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stories told by 'Abdu'l-Bahá
3 stories on this theme.
The Hidden Treasure in the Village
‘Abdu’l-Bahá told a story of Christ from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh: Jesus helped a seller of thorns marry a king’s daughter, and on his wedding night the young man left everything to follow Him.
4 min
The Richest Man on Earth
Speaking at the Bowery Mission in New York in 1912, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá told of a rainy night when Jesus, with no shelter, called Himself the richest man on earth because God had given Him the poor.
1 min
The Old Gardener and the King
In a story told by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, a ninety-year-old man planting date seeds tells a king that he plants for the next generation. His answers so please the king that he gives him three pieces of money.
1 min