Siyyid 'Alí-Muhammad, the Báb (the Gate), who declared himself the promised Qá'im in 1844 in Shiraz. He was imprisoned, put on trial by Muslim clerics, and executed by firing squad at age 31. The first volley of 750 soldiers failed to kill him — he was found still alive, continuing a dictation. The second volley killed him. He is regarded by Bahá'ís as the forerunner of Bahá'u'lláh.
On their voice
Mid-19th c. Persia, under the Qajar dynasty. The Báb announced a new revelation in a world of religious authority and political power that had every reason to suppress him. He was imprisoned in mountain fortresses. He was calm at his trial and at his execution. He spoke with the confidence of a man who knew what was coming.
Talk to The Báb.
Ask anything. In their own voice, from their own era, grounded in their own canon.
