‘Abdu'L-BAHÁ'S Last Words
Julia M. Grundy, Ten Days in the Light of Akka, (1907) · Read original
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When in Bahá'í history
'Akká (today: Acre, Israel)
‘Abdu'l-Bahá sent for me. I went to Him in the little room where He writes. He said, “Be strong! Be firm! You are not leaving Me; it is only your body that is going away. Your spirit will always be here. I shall always see you. There is work for you to do in the West. You must teach your husband the Way to God. Then you will both grow spiritually and be one in His Kingdom. I hope you may come again to ‘Akká and remain with Me a long time. You will always be here in the spirit. Think of this wherever you are, and happiness will come to you.” I held His hand a long time, asking that I might receive Light and Guidance.
ALLAH-U-ABHÁ!
NOTES
‘Abdu'l-Bahá is referring to the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-05.—ED.
Abu'l-Fazl, The Bahá'í Proofs: Also A Short Sketch of the History and Lives of the Leaders of This Religion, trans. Ishtael-ebn-Kalenter (New York: Bahá'í Publishing Committee, 1929).—ED.
Bahá‘u'lláh, The Kitáb-i-Iqán: The Book of Certitude, trans. Shoghi Effendi, 3d ed. (Wilmette, Ill.: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1974)—ED.
Becheveh may be Bíchárih, which means poor.
See Bahá‘u'lláh, Tablets of Bahá‘u'lláh: Revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, comp. Research Department of The Universal House of Justice, trans. Habíb Taherzadeh and Committee at Bahá'í World Centre (Haifa: Bahá'í World Centre,1978).—ED.
See Bahá‘u'lláh, A Synopsis and Codification of The Kitáb-i-Aqdas: The Most Holy Book of Bahá‘u'lláh, [comp. The Universal House of Justice], (Haifa: Bahá'í World Centre, 1973).—ED.
See Bahá‘u'lláh, The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys, trans. Ali-Kuli Khan and Marzieh Gail, 3d rev. ed. (Wilmette, Ill.: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1978), p. 6.—ED.
See Bahá‘u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá‘u'lláh, trans. Shoghi Effendi (Wilmette, Ill.: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1939), p. 4.—ED.
See Bahá‘u'lláh, Seven Valleys, pp. 40-41.—ED.
See Bahá‘u'lláh, Tablets of Bahá‘u'lláh, pp. 99-134.—ED.
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Source: Julia M. Grundy, Ten Days in the Light of Akka (1907). Available at bahai-library.com.
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