Dedicated to the Hands of the Cause of God

Dedicated to the Hands of the Cause of God
ABDU'L-BAHA IN LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO, 1912 (COURTESY BAHA'I NATIONAL ARCHIVES, WILMETTE)

Friday, October 1, 2010

The Magnificent Character of The Greatest Holy Leaf

One of the greatest relationships in all of human history is surely the relationship between Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Baha'i Faith, and Bahiyyih Khanum, his great-aunt, known as The Greatest Holy Leaf.

 Bahiyyih Khanum, The Greatest Holy Leaf
Photograph © 2010 Baha'i National Archives, Wilmette
Used by permission

The beauty of this relationship is shown in this tribute which Shoghi Effendi wrote following her passing in 1932.

In addition, Marjory Morten wrote an essay about the Greatest Holy Leaf which was published in Volume V of The Baha'i World:




4 comments:

  1. Thank you for this wonderful entry. Story telling is a strategy that is very near and dear to me, as I grew up at a time when Bahai books were rare and hard to come by, in the Middle East. For me and my siblings story telling was the bread of life which my parents used that not only sustained us, but it preserved a wonderful heritage for future generations; a heritage I have been recording for the past almost 4 years.
    Thanks again
    hossein

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  2. THANK YOU Brent as always for yet another fantastic job; we truly love and appreciate all your wonderful services to The Blessed Beauty and humanity;
    how blessed we are to have met you and be among your list of friends.

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  3. am falling in love with story telling and the Master's example of how to do it!! thank you!!

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