The Dawn-Breakers

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The Dawn-Breakers is a historical chronicle by Nabíl-i-Aʿzam that recounts the early history of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths, focusing on the lives, struggles, and martyrdoms of their first believers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
historical chronicle ⓘ
religious history ⓘ
alternativeTitle Nabíl’s Narrative ⓘ
author Nabíl-i-Aʿzam ⓘ
Nabíl-i-Zarandí ⓘ
commissionedBy ʻAbduʼl‑Bahá ⓘ
linked to: ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá
compiledUnderDirectionOf ʻAbduʼl‑Bahá ⓘ
linked to: ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá
contains accounts of Bábí martyrs ⓘ
accounts of major Bábí uprisings ⓘ
biographical sketches of early believers ⓘ
eyewitness accounts ⓘ
describes declaration of the Báb in 1844 ⓘ
early experiences of Baháʼuʼlláh ⓘ
life of the Báb ⓘ
linked to: the Báb

martyrdom of the Báb ⓘ
persecutions of the Bábís ⓘ
focusesOn early history of the Baháʼí Faith ⓘ
early history of the Bábí Faith ⓘ
lives of early Bábí believers ⓘ
martyrdoms of early Bábí believers ⓘ
struggles of early Bábí believers ⓘ
genre chronicle ⓘ
narrative history ⓘ
religious history ⓘ
hasPerspective Baháʼí viewpoint ⓘ
language Persian ⓘ
notableEnglishTranslation The Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl’s Narrative of the Early Days of the Baháʼí Revelation ⓘ
linked to: The Dawn-Breakers
notableFor detailed narrative of early Bábí events ⓘ
influence on Baháʼí devotional life ⓘ
originalLanguage Persian ⓘ
primaryTheme emergence of a new religious dispensation ⓘ
sacrifice of early believers ⓘ
religiousSignificance considered an important work by Baháʼís ⓘ
religiousTradition Baháʼí Faith ⓘ
linked to: Baha'i Faith
settingLocation Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Persia ⓘ
structure chronological narrative ⓘ
subject Baháʼí Faith ⓘ
linked to: Baha'i Faith

Bábí Faith ⓘ
timePeriodCovered 1844–1852 ⓘ
early years of Baháʼuʼlláh ⓘ
ministry of the Báb ⓘ
titleInPersian Táríkh-i-Nabíl ⓘ
translatedBy Shoghi Effendi ⓘ
usedAs devotional reading in the Baháʼí community ⓘ
historical source on Bábí history ⓘ
writtenIn 19th century ⓘ

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Bahá'í Faith → hasSacredText → The Dawn-Breakers ⓘ
subject linked to: Baha'i Faith
The Dawn-Breakers → notableEnglishTranslation → The Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl’s Narrative of the Early Days of the Baháʼí Revelation ⓘ
linked to: The Dawn-Breakers
ʻAbbás Effendi → describedIn → The Dawn-Breakers ⓘ
Nabíl-i-Zarandí → notableWork → The Dawn-Breakers ⓘ
Táríkh-i-Nabíl → hasEnglishAdaptation → The Dawn-Breakers ⓘ
Táríkh-i-Nabíl → alternativeTitleOfAdaptation → The Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl’s Narrative of the Early Days of the Bahá’í Revelation ⓘ
linked to: The Dawn-Breakers
Nabíl’s Narrative → hasAlternativeTitle → The Dawn-Breakers ⓘ
Nabíl-i-Aʿzam → notableWork → The Dawn-Breakers ⓘ
Mullá Ḥusayn → describedBy → The Dawn-Breakers ⓘ