ; The paternal genealogy of the Báb ; The Afnán family : some biographical notes ; Fárs and Shíráz ; Surih Hajj for the house of the Báb in Shiraz.