Azali

الأزلية

The branch of the Babis who followed Mirza Yahya, Subh-i Azal, after the death of the Bab 1.

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Azali is the name given to those Babis who followed Mirza Yahya, called Subh-i Azal, after the death of the Bab. The name marks the branch of the Babi movement that followed Subh-i Azal, as distinct from those who followed other claimants. 1

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  1. Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 1 p. 858
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islam.museum contributors. “Azali”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/azali/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-26.

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