Bibliography: BIB16906

web link	bahai-library.com/bibliography/BIB16906
reference type	Journal Article
title	Some Reflections on the Different Meanings of the Word Báb
journal	Journal of Bahá'í Studies
author	Danesh, Amelia L.
authority control	Amelia Danesh
year	1990
date	1990
issue	3
volume	2
abstract	The Arabic word báb means "door" or "gate". For Baha'is, the word báb is intimately associated with the religious persona of Sayyid `Ali-Muhammad. For Muslims and Islamicists, however, this word has several other meanings. This difference in understanding has resulted in different interpretations of events and figures in Babi and Baha'i history by scholars and others approaching the religions from an Islamic perspective. This essay examines the word bab in relation to Islamic architecture, twelver Shiism, the claims of Sayyid `Ali-Muhammad, and the status of Mulla Husayn-i-Bushru`i. It concludes by suggesting that the word báb provides an example of how the Babi and Baha'i religions have endowed well-known words and phrases with new meanings.
language	English
keywords	TERMINOLOGY; BAB (THE WORD); ISLAM
pages	45–53