Ma`rifat Adyan

One of the most mysterious issues in exploring Babism and Bahaism in Iran is the stabilization of this deviant movement; in other words, how a movement which is highly deviated from Shiism, and is severely opposed by scholars and religious guardians, has been able to overcome the stage of stabilization in the Shiite society of Iran and enter the stage of expansion? Analyzing this course from the very beginning of its emergence, one of the noteworthy points is that a relatively large number of Iranian Zoroastrians were converted to this new-emerging trend, which played an important role in its stabilization. Using a descriptive-analytical method, this research tries to discuss the causes of this conversion and the role and motivation of the Persian Indians in this process. This research will increase one’s awareness in this field and reveal the British colonial policies in Iran in this era. As the research results indicate, the Persian Indians were able to play a central role in the conversion of the Zoroastrians to this deviated trend by applying different policies in order to preserve their own interests and position in India as a means of implementing the policies of the British colonial government in Iran.