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How could this Prisoner give to the needy of 'Akká every Friday morning

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How could this Prisoner give to the needy of 'Akká every Friday morning? Had not His exiled family's wealth and property been almost totally confiscated? One pilgrim found that, 'All that the Master gives is a real sacrifice, and is saved by the cutting off of what most people would consider necessities.'

Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 82

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How could this Prisoner give to the needy of 'Akká every Friday morning

Various · bahaistories.com archive

How could this Prisoner give to the needy of 'Akká every Friday morning? Had not His exiled family's wealth and property been almost totally confiscated? One pilgrim found that, 'All that the Master gives is a real sacrifice, and is saved by the cutting off of what most people would consider necessities.'

Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 82

Collected from bahaistories.com (Subject: sacrifice).

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