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Baha'u'llah was born in Tehran, Iran. He was raised as a Muslim and followed the traditions very strictly. He would later go on to be the sole founder of the Baha'i religion. -
The Bab was the founder of the sect known as Babism, which inspired Baha'u'llah to create the Baha'i faith. -
After The Bab's practices had become more known and accepted in the Persian culture where he taught his followers, he was caught by the Persian leaders and murdered for apostasy. -
On this day, Babi followers sought revenge for the murder of The Bab and attempted to kill the leader, or Shah, of the region, Nasser Shah. The plan failed and the thousands involved were captured and tortured. -
Baha'u'llah made his initial statement that he was the manifestation of God for the Babism faith. He was exiled for this claim and imprisoned in Turkey and then Israel. -
Baha'u'llah, in seclusion, wrote the central text for the Baha'i faith, detailing the values and practices of the religion. In English, the title reads "The Holiest Faith". -
Founder Baha'u'llah died after decades of inspiration. He was cremated and kept in the Mansion of Bahji (pictured) where he lived. His will told Abdu'l-Baha to be his successor. -
The successor to Baha'u'llah, after having been associated with this secular faith, was imprisoned for more than 5 decades. This is a historic turn: a Baha'i leader was finally free. -
Third leader Shoghi Effendi died with no successor in his will, so the religion was led by this supreme institution first imagined by Baha'u'llah as a democratic way to progress the religion. There is a re-election process every 5 years, last in 2018. -
The members of the Baha'i faith team up to create a text showing their intentions: This was written to ensure that the Baha'is were accomplishing goals and documenting it for the entire world to see.