The Baháʼí Faith started with the earliest mentions of the predecessor of the Baháʼí Faith, the Báb, in The Times on 1 November 1845, only a little over a year after the Báb first stated his mission.
According to The Times dated 1 November 1845, which was only about a year after the Báb announced his mission, this marked the beginning of the Baháʼí Faith and its predecessor, the Báb.