Ḍíyá’íyyih Khánum
2 stories in the library.
A life in stories
Formative Age / Shoghi Effendi (1921–1957)
The Boy in the Doorway
A small barefoot boy stood in a doorway watching his grandfather, 'Abdu'l-Bahá — and the gentle nod he was given held a secret no one could quite put into words.
3 min
A Tie Far Deeper: Young Shoghi Approaches the Master
Rúḥíyyih Khánum's *The Priceless Pearl* preserves a moment from Shoghi Effendi's boyhood in 'Akká: a small barefoot figure in a doorway, eyes on his grandfather, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá's slow nod of recognition that the bond between them was not only physical, but something else.
2 min