Early life
The year was the Ba'b born
What is 1819
What are the first 18 disciples of the Ba'b called
What is "the Letters of the Living"
Forerunners of the Ba'bi revelation
Who are Shayk Ahmad and Siyyid Kazim
Date the Ba'b declared his mission
What is May 22, 1844
The word "Ba'b" in Arabic means this
What is "the Gate"
The name the Ba'b was given at birth
What is Siyyid Ali-Muhammad
Who was the first person that the Ba'b declared his mission to (we are commemorating this event today)
Who is Mulla Husyan?
Who was one of the foremost poets in Persia that became a disciple of the Ba'b
Who is Tahirih?
Born into a prominent clerical family in Qazvin; she gained a considerable reputation for scholarship. After becoming a Ba'bi, she traveled across Persia boldly proclaiming the coming of the Ba'b and His teaching on the equality of men and women. She was eventually martyred.
The Ba'b's body is buried in this city.
What is Haifa, Israel
Referred to a 'Him Whom God shall make manifest" in the Bayan
Who is Baha'u'llah
The city where the Ba'b was born
What is Shiraz
Which disciple accompanied the Ba'b in His pilgrimage to Mecca?
Who is Quddus?
in 1850 the Grand Vizier of the Shah ordered the execution of the Ba'b in Tabriz. He was to be shot by a troop of 750 riflemen. After the first attempt to shoot the Ba'b he apparently disappeared. Where was He found?
What is 'back in His cell'
What was the color of the Ba'b's turban and what did it signify?
What is 'green' and it signified that the Ba'b was a direct descendant of Muhammad, the Prophet founder of Islam.
How old was the Ba'b when He declared His revelation?
Hint: Do the math if you know the other dates, but be mindful of the DATES
What is 24 years old (remember His declaration was before His birthday)
Before declaring His mission, the Ba'b's occupation was...
What is 'a merchant'
The title given to the disciple who was executed with the Ba'b
What is 'Anis'
The Ba'bis were attacked by government troops at Tabarsi. What was Tabarsi?
hint: It wasn't really a fort
What is an Islamic Shrine
Complete this sentence: "I am, I am, I am the _____________."
What is "The Promised One".
Two Holy Books revealed by the Ba'b
What are the Arabic Bayan and the Persian Bayan
The family member that passed away when the Ba'b was a boy
What is the father of the Ba'b
The two ways Quddus and Tahirih recognized the Ba'b
Quddus: By his gate (walk)
Tahirih: In a dream
When the Ba'b and one of His disciples made a pilgrimage to Mecca, what did the Ba'b do while he was there?
He held on to the door of the Ka'aba and announced that he was the Promised One.
Which British newspaper, on 19 November 1845, published the first reference in any Western publication of the arrest and torture of the Ba'b's followers in Iran?
a: The Times
b. The London Illustrated News
c. The Guardian
d. The Daily Telegraph
What is the Times
The article was headed: 'MAHOMETAN SCHISM' and describes how four Ba'bis were brutally tortured.
Where was the Ba'b when He revealed most of His writings? (Be specific)
What is Maku and Cheriq.
The Ba'b was imprisoned in these two isolated fortresses in North-eastern Iran from July 1847 to June 1850.