Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
2 stories took place here — most often featuring Shoghi Effendi, 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Rúḥíyyih Khánum.
Oxford (today: Oxford, United Kingdom)
Stories at this place
Formative Age / Shoghi Effendi (1921–1957) · 2 stories
A Dictionary at His Elbow: Shoghi Effendi, Scholar and Translator
Before the world knew he would be the Guardian, Shoghi Effendi went to Oxford with one private purpose: to perfect his English so that he might serve 'Abdu'l-Bahá as His translator. In quiet rooms at Balliol, with English literature, a dictionary, and a notebook, he forged the very instrument by which the Sacred Writings would later reach the Western world — a lifetime's labour of learning poured out in service.
The Studious Years at Oxford: Shoghi Effendi at Balliol
In *The Priceless Pearl* Rúḥíyyih Khánum recounts the months Shoghi Effendi spent at Balliol College, Oxford, in 1920–1921, perfecting his English so that he might one day serve 'Abdu'l-Bahá as His translator — a small private programme of self-discipline that would, only months later, bear an unimaginable wider fruit.