Báb, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Báb

Iranian prophet and founder of the religion Bábism, venerated in the Bahá'í Faith

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1819

Place of Birth: Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran

Date of Death: 09-Jul-1850

Profession: preacher, Manifestation of God, religious servant

Zodiac Sign: Libra

The Báb, born Siyyid ?Alí Muhammad Shírází (; Persian: ??? ??? ????? ???????; October 20, 1819 – July 9, 1850) was the founder of Bábism, and one of the central figures of the Bahá'í Faith. The Báb was a merchant from Shiraz in Qajar Iran who in 1844, at the age of twenty-four, claimed to be a messenger of God.
He took on the title of the Báb (; Arabic: ????), meaning "Gate" or "Door", a reference associated with the promised Twelver Mahdi or al-Qá'im.
He faced opposition from the Persian government, which eventually executed him and thousands of his followers, who were known as Bábís. The Báb composed numerous letters and books in which he stated his claims and defined his teachings with some roots to Shaykhism and therefore Hurufism using many numerical calculations.
He introduced the idea of He whom God shall make manifest, a messianic figure who would bring a greater message than his own.To Bahá'ís, the Báb fills a similar role as Elijah or John the Baptist; a predecessor or forerunner who paved the way for their own religion.
Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, was a follower of the Báb and claimed in 1863 to be the fulfillment of the Báb's prophecy, 13 years after the former's death.