Mírzá Maḥmúd and His Diary
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A retelling for children, based on Bahá'í Chronicles ("Mirza Mahmud-i-Zargání"), which quotes the closing lines of Mahmúd's Diary and The Bahá'í World, volume 3.
In 1912 'Abdu'l-Bahá travelled across America, and Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Zarqání was one of those who travelled with Him. Day after day, Mírzá Maḥmúd wrote down where 'Abdu'l-Bahá went and what He said and did.
After the journey he put his record together as a book. He wrote the whole of it out in his own hand, and in 1913 he presented it to 'Abdu'l-Bahá. At the end of it he gave thanks that he had been helped to finish the first volume.
In 1914 he was sent to India to arrange for the book to be published, and it was printed in Bombay that same year. Today it is known in English as Mahmúd's Diary, and it is the best known of his works.
When Mírzá Maḥmúd died, The Bahá'í World called his death a great loss to the Cause. The Guardian, Shoghi Effendi, sent a telegram that said: "His outstanding services will shine evermore."
This is a retelling for children. For the fuller account, see "Mirza Mahmud-i-Zargání".
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