Some Reflections on the Different Meanings of the Word Báb (Record no. 18814)

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Title Some Reflections on the Different Meanings of the Word Báb
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Summary, etc. The Arabic word báb means "door" or "gate". For Baha'is, the word báb is intimately associated with the religious persona of Sayyid `Ali-Muhammad. For Muslims and Islamicists, however, this word has several other meanings. This difference in understanding has resulted in different interpretations of events and figures in Babi and Baha'i history by scholars and others approaching the religions from an Islamic perspective. This essay examines the word bab in relation to Islamic architecture, twelver Shiism, the claims of Sayyid `Ali-Muhammad, and the status of Mulla Husayn-i-Bushru`i. It concludes by suggesting that the word báb provides an example of how the Babi and Baha'i religions have endowed well-known words and phrases with new meanings.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element BAB (THE WORD)
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Personal name Danesh, Amelia L
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Title The Journal of Bahá'í Studies
Related parts 2 ISLAM, 45-53

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