rmi5 , I understand .Could you give more detailed explanation on how bahai faith started and who was backer of it ?Britain,Rusia with sources.
Sure, but the discussion will be very long. So, I will need more time to write and mention references. I cannot finish writing of it today for you.
but I will give you some summary and I will give more details and also refferences later if you be interested.
There were two main sects of shia islam in persia(iran), in 19th century. cities were divided between these two sects, and sometimes they had even very serious tensions. They were called "Heydari" , and "Ne'mati". each of these sects were followers of one famous Sufi.
for this part , I refer you to the first chapter of Iran between two revolutions.
Iran Between Two Revolutions (Princeton Studies on the Near East): Ervand Abrahamian: 9780691101347: Amazon.com: Books
1. Each sect had different opinions about religious affairs.
2. There is an old anecdote which says "Divide and conquer". Persian kings in that era(Qajars) were taking benefit from this. but they were not the only ones who took advantage, and foreign powers were also interested in using this strategy.
Each of this branches has some mullahs, and each mullah had lots of religious students, and followers. actually, they were some relatively organized network, which control money and lands, ...
So, being at the top of this hierarchy was goal of students. Bab was one of them.
Báb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
he tried to become the leader of his teacher's network(Sayyid Kazim Rashti
Sayyid Kazim Rashti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
after the death of his teacher.
PART 1