AZALI


Meaning of AZALI in English

Any member of the B 0101; b 012B; movement who remained faithful to the teachings of the B 0101; b and his chosen successor, M 012B; rz 0101; Yahya, known as 1E62; ob 1E25; -e Azal, after the movement split in 1863.

For 13 years after the B 0101; b's execution, followers recognized 1E62; ob 1E25; -e Azal as their leader. Then 1E62; ob 1E25; -e Azal's half-brother, Bah 0101; Ull 0101; h , privately declared himself to be the prophet whose coming the B 0101; b had foretold. The Azal 012B; s rejected him, but most B 0101; b 012B; s followed him, establishing the Bah 0101; 012B; faith in 1867. Now located almost exclusively in Iran, the Azal 012B; s probably number no more than a few thousand.

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