| The disciple and chosen successor of S̲h̲ayk̲h̲ Aḥmad. Born in Ras̲h̲t, Iran, in 1793, as a boy he showed great intellect and spirituality. At the age of twenty-two he went to Yazd, became a disciple of S̲h̲ayk̲h̲ Aḥmad and was designated to succeed him and continue the work or preparing his disciples to recognize the promised Qá'im. After S̲h̲ayk̲h̲ Aḥmad's death, the tide of opposition to S̲h̲ayk̲h̲í doctrines rose and Siyyid Kázim was attacked and denounced by the 'ulamá. |
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| Siyyid Kázim knew the identity of the promised One and alluded to it clearly when Siyyid 'Alí-Muḥammad (the Báb) attended his lecture one day in Karbilá. Seeing Him, Siyyid Kázim fell silent. When asked to continue his discourse he said: 'What more can I say? . . . Lo, the truth is more manifest than the ray of light that has fallen upon that lap!'3 But none understood his meaning. |
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| Towards the end of his life, feeling that the advent of the Qá'im was at hand, he charged his disciples to scatter and search for the Promised One. One of those who arose in response was Mullá Ḥusayn, the first to find the Báb. Siyyid Kázim died on 31 December 1843. |
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| The second of the "Twin resplendent lights" who heralded the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh.
Died at Karbilá, Dec. 31, 1843. (DB 33). |
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| Sayyid Kāẓim bin Qāsim al-Ḥusaynī ar-Ras̲h̲tī (1793-1843) (Arabic: سيد كاظم بن قاسم الحسيني الرﺷتي), mostly known as Siyyid Kázim Rashtí (Persian: سید کاظم رشتی), was the son of Sayyid Qasim of Rasht, a town in northern Iran. He was appointed as the successor of S̲h̲ayk̲h̲ Ahmad al-Ahsa'i, and led the S̲h̲ayk̲h̲í movement until his death. |
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| He came from a family of well known merchants. He was a Mullah who, after study of the Islamic writings told his students about the coming of the Mahdi and the "Masih" (the return of Christ) and taught them how to recognize them. After his death in 1843, many of his students spread out around Asia, Europe and Africa for the search. |
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| Upon his death he was buried near the tomb of Imám Ḥusayn in Karbala. |
| [Wikipedia - Kazim Rashti] |
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| Sayyid Kāẓim bin Qāsim al-Ḥusaynī ar-Rashtī |
[  ] [Wikipedia - Kazim Rashti] |
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