books.google.com - Babism and its offshoot Baha'ism first evolved from mainstream Islam in 19th century Iran, in the face of fierce opposition from the Islamic clergy and most Muslims. Because of this, and because European and American converts to Baha'ism found the rituals inappropriate and puzzling, the codes prescribed...http://books.google.com/books/about/Rituals_in_Babism_and_Baha_ism.html?hl=nl&id=4Bpd0xhUKewC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareRituals in Babism and Baha'ism