'Abdu'l-Bahá's Journey in the West . . .: July 2014

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

An Interview by Tara Jabbari

Our friend Tara Jabbari conducted an interview with us re. our film about

'Abdu'l-Bahá in America, when we were in Chicago & she had just gotten
back from New Zealand. She edited it, adding photos and footage from the film
and from our behind-the-scenes images.

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPmqsORHNg8

(On her youtube channel: YouTube.com/user/mstarajabbari)

Thanks, Tara!

Who was `Abdu'l-Bahá, and why did He come to the West?

From 1911 to 1913, `Abdu'l-Bahá, son of Bahá'u'lláh, Founder of the Bahá'i Faith, also known as "The Master," travelled in Europe and America after living much of His life in exile and as a prisoner. He was elderly and in frail health, yet amazed thousands of people with his penetrating talks and views. This blog provides but a glimpse. . . .

Note: One primary source I am using is The Diary of Mirza Mahmud-i-Zarqani Chronicling `Abdu'l-Bahá's Journey to America. I refer simply to Mahmud when referencing this work and bold words and phrases that seem especially important. I often omit photo credits, accent marks, and paragraph punctuation when quoting, in the interest of posting reflections daily. Editing and refinement will be needed if this material evolves to a publishable phase. Anne Perry