Bab in the Jews school
Who is Bab?
Seyyed Ali Mohammad Shirazi the founder of deviant cult
called \'\'Bab\'ism \'\' was born in the Lunar month , 235 A.H. in
Shiraz .His father was called Reza and his mothers name was
Fatemeh Beygom or Khadijeh Beygom . He began reading and
writing in Shiraz according to the usual method of that time . He
was still an infant that his father died . So , he head off Boushehr
and was under the guardianship of his maternal uncle .He was
taught by the owner of a school who was one followers of
Sheikhieh sect .When he became mature,he was working in Sasoun
company accompanied by his maternal uncle .The company whose
shares belonged to one of Jewish capitalists in Baghdad who was
trading opium in Boushehr port , Mumbai and India .Seyyed Ali
Mohammad\'s duty was to rub opium which was so difficult as the
first duty of his cooperation .He was responsible to pour raw
opium on a special board by a special metal scraper for 10 hours
under the hot sun in Boushehr port mostly on the roof of the
caravanserais which were used as a store for keeping and saving
opium which were possessed by the Jewish company called
\'\'Sasoun\'\' . Those opium was in the form of liquid , first and were
stored in a big casks and jars .
He was rubbing in order for these liquid opium to become in
the form of firm and compressed bullets and volumes gradually
because of air and rubbing . Then he changed them into 20-gram
rolls to be sent to the merchant\'s office of Sasoun in Mumbai India
and to be distributed among the native people of areas freely
according to English colonialistic policy in the south east Asia
specially china .Namazi Shirazi family were famous for
distributing these opium in china region and earned their
enormous wealth through receiving free opium from the Jews and
distributing in the region .
Most experts believe that working at least 10 hours a day
under the hot sun in Boushehr port has hurt Seyyed Ali
Mohammad Shirazi and has made him suffer from melancholy
who claimed for dominating the moon and stars .This note can be
observed in prince Kiniaz Dalgourki\'s memoirs the ambassador of
Russia in Iran about Seyyed Ali Mohammad .
The familiarity of Seyyed Ali Mohammad Shirazi (Bab)
with the Jewish family and Sasoun capitalist had a great influence
on Seyyed Ali Mohammad\'s life and made him to be familiarized
with the important Jewish centers .According to some historians
the original bases of his claims about being as a gate for Imam
Mahdi (P.H) or according to \'\'Sheikhieh \'\' cult beliefs about being
the fourth pillar are formed since those days because of his
relationships with these centers .
\'\' Seyyed Ali Mohammad Shirazi \'\' (Bab) who had passed his
elementary education in boushehr by a teacher called \'\'SheikhAbed
\'\' who had bigoted \'\'Sheikhism \'\'beliefs and was one of the
followers of sheikh Ahmad Ehsaee the great leader and founder of
this sect became one of believers of \'\'Sheikhieh \'\' sect .He traveled
to Karbala to complete his knowledge and presented in Seyyed
Kazem rashti\'s class who was the then leader of \'\'Sheikhieh\'\' and
the successor of \'\'Sheikh Ahmad Ehsaee\'\' the founder of this cult .
Babi\'s and Bahai\'s believe that Seyyed Ali Mohammad
Shirazi has \'\'Godly knowledge \'\' and exaggerated so much in this
regard .Concerning his presence in Seyyed Kazem Rashti\'s class ,
they writes:
\'\'When Seyyed Bab arrived at Seyyed Rashti\'s class , Seyyed
Rashti stopped teaching with his respect ; although , Bab was
young and Rashti was 50.Rashti made the students pay attention
to Bab\'s speech .During his speech , Bab was respected by
Rashti. Everybody were surprised by Rashti\'s actions Bab was
speaking about the signs of Imam Mahdi\'s (P.H) emergence .All
scholars understood issues concerning Seyyed Bab after he
spoke about the rudiments and bringing some claims .Seyyed
Kazem Rashti\'s  purpose of presenting those problems and
mentionings was to make the scholars realize that Bab is the
promised Mahdi(P.H)…\'\'
Seyyed  Kazem Rashti died in 1259 and didn\'t elect his
students or the glitterati as his successor . Some days before dying ,
he announced a group his disciples that Hadrat Imam Mahdi(P.H)
will emerge soon-or according to the followers of \'\'Sheikhieh\'\' sect
, the fourth pillar –and he himself will manage world and Muslims
affairs and will lead the world towards justice .
When Seyyed Kazem died , Ali Mohammad Shirazi was in
Boushehr and was serving the Jewish businessmen accompanied
with his maternal under specially he was serving \'\'Sasoun\'\'
merchant office to produce and prepare opium .At that time
Seyyed Ali Mohammad had direct relationship with the Jews and
\'\'Sasoun\'\' merchant office for more than 5 years .Thus , the claim
that Seyyed Ali Mohammad Shirazi called himself as the successor
of seyyed Kazem Rashti and then \'\'Bab\'\' was likely done by
encouragement and seduction of the Jews .
Dalgourki\'s inculcation to Bab
After Seyyed Kazem Rashti , SEyyed Ali Mohammad
immediately claimed that he is Rashti\'s successor because of prince
Dalgourki\'s empathy ; although , he was in Karbala and wasn\'t
Mulla Kazem Rashti\'s disciple .A year later , in 1260A.H.
coincided with the thousandth year of Imam Mahdi\'s (P.H) absence
posed his claim under the support of influential , secret ,colonial
coteries .In addition to claiming himself as the fourth pillar he
claimed that he is the gate to reach to Imam Mahdi .In his daily
communications with his friends and relatives he said that I am an
evagelist to annunciate you the emergence of Imam Mahdi (P.H)
and I his gate (Bab) to reach to him .Every body who believes in
his emergence must swear allegiance to me as his (Bab) gate .even
he interpreted this hadith:
\" انا مدینه العلم و علی بابها \"
In order to prove his claim and said :
\'\'even holy prophet (P.H.) has pointed out my rightfulness and
said : I am the city of knowledge and Ali is Bab (gate) .\'\'
Prince Kiniaz Dalgourki says about her familiarity and the
empathy of her materials and teachings to Ali Mohammad Bab:
\'\'I was thinking that how is it possible for a small group of
Shiite people…have dominated on a government like Ottoman and
have fought with Russia and have beaten a massive army .Then I
knew that these triumphs are due to religious unity and firm belief
to Islam …I was going to innovate a new faith which hasn\'t any
home .Because Iranian commencements were due to patriotism
and religious unity .
…after I became familiar with Ali Mohammad in shrines
seyyed Ali Mohammad continued his hooka …He was weak in his
beliefs and a believer in talisman , prayers , mathematic and
geometry .He started learning it with me in order to achieve his
aim .He learned the four basic operations with me and eventually
he said I am not clever enough to learn arithmetic .ON Thursday
night , he poured something like wax on hooka except
tobacco…He didn\'t give it to me to smoke .i said to him :\'\'why
don\'t you give it to me to smoke ?\'\'.He said:\'\' you still aren\'t
capable of hearing to secrets to smoke this hooka .I urged and he
gave it to me to…I laughed very much …one day I asked him
:\'\'what was that ?\'\' and he said :\'\'according to learned people it is
secret but according to common people marijuana…I realized that
it was marijuana and it is useful for eating more and laughing but
Seyyed said it reveals secrets for me .I said …you should smoke
before learning arithmetic to understand better…
He wasn\'t interested to study and learn because of smoking
marijuana and he wasn\'t eager to educate .One day , in Seyyed
Kazem Rashti\'s class one of Tabrizi scholars asked him that :\'\'Sir
,where is Imam Mahdi (P.H) ?\'\' He said :\'\'I don\'t know ,maybe he
is here nut I don\'t know him.\'\' I was dreaming very fast that Seyyed
Ali Mohammad had become over ambitious because of smoking
marijuana hooka and vain penances …A night when he had
smoked marijuana hooka , I said :Hadrat Saheb –al-Amr !
Have mercy on me .It isn\'t hidden for me that you are …
I was determined to create the third discord in Shiite religion.
Sometimes, I asked easy questions and he also answered back
irrelevantly according to his taste. I was immediately and saying
you are (Bab) the gate of knowledge or you are Saheb-al-Zaman
.Secrecy is enough .Don\'t hide himself …I went to his house again
…and I asked him to interpret \'\' Naba \'\' surch … Seyyed also
accepted .He started smoking marijuana hooka and wrote .When
Seyyed was smoking marijuana , he was writing very much and
very fast .But , most of materials were revised by me . I revised
them and gave it to him in order for him to be motivated and
believed that he is Bab(gate) of knowledge .Yes, Seyyed was the
best pawn for achieving my aim . Like it or not , I intrigued Seyyed
and his taking marijuana and penance helped me .
Seyyed Ali Mohammad was consistently doubtful to claim for
Saheb-al-Amr .He said to me that my name isn\'t Mahdi .I said I
name you mahdi .More towards Iran …I promise you to help you
so much that everybody converts you . It is your duty not to be
afraid anymore …people will obey what you say whether you
legitimize the marriage of brother and sister …seyyed was so eager
to claim but he didn\'t dare .i went to Baqdad and I bought several
bottles of wine from Shiraz and gave him for some nights in order
to encourage him .We gradually became close family members .i
made him …understand some matters …I provoked him to the
extent that it was easy for him to claim…I told seyyed I\'ll give you
money on the condition that you claim that you are evangelist and
Imam Mahdi (P.H) and you claim for Bab\'ism .i made him
satisfied .He went to Basreh and ten to Boushehr ) …I worte some
letters to him ( He called himself as ImamMahdi\'s(P.H) successor
and Bab(the gate ) of knowledge .i also called him Imam Mahdi
(P.H)… when he went , I announced in holy cities that Imam
Mahdi (P.H) has emerged and this seyyed Shirazi was Imam
Mahdi (P.H) .He was participating in Mr, Rashti\'s class
anonymously …\'\'
Generally ,Bahai\'s call Thursday night 5th of Jamadi-al-Ula
1260A.H.(May 23rd ,1844)as \'\'the night of prophet appointment \'\'or
\'\'Noqteh Ula\'\' and consider this date as the origin of their history
(Badi\'a date ) .Mirza Hossein Ali Nuri (BahaAllah) has announced
this day as one Bahai\'s feasts .it is not legitimate for Bahai\'s to
work in this day .
At this time ,after seyyed Ali Mohammad Bab posed his
claim , the executors of Russia colonialism try to attract seyyed
Kazem Rashti\'s pupils and followers through different tricks but
they can\'t succeed .Only 18 people were attracted by them –who
were called \'\'Heyy\'\' in Bab\'ism and Baha\'ism cults according to
Abjad letters –and were sent to different parts of the country
specially to great Khorasan region and the east of country that is
influencing area of England in the vicinity of India borders and
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the circle of the influence of eastern Indian company.