This Journey Hath Lasted Too Long
'Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahíyyih Khánum: The Greatest Holy Leaf, (1982), Bahá'í World Centre · Read original
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Haifa (today: Haifa, Israel)
O my dear sister!
It is quite a while now, since thou hast left us, and gone away to Nazareth and Haifa. This journey hath lasted too long. The weather in Akká is fine and moderate. If thou comest back, it will rejoice our hearts....
From an unpublished Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf.
Source: Bahíyyih Khánum: The Greatest Holy Leaf, compiled by the Bahá’í World Centre (1982), Part II, “From the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá,” no. 17. Text as reproduced in Project Gutenberg eBook #19242 (used under the Bahá’í terms of use; not public domain).
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'Abdu'l-Bahá. (1982). *Bahíyyih Khánum: The Greatest Holy Leaf*. Bahá'í World Centre. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/19242/pg19242-images.html
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