Bábism addini ne. An fara shi a Farisa a tsakiyar karni na 19. Wanda ya kafa shi shine Mirza Ali Muhamed Reza ash-Shirazi. Yayi da'awar cewa shi mai ceto ne ga Musulman Shi'a . Ya dauki cikin suna Bab, ma'ana "kofa". Babi ya samo asali ne daga fassarar Kur'ani da sauran rubutun Musulunci. Akwai irin wannan motsi kamar haka, amma ƙungiyar Bábí ta yi ƙoƙarin rabuwa da Islama don fara sabon addini. Gwamnati a cikin Farisa ta yi adawa da ita, wacce ke amfani da dokoki da tashin hankali don lalata ta. Bábism yaci gaba da gudun hijira a cikin Daular Ottoman . Hakan ya haifar da ƙirƙirar Azali Babism da Bangaskiyar Bahaa .