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The Rise of Bahāʾu’llāh in Baghdad In 1863, in the Iraqi city of Baghdad, an Iranian man named Mirza Husayn Ali Nuri declared that he was the final prophet sent by God and the promised Messiah, whose coming had been foretold in both Christianity and Islam. On this occasion, he adopted the title Bahāʾuʾllāh, meaning … Read more
Introduction: The Birth of Bābism in 19th Century Iran On 22 May 1844, in the Iranian city of Shiraz, a 24-year-old young merchant, Sayyid ʿAlī Muḥammad Shīrāzī, declared that he was the Bāb—the gateway or intermediary to the Hidden Imam, that is, the Twelfth Imam (Imam al-Mahdi) of Twelver Shiʿa Islam. Following this claim, people … Read more
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem Five days before the Crucifixion—on March 30, 33 CE—Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem in Palestine along with His disciples. The last days of Jesus were spent in Jerusalem. He had come to the holy city to celebrate the Feast of Passover. As He entered, the people of the city welcomed … Read more
Early Doctrines and the Division of the Ahmadiyya Movement (1908–1914) In 1914, following the death of the first caliph of the Qadiani community, Hakeem Noor-ud-Din, the Ahmadiyya movement split into two factions: the Qadian group and the Lahore group. The Qadian group came under the leadership of Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, the 25-year-old son of … Read more
Zikri Sect in Balochistan The Zikri Mahdavi sect is a well-known religious group found in Balochistan, Pakistan, and its surrounding areas. Members of this sect are called “Zikris,” a name derived from the word Zikr (remembrance of God). The Zikris are mostly concentrated in southern Balochistan, particularly in Turbat and its adjoining regions. Essentially, the … Read more
The Start of the Story On a dark night of February 13, 1021 AD, the sixth caliph of the Fatimid Empire and the sixteenth Imam of the Ismaili Shia sect, Abu Ali al-Mansur aka Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, left his palace in Cairo, the capital of his empire, and walked alone towards the city gates. He … Read more