Bahá'u'lláh (; , "Glory of God"; 12 November 1817 – 29 May 1892), born , was the founder of the
Bahá'í Faith. He claimed to be the prophetic fulfilment of
Bábism, a 19th-century outgrowth of
Shí‘ism, but in a broader sense claimed to be a
messenger from God referring to the fulfilment of the
eschatological expectations of
Islam,
Christianity, and other major religions.