● Bábí period
1844 – 1853
Persia. The Báb declares His mission in Shíráz; the Letters of the Living scatter across Iran.
27 locations on the map
Time-Lapse Map
Watch the Bahá’í Faith spread across the world from 1844 to the present. Each era’s locations layer on top of the previous, so the geographic shape of the community visibly widens as you press play.
Locations come from 156 unique geocoded story sites across the library.
See also: static world map · density heatmap · specific journeys