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What is the Bahá'í Glossary?
The Bahá'í vocabulary has many Arabic and Persian words that may be unfamiliar to non-native speakers and newcomers to the Bahá'í Faith. This glossary is designed to help Bahá'ís learn to pronounce these words according to the pronunciation guide established and promoted by Shoghí Effendí.
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Language of Origin:
A follower of The Báb. Unlike other Islamic messianic movements, the Bábí movement signaled a break with Islám and is considered by Bahá’ís to be a separate, independent religion from Islám. The Bábí movement was violently opposed by the government of Írán, particularly after three radical Bábís attempted to assassinate Násiri’d-Dín Sháh in 1852. Thousands of Bábís were put to death in the ensuing violence. Bahá’ís view the Bábí Faith as a distinct religious dispensation and the necessary predecessor to the Bahá’í Faith.
