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Shíráz – The Báb’s Family
The Báb’s relatives and their descendants are known as Afnán [means twigs].
The Báb’s only child, Ahmad died in infancy, and so the Afnán are not direct descendants of the Báb. The Báb’s father who died when the Báb was young had been an only child. So, the Báb did not have any paternal uncles or aunts. His mother however had three brothers. Of these three maternal uncles, the middle uncle was the one closest to the Báb, as he was the one who took care of the Báb, after the death of the Báb’s father. The middle uncle was also the first of the three uncles to recognize the station of the Báb. He was taught by Quddús in 1845, when Quddús came to Shíráz after completing the hajj with the Báb. The other two uncles, although caring for their sister and their Nephew, did not recognize the station of the Báb until several years after His martyrdom.
The Báb’s wife was the Báb’s mother’s cousin, although age-wise she was young (she was three years younger than the Báb). The Báb’s wife had two brothers and one sister. These two brothers were initially quite opposed to the Báb, but in time become ardent believers.
The chart below shows the Báb’s Immediate Family: The First Generation of the Afnáns. A detailed lineage chart of the Báb’s family can be found as a fold-out genealogy chart just after the Introduction section in the Dawn-Breakers.
For a relatively in-depth English article on the Afnán family see: The Afnán Family – Some Biographical Notes by Ahang Rabbani