Scriptures & Texts

Panj Sha'n (Five Grades)

Babi Scriptures

Citation Formats

General Reference

Divinity Atlas. "Panj Sha'n (Five Grades)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/scriptures-texts/panj-shan-five-grades.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Panj Sha'n (Five Grades). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/scriptures-texts/panj-shan-five-grades

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-panj-sha-n-five-grades,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Panj Sha'n (Five Grades)},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/scriptures-texts/panj-shan-five-grades},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The Panj Sha'n (Five Grades, or Five Modes) is a major compilation work of the Bab, written in Arabic and Persian and combining several distinct literary and doctrinal genres in one collection, composed during his imprisonment and standing alongside the Bayan as one of the central works establishing Babi doctrine and the Bab's own claimed station.

Facts

Structure

Combines several distinct literary and doctrinal genres or modes of writing, the five grades of the title, in one collection, written in both Arabic and Persian; composed during the Bab's imprisonment alongside the Bayan as a central work establishing Babi doctrine. 1

Status

Canonical Status

Canonical 1

Its own record calls it one of "the central works establishing Babi doctrine," matching Dala'i-i-Sab'ih in this same fill.

Origins

Language

Arabic and Persian 1

Attributed Author / Compiler

The Bab 1

Text

Literary Form

Text collection / anthology 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Persians

This source names Persians directly: "The Panj Sha'n (Five Grades, or Five Modes) is a major compilation work of the Bab, written in Arabic and Persian and combining several distinct literary and doctrinal genres in one collection..."

Source The Sources for Early Babi Doctrine and HistoryDenis MacEoin

The Bab

This source names The Bab directly: "Modes) is a major compilation work of the Bab, written in Arabic and Persian and combining several distinct literary and doctrinal genres in one collection, composed during his imprisonment and..."

Source The Sources for Early Babi Doctrine and HistoryDenis MacEoin