During His last earthly hours ‘Abdu’l-Bahá lay in bed with a fever
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During His last earthly hours ‘Abdu’l-Bahá lay in bed with a fever and His night-robe needed changing. However, none could be found, as He had given them away.
Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 66
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