Talk:Babiism

Why is this article even here? This should just be a redirect to Bahai, no encyc dump needed. Pgdudda

No, Babiism is the religion started by Mirza Ali Muhammed, the Bab. The Baha'i Faith, the religion started by Mirza Husayn Ali, Baha'u'llah is a very very different religion. It is RELATED to the other in a similar sense to that in which Buhddism is related to Hinduism, or Christianity to Judeism, but they are very different. The explanation of how the Ezali's faded into obscurity and extinction and the Baha'is continued and grew is interesting in that I know of no other historical transition in religion where the elder religion was _entirly_ subsumbed by the younger. so, there you go. Rick Boatright 05:16 Feb 24, 2003 (UTC)

You are far off bud, they are not very different religions; however, Babiism does deserve its own page. User:Ccg

Uh, no. The Babi Faith was more than just transitional. A reading of the Bab's writings, even those available in english leads to an understanding of very different religious practice, very different interaction with government and the world around it, and a host of other matters. That Baha'u'llah was "Him whom God shall make manifest" is a RELATIONSHIP betwseen them, but they are as different in PRACTICE as Baha'i is from Islam. Rick Boatright