Babism is by no means the only heresy that has sprung from the speculative genius of Persia; but it is the one that has most deeply moved the society of the present age, and the one which still obtains, though in secret and without a leader.
"Across Asia on a Bicycle"
Thomas Gaskell Allen and William Lewis Sachtleben
Had he finally escaped, the miracle thus performed would have made Babism invincible.
"Across Asia on a Bicycle"
Thomas Gaskell Allen and William Lewis Sachtleben
We now come to the last of this Series, in which Khalid speaks of a certain American lady, a Mrs. Goodfree, or Gotfry, who is a votary of Ebbas Effendi, the Pope of Babism at Heifa.
"The Book of Khalid"
Ameen Rihani