Open AccessThree Important Sources for the Study of Shaykhism and Early Babism
Author(s) -
Youli A. Ioannesyan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pisʹmennye pamâtniki vostoka
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1811-8062
DOI - 10.17816/wmo46767
Subject(s) - mindset , faith , islam , process (computing) , sociology , epistemology , religious studies , philosophy , theology , computer science , operating system
The ground for the Babi Faith (Babism) as an independent religious system was laid by Shaikhism, an esoteric Shiih school. A great role in this process was played by one of the prominent Shaykhi theologists and religious thinkers Sayid Kazim Rashti. He developed certain concepts which, apart from being revolutionary for Islam, paved the way for Babism to some extent, while many of his disciples made up the ranks of the first Babis. The article considers three sources which reveal the crucial factors of this process from the theological standpoint as well as focuses on the transformation of the mindset of some of Sayid Kazims prominent disciples into the Babi worldview.