Precursor (religion)
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In religion, a precursor, also known as forerunner, predecessor, harbinger or herald, is a holy person who announced the approaching appearance of a prophet or who identified a prophet during the latter’s childhood.[1]
List of precursors
- Asita in Buddhism[2]
- John the Baptist in Christianity[3]
- Bahira or Sergius in Islam[4]
- Shaykh Ahmad, forerunner of Bábism (in the Bábí-Bahá'í view)[5]
- Sayyid Kazim Rashti, forerunner of Bábism (in the Bábí-Bahá'í view)[5]
- Báb, forerunner and herald of the Bahá'í Faith (in the Bahá'í view)[6]
References
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- ↑ Abel, A. "Baḥīrā". Encyclopaedia of Islam. Brill. Brill Online, 2007
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