The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2219 page)

(1753–1826)
. Sh
‘a Muslim who founded the Shaykh
s. He was born in Arabia, but moved to Iran, where he became a teacher and prolific writer. His belief that he received, in dreams and visions, direct and infallible communications from the
Im
ms
, combined with suspect teaching on other matters, led to his condemnation in 1822. He died on pilgrimage to
Mecca
, but his teaching was continued by Sayyid Kar
m Rasht
(d. 1843 (AH 1259)) who organized the Shaykh
ya/Shaikh
ya order more formally. Many Shaykh
s/
Shaikh
s
became followers of the B
b (see
B
B
S
).

 
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