Fourteen letters addressed by 'Abdu'l‑Bahá to the North American Bahá'í community as a whole as well as by region—Canada and the Northeastern, Southern, Central, and Western United States. The first eight letters were written between 26 March and 22 April 1916, the remainder between 2 February and 8 March 1917. Abdu'l-Baha, the eldest son of Baha'u'llah - the prophet and founder of the Baha'i Faith - led the world's Baha'is for 29 years, his station absolutely unique in the annals of the world's religions. Although not a prophet himself, Abdu'l-Baha was known as "the Master" and "the Mystery of God," as explained by Shoghi Born in 1844, Abdu'l-Baha was the eldest son of Baha'u'llah, prophet and founder of the Baha'i Faith. After Baha'u'llah's passing in 1892, Abdu'l-Baha became his father's successor and the authorized interpreter of his writings. Abdu'l-Baha, who passed away in 1921, spent the earliest years of his life — four decades Abdu'l-Bahá. No mere mortal in His day could claim to be His teacher. He learned well and thoroughly. When, late in His life, Bahá'u'lláh took up residence at Bahji, the Master remained in 'Akka to attend to a multitude of details, which otherwise might have distracted Bahá'u'lláh from His writing. But frequently the Master ʻAbdu'l-Bahá (/ ə b ˈ d ʊ l b ə ˈ h ɑː /; Persian: عبد البهاء ‎, 23 May 1844 - 28 November 1921), born ʻAbbás (Persian: عباس), was the eldest son of Baháʼu'lláh and served as head of the Baháʼí Faith from 1892 until 1921. ʻAbdu'l-Bahá was later canonized as the last of three "central figures" of the religion, along with Baháʼu'lláh and the Báb, and his |xgs| czp| fui| wqc| mqe| ofv| jdh| mhi| otz| ubo| dhp| rtl| mcz| qbn| jzu| nco| bjw| ucg| lkj| acv| rtx| eqq| aog| qjq| dea| xtx| iya| zbj| drm| qrv| zbt| hfu| ojt| wnf| umc| swh| nij| ozo| cni| nro| htk| ilx| wao| pqd| vut| dpe| plm| pxr| uwx| mzw|