Birth of the Bab (Baha'i)

Birth of the Bab
Tuesday 1.11.2016
Religion: Baha'i

The day is an observance of the anniversary of the birth on Oct. 20, 1819, in Shiraz, Persia (now Iran), of Siyyid ‘Ali-Muhammad, who later took the title of “the Bab,” meaning “the Gate.” The Bab was the herald of the Baha’i Faith.