Explore the racial division and bigotry ‘Abdu’l-Baha encountered when he first arrived in the United States in 1912, and the ways in which the members of the community of Washington, D.C. stepped up to meet the challenge of addressing it.
True stories about the soul-stirring life and powerful actions of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá come alive in this new book. Accomplished authors recount stories that draw the heart and inspire action as they portray ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s actions as a young adult and throughout His momentous travels in Europe and North America.
Unique contemporary tellings of the life and history of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá shed seldom seen light on the Perfect Exemplar.. Included are the first six chapter of Myron Phelps's Life and Teachings of Abbas Effendi, originally published in 1903, and a series of interviews with Abdu’l-Baha’s sister, the Greatest Holy Leaf.