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A Silk Carpet for Bahá'u'lláh's Shrine
A pilgrim brought an exquisite silk carpet from Persia for 'Abdu'l-Bahá. The Master said so beautiful a gift belonged in the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh, and after a joyful journey to Bahjí He spread it there Himself.
2 min
The Most Perfect Gentleman
Howard Colby Ives explains that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's courtesy was really reverence for the soul in every person, and recalls how the husband of His hostess in Dublin called Him the most perfect gentleman he had ever known.
1 min
A Visit to the Shrine at Bahjí
Julia Grundy describes her party's 1905 visit to the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh at Bahjí: the shoes removed at the entrance, the silent prayer at the Tomb, and the tea served afterward in a small side room.
2 min