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An Azali (Persian: ازلی)[1][2][3][4] or Azali Bábí[5][6] is a follower of the monotheistic religion of the Báb who embraced the leadership of Subh-i-Azal. Early followers of the Báb were known as Bábís; however, in the 1860s with the Baháʼí–Azali split, the vast majority of Bábís followed Mirza Husayn ʻAli, known as Baháʼu'lláh, founder of the Baháʼí Faith, and became known as Baháʼís. Some among the remaining Bábís continued to follow Subh-i-Azal, Baháʼu'lláh's half-brother, whom the Báb had appointed his successor and leader of the community, and thus came to be called Azalis.[2]
Azali Babis continued to push for the end of the Iranian monarchy, and several individuals were among the national reformers of the constitutional revolution of 1905–1911.[7] Azalis stagnated and disappeared as an organized community after the revolution, numbering at most a few thousand by the end of the 20th century, mainly in Iran.[5][6][8] Azalis are considerably outnumbered by adherents of the Baháʼí Faith, who number in the millions.[a]
- ^ Browne 1890, pp. 351–352.
- ^ a b c Britannica 2011.
- ^ MacEoin 2012.
- ^ Amanat 1989, p. 384, 414.
- ^ a b Barrett 2001, p. 246.
- ^ a b MacEoin 1987.
- ^ Warburg 2006, p. 177.
- ^ Warburg 2006, pp. 8, 177.
- ^ Browne 1890, p. 351.
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