This book examines the Islamic roots of the Baha'i faith through the Qur'anic studies of the Bab (Siyyad Ali Muhammad). It sheds light on both the development of the Babi movement and the continuities and discontinuities with Shi'i Islam.
"The book is useful for readers interested in the esoteric and gnostic traditions of Shi?i Islam, in the Islamic roots of Babism and in apocalyptic literature in general from a comparative perspective." Oliver Scharbrodt, University College Cork, Ireland
