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`Abdu'l-Bah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Baha[05/11/2014 6:17:38 PM]
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emphasize the growth of the faith by the late 1890s. `Abdu'l-Bah's given
name was `Abbs, but he preferred the title of `Abdu'l-Bah (servant of the
glory of God). He is commonly referred to in Bah' texts as "The Master",
and received the title of KBE after his personal storage of grain was used to
relieve famine in Palestine following World War I , but never used the title.
Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 Baghdad
3 Constantinople/Adrianople
4 Acre
4.1 Later in Acre
4.2 Marriage and family life
5 Early years of his ministry
5.1 First Western pilgrims
5.2 Ministry, 19011912
6 J ourneys to the West
7 Final years
8 Works
9 See also
10 Notes
11 References
12 Further reading
13 External links
Early life [edit]
`Abdu'l-Bah was born in Tehran , Iran on 23 May 1844 (5th of J amadiyu'l-
Avval, 1260 AH),
[4]
the eldest son of Bah'u'llh and Navvb. He was born
on the very same night on which the Bb declared his mission.
[5]
Born with
the given name of `Abbs,
[3]
he was named after his grandfather Mrz
`Abbs Nr, a prominent and powerful nobleman.
[6]
As a child, `Abdu'l-
Bah was shaped by his father's position as a prominent Bb . He recalled
how he met the Bb leader Thirih and how she would take "me on to her
knee, caress me, and talk to me. I admired her most deeply".
[7]
`Abdul-Bah had a happy and carefree
childhood. The familys Tehran home and country houses were comfortable and beautifully decorated.
`Abdu'l-Bah enjoyed playing in the gardens with his younger sister with whom he was very close.
[8]
Along
with his younger siblings a sister, Bahyyih, and a brother, Mihd the three lived in an environment of
privilege, happiness and comfort.
[6]
With his father's declination of the position as minister of the court;
during his young boyhood `Abdul-Bah witnessed his parents' various charitable endeavours,
[9]
which
included converting part of the home to a hospital ward for women and children.
[8]
`Abdu'l-Bah received a haphazard education during his childhood. It was customary not to send children of
nobility to schools. Most noblemen were educated at home briefly in scripture, rhetoric, calligraphy and
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