Bahá'í
Azali Bahá'í (historical Babi remnant)
11/40· ModerateConfidence: High
Historical 1860s split from the larger Babi/Bahá'í community following Subh-i-Azal's claim. Very small surviving community in Iran and Cyprus.
CLCI radar
Moderate / High-Demand
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control3/10
Information Control3/10
Thought Control3/10
Emotional Control2/10
Modifiers (+0)
0 — historical Babi-remnant offshoot from 1860s split; very small.
Founded
1860s
Members
Few hundred
Active in
Middle East
In context
After the Báb's 1850 execution, Mirza Yahya Subh-i-Azal initially led the Babi community. His half-brother Bahá'u'lláh's 1863 declaration produced the 1860s split that produced the Azali remnant and the much-larger Bahá'í community. Very small Azali community continues.
Timeline
- 1850The Báb executed
- 1863Bahá'u'lláh's Baghdad declaration; split begins
Sources
- Various Bahá'í-studies academic work
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