A Granddaughter Chants a Tablet
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When in Bahá'í history
The Master loved children and took great delight in them. He felt ‘they were nearer to the Kingdom of God’ than were adults.
It was observed how He listened so attentively one day to a young granddaughter of His—He took her troubles seriously. Though she was only about two years old, she chanted a Tablet in His presence. If a word failed her, He ‘gently’ chanted it. She won from Him a glorious smile for her effort, while He sat in the corner of the divan drinking tea.
Source: Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (Annamarie Honnold), no. 84, “Love for children”, p. 99.
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