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Baha Ullah
(Encyclopedia) Baha Ullah or Baha Allahbähä´ o͝ol´ä [Arab.,=glory of God], 1817–92, Persian religious leader originally named Mirza Husayn Ali Nuri. One of the first disciples of the Bab (see Babism…Babism
(Encyclopedia) Babism bä´bĭzəm, system of doctrines proclaimed in Persia in 1844 by Ali Muhammad of Shiraz. Influenced by the Shaykhi Shiite theology that viewed the Twelve Imams as incarnations of…Baha'i
(Encyclopedia) Baha'i bähä´ē, –hī´, bə–, religion founded by Baha Ullah (born Mirza Huseyn Ali Nuri) and promulgated by his eldest son, Abdul Baha (1844–1921). It is a doctrinal outgrowth of…Baha’u’llah
Name at birth: Mirza Husayn-'Ali-i-NuriIn 1844, Syyid Ali-Muhammad broke from mainstream Islam, called himself the Bab ("the gate") and prophesied the coming of a man who would be the "Manifestation…