Bābism

Bābism, religion that developed in Iran around Mīrzā ʿAlī Moḥammad’s claim to be a bāb (Arabic: “gateway”), or divine intermediary, in 1844. See Bāb, the.

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Article Title: Bābism
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 20 February 2015
URL: https://www.britannica.comhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Babism
Access Date: November 21, 2024