Parallels between Jesus and the Báb
Anyone reading the martyrdoms of both Jesus and the Báb, will notice some very intriguing similarities:
The age of the Báb and length of His mission are similar to those of Jesus.
Both had farcical trials with predictable conclusions.
The Báb is put to death on the eve of Ramadan, exactly as Jesus is martyred on the eve of Sabbath and the Passover, for the same reasons.
The Báb being in one account paraded through town on an ass recalls Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.
The Báb met His martyrdom at noon, which is the time Jesus was taken away to His death in John.
Both are suspended in the air (some accounts describe a cross-like arrangement), have one fellow-companion going to Paradise, and the same words are uttered for their going there.
Both the Báb and Jesus demonstrate a power over martyrdom that shows it was a voluntary death.
Both are depicted being struck by a sword / spear.
The disappearance of the Báb before the people, is similar to Jesus' disappearance from the tomb.
A long darkness (and other natural wonders) follows the deaths of both the Báb and Jesus.
Guards are posted over both the Báb's and Jesus' bodies so that their bodies are not taken, but both fail in their jobs.
The bodies of both the Báb and Jesus are both found disappeared on the third day.
In both cases an excuse is spread abroad to cover the disappearance.
Excerpt from Martyrdom of the Bab by David Merrick, Edinburgh