نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
The Bábí (or Bayání) faith is a religion that emerged in 1260/1844 by Seyyed Ali Muhammad Shirazi, nicknamed Bab or Hushidar, in Iran. It succeeded in attracting followers from among various social groups, professions, and strata within Iranian society. In the same year, at the age of 25, Báb first claimed to be the Báb (Gate) and shortly thereafter, near the Ka'aba, claimed to be the Mahdi [the Promised Savior]. However, he did not stop there and later claimed prophethood and even divinity. These claims at that time caused deviations in the Islamic world and triggered reactions from scholars. In this article, the researcher tries to answer the question of how the reaction of Uṣūlī scholars was to Bábism and to what extent these reactions were effective in controlling and confronting this movement. The research method is to use a targeted and saturated statistical population; in the sense that data has been collected to the point where no new information is obtained. The research findings show that factors such as a misunderstanding of religious teachings such as the uprising of Imam Mahdi (may God hasten his reappearance) and anticipation of relief, superstition, economic poverty, cultural weakness, widespread illiteracy in society, and foreign support for subversive movements were effective in the emergence of Bábism. Also, the type of encounter of the scholars with Bábism varied depending on individual circumstances and their individual attitudes; especially in relation to the role of this movement in inciting society and attracting the masses to the emerging Bábí faith.
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