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A Granddaughter Chants a Tablet

“The Master loved children and took great delight in them.”

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'Abdu'l-Bahá's ministry (1892–1921) · 1 min

The Master loved children and took great delight in them. He felt ‘they were nearer to the Kingdom of God’ than were adults.

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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.

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