The Word on the Master's Lips
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When in Bahá'í history
New York (today: New York, USA)
One June day in New York ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was tired and slept long enough to keep His audience waiting. He then told His friends, “While I was sleeping I was conversing with you as though speaking at the top of My voice. Then through the effect of My Own voice I awoke. As I awoke, one word was upon My lips—the word ‘Imtiyáz’ (Distinction). So I will speak to you upon that subject this morning.”
Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 140
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