Category: B

BAHA’I

BAHA’I. The word baha’i is the adjectival form of the Arabic word baha’, which means “glory” or “splendor.” From early times this was recognized as […]

BAHA’ ALLAH

BAHA’ ALLAH (1817-1892), title by which Mirza Husayn ‘Ali Nuri, the prophet-founder of the Baha’i faith is best known. It is from the title Baha’ […]

BABISM

BABISM. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, several important revivalist movements appeared throughout the Islamic world. Only one of these-but by no means the least […]

BAB

BAB. In the middle of the nineteenth century, Iranian Shiism underwent radical changes. Among these was a marked improvement in the status and power of […]