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Dala'il-i-Sab'ih (Seven Proofs)

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The Dala'il-i-Sab'ih (Seven Proofs) is a short apologetic treatise of the Bab setting out seven arguments for the truth of his claim to be a Manifestation of God, written in a more discursive and directly argumentative style than the Bab's longer doctrinal and legislative works and widely used as an accessible entry point to Babi doctrine.

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Structure
Structure
Seven distinct arguments (proofs) for the truth of the Bab's claim to be a Manifestation of God, presented in a more discursive, directly argumentative style than his longer doctrinal and legislative works. 1
Status
Canonical Status
Canonical 1
Its own record calls it one of the works "establishing Babi doctrine," matching the already-canonical Kitab-i-Aqdas and Kitab-i-Iqan.
Origins
Language
Persian 1
Attributed Author / Compiler
The Bab 1
Text
Literary Form
Philosophical treatise 1
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The Bab, Figures

This source names The Bab directly: "is a short apologetic treatise of the Bab setting out seven arguments for the truth of his claim to be a Manifestation of God, written in a more discursive and directly argumentative style than the..."

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Sources
1. The Sources for Early Babi Doctrine and History
Denis MacEoin, Brill, 1992on the Dala'il-i-Sab'ih and the Bab's apologetic writings
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