Stories of the Bab - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/stories-of-the-bab/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:02:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 The Twin Baha’i Holy Days: The Birth of the Bab https://bahaiteachings.org/bahais-celebrating-youre-invited/ https://bahaiteachings.org/bahais-celebrating-youre-invited/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=32319 Tonight, beginning at sunset, Baha’is everywhere will take part in the joyous and radiant first celebration of the Twin Holy Days — the birthday of the Bab, the founder of...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/bahais-celebrating-youre-invited/feed/ 2 The World’s Baha’is Commemorate the Martyrdom of the Bab https://bahaiteachings.org/the-worlds-bahais-commemorate-the-martyrdom-of-the-bab/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-worlds-bahais-commemorate-the-martyrdom-of-the-bab/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=71853 Why does humanity persecute its prophets and spiritual messengers? What makes the leaders of humanity, both religious and political, react so badly to the founders of the world’s great Faiths?...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/the-worlds-bahais-commemorate-the-martyrdom-of-the-bab/feed/ 1 Should We Believe in Miracles? https://bahaiteachings.org/should-we-believe-in-miracles/ https://bahaiteachings.org/should-we-believe-in-miracles/#comments Sat, 24 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=66247 Do miracles strengthen our faith — or do they weaken it? Much of the contemporary view of the great faiths centers around the acceptance of miracles said to occur in...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/should-we-believe-in-miracles/feed/ 2 The Bab and the Beginning of the Baha’i Era https://bahaiteachings.org/the-bab-and-the-beginning-of-the-bahai-era/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-bab-and-the-beginning-of-the-bahai-era/#comments Thu, 22 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=78354 Though not well-documented in the histories of the more ancient religions, a precursor or herald often appeared prior to the advent of a divine manifestation to announce the coming of...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/the-bab-and-the-beginning-of-the-bahai-era/feed/ 3 The Joyous Birth of the Bab https://bahaiteachings.org/joyous-birthday-of-the-bab/ https://bahaiteachings.org/joyous-birthday-of-the-bab/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=63883 At sunset on Friday, November 1, 2024, Baha’is everywhere will begin joyously celebrating the birthday of the Bab, the forerunner of Baha’u’llah and the founder of the Babi Faith —...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/understanding-prophetic-dreams-meaning-insights/feed/ 4 When the Baha’i Faith Began https://bahaiteachings.org/bahaullahs-revelation/ https://bahaiteachings.org/bahaullahs-revelation/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2023 02:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=13919 The Baha’i Faith began in 1844, originating in a revolutionary departure from Islam called the Babi Faith, whose prophet said he had come to herald “Him whom God shall make...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/bahaullahs-revelation/feed/ 1 The Bab and Baha’u’llah: Turmoil and Epiphany https://bahaiteachings.org/the-bab-and-bahaullah-turmoil-and-epiphany/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-bab-and-bahaullah-turmoil-and-epiphany/#respond Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:00:32 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=78563 Between his declaration in 1844 and his execution in 1850, life for the Bab and for the Babi community was a whirlwind of activity and, before long, a wildfire of...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/revolutionary-model-human-history/feed/ 0 Why Do We Persecute Our Prophets? The Martyrdom of the Bab https://bahaiteachings.org/why-persecute-prophets-martyrdom-bab/ https://bahaiteachings.org/why-persecute-prophets-martyrdom-bab/#respond Sat, 09 Jul 2022 13:00:06 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=77392 Prophets often have short lifespans – for some hard-to-understand reason, human society reacts badly to the founders of the world’s great Faiths, and persecutes them terribly. Abraham and Moses faced...

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