Precursor (religion)
In religion, a precursor, also known as forerunner, predecessor, harbinger or herald, is a holy person who announced the approaching appearance of a central figure of the religion or who identified a central figure of the religion during the latter's childhood.[1]
List of precursors
[edit]- 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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Momen, Moojan (2009) [Originally published as The Phenomenon of Religion in 1999]. Understanding Religion: A Thematic Approach. Oxford, UK: Oneworld Publications. pp. 304–5. ISBN 978-1-85168-599-8. OL 25434252M.
- ^ Kohn, Sherab Chodzin (2009). A Life of the Buddha. Shambhala Publications. ISBN 0834822512. pp. 5-6.
- ^ Meier, John (1994). Mentor, Message, and Miracles (A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, Vol. 2). Vol. 2. Anchor Bible. ISBN 0-385-46992-6.
- ^ Abel, A. "Baḥīrā". Encyclopaedia of Islam. Brill. Brill Online, 2007
- ^ a b Smith, Peter (2000). "Shaykhism". A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. 312. ISBN 1-85168-184-1.
- ^ Smith, Peter (2000). "The Bahai View of the Bab". A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. 58-59. ISBN 1-85168-184-1.