Dayyán
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Mirza Asadullah-i-Khuy , often referred to as Dayyán, was a Babi
follower, a religion founded by the Báb
in Persia in the mid 1850s. The Báb wrote numerous tablets
of praise to Dayyán recognising his devotion to the new religion. In the days before his execution
, the Báb asked that Dayyán be the custodian of his work, keeping his writings safe.
Among one of the Bábí
teachings, was the appearance of a messianic figure, termed He whom God shall make manifest
. After the Báb's death, Dayyán was the third person to recognize "He whom God shall make manifest", in the person of Bahá'u'lláh
. Dayyán was murdered for refuting the claims of successor-ship made by Mirza Yahya.
Miller, an American missionary to Persia, wrote that he believed that Mirza Yahya was behind the murder, and pointed to Mirza Muhammad of Mazanderan as having actually killing Dayyán, probably by drowning him in the Tigris.
The Báb gave Mírza Asadu'lláh the surname "Dayyán ('One Who Rewards', or 'Judge')". The Báb predicted Dayyán would be the third person to believe in Bahá'u'lláh. When Bahá'u'lláh was in Kurdistan, Dayyán wrote to and received responses from Mírza Yahyá that he considered inadequate and devoid of spiritual knowledge. Bahá'u'lláh wrote in the Kitáb-i-Badí that after reading prayers by Dayyán which showed a loyalty to God's Messengers and emphasized humility and servitude, Mírza Yahyá became very jealous and "determined to harm him". Tensions were further raised when Dayyán wrote a letter refuting Mírza Yahyá's claim to be the Báb's successor even quoting the Báb to make his point. Mírza Yahyá responded by writing a book Mustayqiz (Sleeper Awakened) which reprimanded Dayyán, called him the 'Father of Calamities', and called on Bábís to kill him. At the same time Mírza Yahyá was writing this book, he dispatched Mírza Muhammad-i-Mázindarání to Azerbaijan "with explicit orders to kill Dayyán".
Bábism
The Babi Faith is a religious movement that flourished in Persia from 1844 to 1852, then lingered on in exile in the Ottoman Empire as well as underground. Its founder was Siyyid `Alí Muhammad Shirazi, who took the title Báb—meaning "Gate"—from a Shi'a theological term...
follower, a religion founded by the Báb
Báb
Siyyid `Alí Muḥammad Shírází was the founder of Bábism, and one of three central figures of the Bahá'í Faith. He was a merchant from Shíráz, Persia, who at the age of twenty-four claimed to be the promised Qá'im . After his declaration he took the title of Báb meaning "Gate"...
in Persia in the mid 1850s. The Báb wrote numerous tablets
Tablet (religious)
A tablet, in the religious context, is a term traditionally used for religious texts.Jews and Christians believe that Moses brought the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai in the form of two stone tablets. According to the Book of Exodus, God delivered the tablets twice, the first set having been...
of praise to Dayyán recognising his devotion to the new religion. In the days before his execution
Execution of the Báb
On the morning of July 9, 1850 in Tabriz, a young Persian merchant known as the Báb was charged with apostasy and shot by order of the Prime Minister of the Persian Empire...
, the Báb asked that Dayyán be the custodian of his work, keeping his writings safe.
Among one of the Bábí
Babi
Babi may refer to:* Babı, a municipality in Azerbaijan* Babi Dynasty, founded in 1735 by Muhammed Sher Khan Babi , Nawabs of this dynasty went on to rule over Junagadh in Gujarat, from the 18th to the 20th century....
teachings, was the appearance of a messianic figure, termed He whom God shall make manifest
He whom God shall make manifest
He whom God shall make manifest is a messianic figure in the religion of Babism. The messianic figure was repeatedly mentioned by the Báb, the founder of Babism, in his book, the Bayán. The Báb described the messianic figure as the origin of all divine attributes, and stated that his command was...
. After the Báb's death, Dayyán was the third person to recognize "He whom God shall make manifest", in the person of Bahá'u'lláh
Bahá'u'lláh
Bahá'u'lláh , born ' , was the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. He claimed to be the prophetic fulfilment of Bábism, a 19th-century outgrowth of Shí‘ism, but in a broader sense claimed to be a messenger from God referring to the fulfilment of the eschatological expectations of Islam, Christianity, and...
. Dayyán was murdered for refuting the claims of successor-ship made by Mirza Yahya.
Subh-i-Azal
' was a Persian religious leader of Azali Bábism.-Background:Mirza Yahya was born in 1831 to Kuchak Khanum-i-Karmanshahi and Mírzá Buzurg-i-Núrí, in the province of Mazandaran, and a younger-half-brother of Mírzá Husayn `Ali, better known as Bahá'u'lláh...
Miller, an American missionary to Persia, wrote that he believed that Mirza Yahya was behind the murder, and pointed to Mirza Muhammad of Mazanderan as having actually killing Dayyán, probably by drowning him in the Tigris.
The Báb gave Mírza Asadu'lláh the surname "Dayyán ('One Who Rewards', or 'Judge')". The Báb predicted Dayyán would be the third person to believe in Bahá'u'lláh. When Bahá'u'lláh was in Kurdistan, Dayyán wrote to and received responses from Mírza Yahyá that he considered inadequate and devoid of spiritual knowledge. Bahá'u'lláh wrote in the Kitáb-i-Badí that after reading prayers by Dayyán which showed a loyalty to God's Messengers and emphasized humility and servitude, Mírza Yahyá became very jealous and "determined to harm him". Tensions were further raised when Dayyán wrote a letter refuting Mírza Yahyá's claim to be the Báb's successor even quoting the Báb to make his point. Mírza Yahyá responded by writing a book Mustayqiz (Sleeper Awakened) which reprimanded Dayyán, called him the 'Father of Calamities', and called on Bábís to kill him. At the same time Mírza Yahyá was writing this book, he dispatched Mírza Muhammad-i-Mázindarání to Azerbaijan "with explicit orders to kill Dayyán".