From January to April, through the worst part of winter, with small children,…
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When in Bahá'í history
Baghdád (today: Baghdad, Iraq)
From January to April, through the worst part of winter, with small children, and elderly relatives, with insufficient food and inappropriate clothing they struggled through the freezing mountain ranges. It was so bitterly cold that they could not speak; there was so much snow, wind and ice that at times they could not move. But the hand of Almighty God was over them through out that perishing, awful journey and with His unfailing protection, they finally arrived in Baghdad.
Source: Ruhi Book 4
Collected from bahaistories.com (Subject: adversity).
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For adults
- What stands out about this person's response in this account?
- What might this person's example ask of us in our own circumstances?
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