What are the beliefs of the Babis and the Baha'is, and are they considered Muslims?
Bābism and Bahaism are two movements that originated in Iran. They claim that "the Bāb" (Ali ibn Muhammad al-Shirazi) is the door to Bahāʾullāh, and that he is a prophet. They allege that the law of Islam has been abrogated and that the Bāb is greater than all the Messengers. They permitted themselves people's wealth and women, denied the Resurrection, and altered some acts of worship. As for "Bahāʾud-Dīn" (Mirza Husayn ibn Ali), he claimed divinity and Lordship. Scholars have issued a that they are disbelievers, and that it is not permissible to bury them in Muslim cemeteries, because anyone who claims prophethood after the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, or claims that God has incarnated in him, is a disbeliever by the consensus of Muslims.
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