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Featured in: The Martyrdom of the Bab and The Declaration of the Bab
On July 9th 1850, the Bab, the forerunner to Baha’u’llah, was executed in Tabriz, Persia by a firing squad of 750 men. The Bab, which means “the Gate” in Arabic, was a Messenger of God whose role was to herald the coming of the latest Manifestation of God: Baha’u’llah. In 1909, after being hidden away for more than half a century, the Bab’s remains were finally interred on Mount Carmel, Israel.
On a spring evening on May 22rd, 1844, Siyyid Ali-Muhammad announced that He was the bearer of a Divine Revelation whose aim was to prepare the world for “Him Whom God Shall Make Manifest,” a Messenger of God known as Baha’u’llah. Baha’is refer to Siyyid Ali-Muhammad by His title, the Bab, which is Arabic for “the Gate,” and that eventful evening is celebrated every year by Baha’is around the world.
Baha’i Blog is delighted to share an audio recording of one of our articles titled, “The Bab’s Revelation” in which we learn a little about the speed and beauty with which the Bab revealed sacred scripture. In this recording you’ll hear the voice of the article’s author, Sonjel Vreeland.
You can also listen to this reading on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube Channel here: The Bab’s Revelation
If you’d like to hear more audio readings and talks, check out Baha’i Blog’s Audio Books & Readings playlist and Baha’i Talks playlist.
You can find out more about the Bab here, and read selections from the Writings of the Bab here.
Other Baha’i Blog articles written by Sonjel can be found here: bahaiblog.net/author/sonjel
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