Precursor (religion) explained

In religion, a precursor, also known as forerunner, predecessor, harbinger or herald, is a holy person who announced the approaching appearance of a central figure of the religion or who identified a central figure of the religion during the latter's childhood.^[1]

List of precursors

• Asita in Buddhism^[2]
• John the Baptist in Christianity^[3]
• Bahira or Sergius in Islam^[4]
• Shaykh Ahmad, forerunner of Bábism (in the Bábí-Bahá'í view)^[5]
• Sayyid Kazim Rashti, forerunner of Bábism (in the Bábí-Bahá'í view)
• Báb, forerunner and herald of the Bahá'í Faith (in the Bahá'í view)^[6]

See also

• List of founders of religious traditions

Notes and References

1. Book: Momen, Moojan. Moojan Momen

   . Moojan Momen. 2009. Originally published as The Phenomenon of Religion in 1999. Understanding Religion: A Thematic Approach. Oneworld Publications. Oxford, UK. 978-1-85168-599-8. 25434252M. 304–5.

2. Kohn, Sherab Chodzin (2009). A Life of the Buddha. Shambhala Publications. . pp. 5-6.
3. Book: Meier, John. John P. Meier. Mentor, Message, and Miracles (A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, Vol. 2). Anchor Bible. 1994. 2. 0-385-46992-6. registration.
4. Abel, A. "Baḥīrā". Encyclopaedia of Islam. Brill. Brill Online, 2007
5. Encyclopedia: Smith . Peter . Peter Smith (historian) . A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith . Shaykhism . 2000 . Oneworld Publications . Oxford . 1-85168-184-1 . 312 .
6. Encyclopedia: Smith . Peter . Peter Smith (historian) . A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith . The Bahai View of the Bab . 2000 . Oneworld Publications . Oxford . 1-85168-184-1 . 58-59 .