Sayyid Kazim Rashti

Sayyid Kazim al - Husayni 'm Qāsim ar - Raschti (Arabic سيد كاظم بن قاسم الحسيني الرشتي ), known as Sayyid Kazim Raschti (Persian سید کاظم رشتي ), ( * 1793 in Rasht, Iran, † 1843 in Karbala, Ottoman Empire) was the son of Sayyid Qasim and was appointed by Sheikh Ahmad al - Ahsā'ī, the founder of Schaichismus, the leader of the Schaichi.

Life

He came from a family of influential dealer, acquired the title of mullahs and told his students about the return of the Mahdi and the Messiah, and taught them how to recognize him. He died in 1843 and was buried near the Imam Hussein shrine in Karbala. After his death in 1843, many of his students went on to Africa, Asia and Europe to seek the Mahdi. One of his students, Mulla Husayn, while in 1844 met Sayyid Ali Muhammad, later known as " the Bab ," and saw him as the second coming of the Mahdi. With Mulla Husayn many Schaichis converted to Babism and the remaining were split into three groups.