The Babi Faith which came up just under 200 years ago relies on the claim of its founder – Mirza Ali Mohammed Shirazi – to be the gate to the promised 12th Imam Mahdi (as). Over time, he also claimed to be Imam Mahdi (as) himself and then finally, towards the end of his life, he also claimed to be God. Bahais today project him as an independent prophet with his own independent dispensation. The...
This article is part of a series on why the Bab – Mirza Ali Mohammed Shirazi is NOT the Mahdi of Islam. It is narrated in 271 traditions of the Holy Prophet (sawa) that, “Islam will not be completed till such time that I am followed by twelve successors, all of whom will be from Quraysh” Quraysh is the tribe of the Holy Prophet. (sawa). By limiting the arrival of the successors to Quraysh, the...
This article is part of a series on why the Bab – Mirza Ali Mohammed Shirazi is NOT the Mahdi of Islam. Given that the number of the Holy Imams (as) is twelve – testified by Mirza Ali Mohammed Bab himself along with their names, then where is the question of the Bab being accepted as the Mahdi (the Twelfth Imam)? Perhaps the Bahais can answer this question. The Bahais have usurped not just...
This article is part of a series on why the Bab – Mirza Ali Mohammed Shirazi is NOT the Mahdi of Islam. Over 215 historians over the centuries have reported that the birth of the Mahdi took place on the 15th day of the Islamic month of Shabaan in the 255th year after the migration of the Holy Prophet of Islam (saw). Read more about the Birth of the True Mahdi. Some of the names of the...
This article is part of a series on why the Bab – Mirza Ali Mohammed Shirazi is NOT the Mahdi of Islam. The Holy Prophet of Islam prophesied that the Mahdi will fill the earth with justice and equality just as it will be rife with injustice and inequality. This has been narrated in 130 traditions reported by both Shiah and Sunni traditionalists. Read more about the justice of the True...