Gracious God
bahaistories.com archive · Read original
When in Bahá'í history
'Akká (today: Acre, Israel)
Gracious God! That royal edifice was once splendidly decked forth and fair. But there are spiders' webs today, where hung the curtains of gold brocade, and where the king's drums beat and his musicians played, the only sound is the harsh cries of kites and crows. "This is verily the capital of the owl's realm, where thou wilt hear no sound, save only the echo of his repeated calls." That is how the barracks were, when we came to Akká. There were a few trees inside the walls, and on their branches, as well as up on the battlements, the owls cried all night long. How disquieting is the hoot of an owl; how it saddens the heart.
Source: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Memorials of the Faithful p. 16-17
Collected from bahaistories.com (Subject: akka).
Cite this story
Various. *bahaistories.com archive*. https://bahaistories.com/subject/akka
Record yourself reading this story
Recording stays on this device only. Nothing is uploaded.
Related stories
In London ‘Abdu’l-Bahá had an interview with a representative from the Weekly Budget
In London ‘Abdu’l-Bahá had an interview with a representative from the Weekly Budget. He spoke of His first summer in ‘Akka: ‘’Akka is a fever-ridden town. It was said that a bird attempting to fly over it would drop dead. The food was…
A Bahá’í came to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to speak on behalf of a young Persian
A Bahá’í came to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to speak on behalf of a young Persian, who was trying to attach himself to the Faith. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá explained that should anyone commit a hundred wrongs against His own person He would overlook them all and…
The Anticipation of Liberation
A comment about ‘the anticipation of liberation’. One day as He sat in His chair, looking out onto the Mediterranean, in the dining room of the house of ‘Abdu’l-láh Páshá, the same room where the talks recorded in Some Answered Questions were given…
A number of people suggested that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá sail to England and
A number of people suggested that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá sail to England and cross the Atlantic to America aboard the brand-new ship Titanic instead of the much older, slower Cedric. Later in America, when He was asked why He didn't, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá…