Life and Mission of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

The Passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá
The news of `Abdu'l-Bahá's passing on November 28, 1921, was received by the Bahá'í world and the citizens of Haifa with profound distress and grief. The Holy Land—a land all too frequently convulsed by religious conflict—witnessed an unprecedented event of unity and collective emotion in the aftermath of `Abdu'l-Bahá's death. More >
A Day in the Life of the Master
It is a noteworthy gathering. Many of these men are blind; many more are pale, emaciated, or aged.... Most of the women are closely veiled, but enough are uncovered to cause us well to believe that, if the veils were lifted, more pain and misery would be seen. Some of them carry babes with pinched and sallow faces. There are perhaps a hundred in this gathering, and besides, many children. They are of all the races one meets in these streets—Syrians, Arabs, Ethiopians, and many others. More >
'Abdu'l-Bahá: the Center of the Covenant
On November 29, 1921, ten thousand people—Jews, Christians, and Muslims from all persuasions and denominations—gathered on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land to mourn the passing of One who was eulogized as the essence of "Virtue and Wisdom, of Knowledge and Generosity". More >