Shaykhi critiques of the Qayyum al-asma; the nature of the Báb's gradually unfolding claims, first as a báb to imam and qá'ím and finally prophethood; the Báb's concept of religious authority.
Notes
First presented at Irfan Colloquia Session 51, Louhelen Bahá'í School (October 2003) as "An Early Shaykhi Reaction to the Claims of the Bab."