Conference of Badasht
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The Conference of Badasht was an instrumental meeting of the leading Bábís in June-July 1848 that set in motion the radicalization of the movement. It was attended by 81 people in total.
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[edit] Leading figures
The three key individuals had a garden each and were:
- Bahá'u'lláh (who paid for the conference)
- Quddús
- Táhirih
[edit] Bahá'u'lláh
Bahá'u'lláh was instrumental in resolving the difficulties in the Bábí community and provided many of the names adopted by the Bábís. He also revealed a tablet for each of those attending the conference.
[edit] Quddús
Quddús came to the conference with the intention of Bábí Faith being more moderate movement, in effect merely a sect of Islam. His personality clashed with Táhirih who tried to convince him of the faith of the Báb being a religion in itself thus abrogating the Qur'an. She succeeded and he went on to join the Shaykh Tabarsí fortress and die as a martyr.
[edit] Táhirih
Táhirih was convinced that the Báb's message abrogated all others and managed to persuade many of the others at the conference. During the conference, at least once, she appeared in public without a veil, heresy within the Islamic world of that day. Several Bábís abandoned the movement and one attempted to take his life by slitting his throat after seeing this.
[edit] During the conference
One Islamic law was abrogated during each day of the conference. Plans for securing the Báb's release from captivity may have been discussed.
[edit] End of the conference
The conference ended shortly after it was attacked by Muslim villagers from the surrounding regions.
[edit] References
- en.wikipedia.org
- Amanat, Abbas (1989). Resurrection and Renewal. Cornell University Press, New York, USA. ISBN 0-8014-2098-9.
- Nabíl-i-Zarandí (1932). in Shoghi Effendi (Translator): The Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl’s Narrative, Hardcover, Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust. ISBN 0-900125-22-5.
- Smith, Peter (1999). A Concise Encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford, UK: Oneworld Publications. ISBN 1-85168-184-1.
