Bahíyyih Means Light
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Haifa (today: Haifa, Israel)
In 1919, when Margaret Randall, who came to be known as Bahíyyih, was but thirteen years of age, she went to Haifa with her parents and others to see ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Bahíyyih has recounted some of her experiences: “One night we were sitting at the table with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. He always placed me on His left. He smiled at me and said, ‘Your name is Bahíyyih. Bahíyyih means light, but unless you have something within you, something back of it, there is no light.’ And I realized the challenge He gave me just then. Another time we were told that we could have an interview with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and mother went with me when I had one. I asked Him, ‘What can I do to serve this Faith?’ The Master paced up and down the room … ‘Study. Study. Study.’ So many times the Master would repeat things three times. That was the message for me. Always the Master knew the thing that would bring fullest development into the individual’s life. If it was requested, He guided the person to it.”
Source: Annamarie Honnold, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 60.
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