Laughter in Chains
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When in Bahá'í history
'Akká (today: Acre, Israel)
There was a time when ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was in chains. The jailers were amazed that the Master sang and laughed. He informed them they were doing Him a kindness—He had wanted to know the feelings of a man in chains. Now He knew!
Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, no. 59, “Laughter in chains,” p. 170.
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