Co-published with the Association for Bah \' Studies In 1844 a charismatic young Persian merchant from Shiraz, known as the B b, electrified the Sh \'ih world by claiming to be the return of the Hidden Twelfth Imam of Islamic prophecy.
The movement he founded was the precursor of the Bah \' Faith, but until now.
But contrary to traditional expectations of apocalyptic holy war, the B b maintained that the spiritual path was not one of force and coercion but love and compassion.
Co-published with the Association for Bah \' Studies In 1844 a charismatic young Persian merchant from Shiraz, known as the B b, electrified the Sh \'ih world by claiming to be the return of the Hidden Twelfth Imam of Islamic prophecy