Ahmad Sohrab

4 stories in the library.

A life in stories

Bahá'u'lláh's ministry (1853–1892)

On August 20th there arrived at Green Acre a young man, dishevelled, tremulous

On August 20th there arrived at Green Acre a young man, dishevelled, tremulous. His name was Fred Mortensen. Let him tell his story in his own words. He wrote it for the magazine, The Star of the West: In my youth my environment was not…

8 min

'Abdu'l-Bahá's ministry (1892–1921)

Abdu’l-Bahá relates a story as a metaphor

In ancient times there was a King who arranged a contest between his Chinese and Roman artists. He appointed a large hall in which both groups could paint.

1 min

An example of how ‘Abdu’l-Baha treated an unfriendly Christian missionary in ‘Akka

While in Edinburgh ‘Abdu’l-Baha is reported to have mentioned the following account to a group of Baha’is: ‘Abdu’l-Baha spoke to us about Miss Wardlaw Ramsey, a Scottish Christian missionary in Akka.

2 min

The sterling faithfulness of Isfandiyar – recalled by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

My grandfather had many colored maids and servants. When the Blessed Perfection became the head of the family He liberated all of them, and gave them permission to leave or stay, but if they desired…

5 min