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With unity as an essential teaching of the religion, Bahá'ís follow an administration they believe is
divinely ordained, and therefore see attempts to create schisms and divisions as efforts that are
contrary to the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh. Throughout Bahá'í history schisms have occurred over the
succession of authority. Bahá'í divisions have had relatively little success and have failed to attract
a sizeable following. [30] The followers of such divisions are regarded as Covenant-breakers and
shunned, essentially excommunicated. [29]
History
Bahá'í timeline
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1844 The Báb declares his mission in Shiraz, Iran
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1850 The Báb is publicly executed in Tabriz, Iran
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1852 Thousands of Bábís are executed
Bahá'u'lláh is imprisoned and forced into exile
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1863 Bahá'u'lláh first announces his claim that he is the Promised One
He is forced to leave Baghdad for Constantinople, then Adrianople
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1868 Bahá'u'lláh is forced into harsher confinement in `Akká, Palestine
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1892 Bahá'u'lláh dies at the age of 75 near `Akká
His will appointed `Abdu'l-Bahá as successor
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1908 `Abdu'l-Bahá is released from prison
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1921 `Abdu'l-Bahá dies in Haifa
His will appoints Shoghi Effendi as Guardian
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1963 The Universal House of Justice is first elected
Main article: Bahá'í history
Bahá'í history is often traced through a sequence of leaders, beginning with the Báb's May 23,
1844 declaration in Shiraz, and ultimately resting on an administrative order established by the
central figures of the religion. The tradition was mostly isolated to the Persian and Ottoman
empires until after the death of Bahá'u'lláh in 1892, at which time he had followers in thirteen
countries of Asia and Africa. [31] Under the leadership of his son, `Abdu'l-Bahá, the religion gained
a footing in Europe and America, and was consolidated in Iran, where it still suffered intense
persecution. [32] After the death of `Abdu'l-Bahá in 1921, the leadership of the Bahá'í community
entered a new phase, evolving from that of a single individual to an administrative order with a
system of both elected bodies and appointed individuals.
The Báb
Main article: Báb