July 05, 2006

Commemorating a remarkable day in Baha'i history

On July 9, Baha’is throughout the world commerate the Martyrdom of the Bab which occurred on that date in 1850. A young Persian merchant named Siyyid 'Ali-Muhammad, and known as the Bab (“the gate” in Arabic), was the forerunner of Baha’u’llah, the prophet-founder of the Baha'i Faith.

Read about this remarkable event at the official US Baha'i site.

Martyrdom of the Bab

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