Bab, a mad man who didn’t get rid of the cage (part three)

The first Bab’s claims

During the time when Seyyed Ali Muhammad Shirazi stayed in Karbala and being present in Seyyed Kazem Rashti’s classes are discords. According to Seyyed Ali Muhammad Shirazi himself, he has served Seyyed Kazem Rashti for a year. He went to Koufeh along with some of his companions in last days of that year and secluded for forty days there. Then he came back to Karbala and took part in Seyyed Kazem Rashti’s classes.

In 1257 A.H., Seyyed Ali Muhammad Shirazi came back to Shiraz from Karbala. He claimed for Rashti’s successor influenced by Prince Kiniaz Dalgorki. Next year, 1260 A.H. (At the time of king Mohammad Qajar he claimed for being “the fourth pillar” supported by the secret assemblies of the Colonialism. First, he called himself as “Seyyed Zaker” and then he claimed for “Bab” or the gate of Imam Mahdi (P.H.). HHe was stating in his daily speeches: “I am the annunciator of Imam Zaman’s emergence and everybody who believes in his emergence” he/she should swear allegiance with me as his gat (Bab). Even he interpreted this tradition by the holy prophet.

انا مدینه العلم و علی بابها!

In order to prove his claim and said:

“Even the holy prophet (P.H.) has pointed out my rightfulness and stated: “I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gat (Bab).”

Prince Kiniaz Dalgorki says about his familiarity and the empathy of her materials and teachings to Ali Muhammad Shirazi (Bab),

“I was thinking that how is it possible for a small group of Shiite people to dominate on a government like the Ottoman and to fight with Russia and beat a massive army. Then I knew that these triumphs are due to the religious unity and firm belief in 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 5^th of Jamadi-al-Ula 1260A.H.(May 23^rd ,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 Baha’is 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 the circle of the influence of eastern Indian company.