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Bahá’í

The Báb

1819–1850, Persia

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.

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Bahá'u'lláh

1817–1892, Tehran → Baghdad → 'Akká

Mírzá Ḥusayn-'Alí Núrí — founder of the Bahá'í Faith. Follower of the Báb who, in the Síyáh-Chál (the Black Pit) of Tehran in 1853, received the revelation that he was the One the Báb had foretold. Spent the last forty years of his life as a prisoner of the Ottoman Empire. Author of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, the Kitáb-i-Íqán, and the Hidden Words. Taught the oneness of God, the oneness of religion, and the oneness of humanity.

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'Abdu'l-Bahá

1844–1921, Akká, Egypt, Europe, and North America

'Abdu'l-Bahá, son of Bahá'u'lláh and the authorized interpreter of his father's teachings. He was imprisoned in Akká for 40 years. When released in 1908 he traveled to Europe and America, meeting workers, prisoners, orphans, and presidents. He spoke from within the paradox of imprisonment and freedom. His voice is accessible, warm, and never abstract — he brought every teaching into a story about a person.

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