magnanimity
4 stories where magnanimity appears.
The Ambassador's Commendation
The Persian Ambassador's intrigues helped bring about Bahá'u'lláh's banishment from Constantinople. Nearly thirty years later, in the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, Bahá'u'lláh testified to the ambassador's honesty in his service and said he deserved commendation.
The Prince on the Terrace
At Thonon in 1911 Zillu's-Sultán, whose orders had sent Bahá'ís to their deaths, met 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Who embraced him and told him never to think of the past again. Later one of the prince's sons wept over his family's deeds.
Roses at the Turkish Embassy
In April 1912, four years after the Ottoman Empire released 'Abdu'l-Bahá from prison, its ambassador in Washington gave a dinner in His honour, read Him a tribute, and walked Him to His carriage.
Good for Evil in 'Akká
A Governor of 'Akká tried to close the Bahá'ís' shops and was dismissed from office the same morning. 'Abdu'l-Bahá comforted him and sent his family safely to Damascus, and the Governor wrote asking His pardon.