2013
‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Teacher in Europe
‘Abdu’l-Bahá loved people into the world of the Spirit.[1] To teach, to share the Word of God with others, is an act of love. It is as much a connection of souls as it is an intellectual intercourse. It was […]
2013
‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Professor Árminius Vámbéry
The colorful life of the renowned Hungarian orientalist Professor Árminius Vámbéry (1832 – 1913) is well documented; his remarkable career drawing close interest from notables, including Queen Victoria. His long and arduous journey to the interior of Asia, disguised as […]
2013
‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Germany
While making several short trips to cities in Austria and Hungary, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá spent most of the month of April 1913 in Germany. Balyuzi gives us the details of the intense daily pace with which the Master, despite His age and […]
2013
‘Abdu’l-Bahá and faith
“As ye have faith, so shall your powers and blessings be,” the Master said to the very first group of Western pilgrims visiting Him in Haifa in 1898[1]. Also during His travels in the West, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá spoke of the […]
2012
Discourse and Distribution
At the time of the Master’s travels the western believers had little access to the Writings of the Báb or Bahá’u’lláh. The last page of some issues of “Star of the West” list the literature available for sale in 1911: […]
2012
An Unexpected Beginning
On April 11th 1912 the steamship Cedric arrived on the shores of New York City, marking the beginning of ‘Abdul-Bahá’s historic travels in the United States. Moved by the “outburst of systematic and sustained activity[1]” by the Bahá’ís residing in […]
Glad Tidings! Glad Tidings!
The issue of Star of the West dated December 31st, 1911 is brimming with excitement — each serif and punctuation mark is eager and thrilled. The issue contains a logistical announcement from the Executive Board of the Bahá’í Temple Unity “so […]
2011
Biography: Louis Gregory
Keep your face turned towards the Kingdom and fear nothing! [1] These were the parting words that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá shared with Louis Gregory as his pilgrimage to ‘Akká in early 1911 drew to an end and he prepared to leave the […]
2011
Return to Egypt
From December 2nd, 1911 until the end of March of the subsequent year, the Master wintered in Egypt. This sojourn, unlike His time spent in Europe, was private in nature — but this did not mean that the presence of […]
The Language of the Master
It goes without saying that the Master communicated the principles of the Bahá’í Faith through His actions whilst in the West: generosity, for example, was articulated when coins were placed in the hands of destitute men at the Bowery Mission […]