Children’s class kit
bahaullah declaration — Teens (13–17)
Auto-assembled from the Bahai Story Library
Stories
- From the time when the declaration was made to him at Baghdad Abbas Effendi…
From the time when the declaration was made to him at Baghdad Abbas Effendi seemed to constitute himself the special attendant, servant, and body-guard of his father. He guarded him day and night on this journey, riding by his wagon and…
— Various, bahaistories.com archive
- It took some time for the news of Bahá’u’lláh’s Declaration to reach the…
It took some time for the news of Bahá’u’lláh’s Declaration to reach the believers in Persia. In the first place, methods of communication were still primitive. Secondly, the dissemination of such important news had to be carried out with…
— Various, bahaistories.com archive
- The Master, as He was now called, shielded His adored Father in all ways that…
The Master, as He was now called, shielded His adored Father in all ways that lay in His power from undesirable intruders, from the world's insistence, and from those who merely wanted idly to see and to hear something new. He made the…
— Various, bahaistories.com archive
Discussion questions
- Which line in this story surprised you the most?
- How could the spirit of gentleness show up in your week?
- If you were in Adib Taherzadeh's place, what might you have done?
- What does this story teach about devotion?
- If you were in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's place, what might you have done?
Quote to memorize
“From the time when the declaration was made to him at Baghdad Abbas Effendi seemed to constitute himself the special attendant, servant, and body-guard of his father.”
From From the time when the declaration was made to him at Baghdad Abbas Effendi…
Coloring page
Persian Rosette
An eight-fold symmetric rosette in the Persian decorative tradition. The Bahá'í Holy Places of Iran are decorated with such patterns.