المعنى الاصطلاحي :

A Bātini (esoteric) sect ascribed to Al-Mirza Husayn ‘Ali Ash-Sheerāzi, who was nicknamed Bahā"ullah.

الشرح المختصر :

"Al-Bahā"iyyah" (Baha"ism) is one of the evil esoteric sects, an extension of the "Bābiyyah" by Mirza Husayn ‘Ali (1233-1309 AH, 1817-1892 AD) when he proclaimed that he was the one intended by the statement "The one whom God shall make manifest", which is mentioned in the writings of the Bāb (founder of the Babism religious movement). He claimed that the Bāb gave glad tidings of his appearance. The Bāb in the Bahā"i faith is the person who acts as mediator between them and the twelfth Imam, Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan Al-‘Askari. Then he claimed that he was the awaited Mahdi. After that he claimed prophethood and divinity, alleging that Allah incarnated Himself in him –far exalted is Allah above that. Bahā"is believe in pantheism, incarnation, eternity of creatures, and that reward and punishment are only for the souls and are carried out in an imaginary manner. They also deny the miracles of the prophets, the existence of the angels and the jinn, as well as Paradise and Hellfire.

التعريف اللغوي المختصر :

"Al-Bahā"iyyah": Baha"ism or Baha"i faith, ascribed to a man called Al-Bahā. "Bahā" means beautiful appearance that dazzles the eyes with its beauty. It also means: affability.