A Newspaper’s Tribute from ‘Akká
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In 1914 The Christian Commonwealth carried words of praise for ‘Abdu’l-Bahá:
“It is wonderful to see the venerable figure of the revered Bahá’í leader passing through the narrow streets of this ancient town [‘Akká], where he lived for forty years as a political prisoner, and to note the deep respect with which he is saluted by the Turkish officials and the officers of the garrison from the Governor downward, who visit him constantly and listen with the deepest attention to his words. ‘The Master’ does not teach in Syria as he did in the West, but he goes about doing good, and Muslims and Christians alike share his benefactions. From sunrise often till midnight he works, in spite of broken health, never sparing himself if there is a wrong to be righted or a suffering to be relieved. To Christians who regard ‘Abdu’l-Bahá with impartial and sympathetic eyes, this wonderful selfless life cannot fail to recall that life whose tragic termination on Calvary the whole Christian world recalls …”
Source: Annamarie Honnold, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, pp. 11–12.
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