Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad

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Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad, known as the Báb, was a 19th-century Persian religious figure who founded Bábism and is regarded in the Baháʼí Faith as the herald of Baháʼu'lláh.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century religious figure
Persian person
founder of a religion
martyr
prophet (according to Bábís and Baháʼís)
religious leader
birthDate 1819-10-20
birthPlace Shiraz, Iran
Shíráz, Persia
linked to: Shiraz, Iran
claimedRole Báb (Gate) to the Hidden Imám
linked to: The Mahdi

Qáʼim (messianic figure in Shia Islam)
linked to: Mahdi
deathDate 1850-07-09
deathPlace Tabriz, Iran
linked to: Tabriz

Tabríz, Persia
linked to: Tabriz
declaredMissionDate 1844-05-23
declaredMissionPlace Shiraz, Persia
linked to: Shiraz, Iran
declaredTo Mullá Husayn
linked to: Mullá Ḥusayn
ethnicity Persian
forerunnerOf Baháʼu'lláh
linked to: Bahá'u'lláh
founded Bábism
linked to: Bábí movement
hasFeastOrHolyDay Declaration of the Báb (Baháʼí holy day)
Martyrdom of the Báb (Baháʼí holy day)
hasName Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad
the Báb
hasTitle Gate of God
the Báb
influencedReligion Baháʼí Faith
linked to: Baha'i Faith
isRegardedAs Manifestation of God (in Baháʼí belief)
Manifestation of God (in Bábí belief)
herald of Baháʼu'lláh
movement Bábí movement
nationality Persian
opposedBy Qajar authorities
linked to: Qajar governors

Shia clergy in Persia
religion Bábism
linked to: Bábí movement

Shia Islam (background)
restingPlace Shrine of the Báb, Mount Carmel, Haifa
linked to: Shrine of the Báb
veneratedIn Baháʼí Faith
linked to: Baha'i Faith

Bábism
linked to: Bábí movement
wasExecutedBy firing squad
wasExecutedIn Tabriz
wasImprisonedIn Chihriq fortress
Mákú fortress
linked to: Maku fortress
wrote Arabic Bayán
Bayán (Persian Bayán)
linked to: Persian Bayán

Daláʼil-i-Sabʻih (Seven Proofs)
linked to: Daláʼil-i-Sabʻih

Kitáb-i-Asmáʼ
Qayyúmu’l-Asmáʼ
Sahífih-yi-ʻAdliyyih

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the Báb birthName Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad
the Báb alsoKnownAs Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad Shírází
linked to: Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad
the Báb alsoKnownAs Sayyid ʻAlí Muḥammad Shírází
linked to: Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad
The Master child ʻAlí-Muḥammad
linked to: Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad
Báb birthName Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad
Báb alsoKnownAs Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad Shírází
linked to: Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad
Báb alsoKnownAs Sayyid ʻAlí Muḥammad
linked to: Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad
the Gate honorificFor Sayyid ʻAlí Muḥammad Shírází
linked to: Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad
Persian Bayán author the Báb
subject linked to: Bayán
linked to: Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad
Bábís foundedBy the Báb
linked to: Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad
Bábís namedAfter the Báb
linked to: Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad
Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad hasName Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad
Babi movement in Iran founderName Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad Shírází
linked to: Siyyid ʻAlí Muḥammad