Mírzá Maḥmúd and His Diary

*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.*

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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."

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*This is a retelling for children. For the fuller account, see ["Mirza Mahmud-i-Zargání"](/stories/bc-mirza-mahmud-i-zargani).*

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