The Babi and Baha'i Religion — Page 15
THE B Ā B Ī AND BAH Ā ’ Ī RELIGION 15 place. He had simply said that when the expected one came he would be recognised by all. In 1863 Mirz a H usain ‘Al i declared that he was the one whose advent had been foretold by ‘Al i Muhammad B a b, and he took the title of Bah a ’ull a h, meaning the Splendour of God. But Mirz a Ya h y a , with some of his followers, refused to accept this claim, the split giving rise to two sections, the Azal i s and the Bah a ’ i s—those who remained with S ub h e Azal in his denial of the claims of Mirz a H usain ‘Al i , and those who accepted the latter’s claim that he was the Bah a ’ull a h. Following the unsuccesful attempt on the life of the king when several B a b i s were arrested, Mirz a H usain ‘Al i was among them. He remained in prison for about four months, was released, and soon afterwards moved to Baghdad, where he thought that he would perhaps be better in a position to pursue his ambitions and schemes. S ub h- e-Azal also thereafter went to live in Baghdad. The rivalry between the two sects, the Azal i s and the Bah a ’ i s, began to give rise to quarrels between the followers of both, so that the Turkish Government decided that S ub h- e-Azal and Bah a ’ull a h should be kept at different places. In 1868 Bah a ’ull a h and his followers were exiled to ‘Akk a in Syria, while S ub h- e-Azal was sent to Famagusta in Cyprus.