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Name assumed by Mirza Ali Mohammad
1819-1850. (Arabic `gate'). Persian religious
leader, born in Shiraz, founder of Babism, an
offshoot of Islam. In 1844 he proclaimed that
he was a gateway to the Hidden Imam, a new
messenger of Allah who was to come. He gained
a large following whose activities caused the
Persian authorities to fear a rebellion, and
who were therefore persecuted. The Bab was
executed for heresy.