`Abdu'l-Bahá (1844-1921)
Portrait of `Abdu'l-Bahá.
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From earliest childhood, `Abbas
Effendi, the eldest son of
Bahá'u'lláh , shared His father's sufferings and
banishments. He took as His title `Abdu'l-Bahá, the "servant
of Bahá." Bahá'u'lláh appointed Him the one authorized
interpreter of the Bahá'í teachings and as Head of the Faith
after His own passing. In `Abdu'l-Bahá was seen a perfect
example of the Bahá'í way of life.
While `Abdu'l-Bahá was still a prisoner of the Ottomans
the first Bahá'í pilgrims from the western world arrived in
Acre in 1898. After His release in 1908, `Abdu'l-Bahá set
out on a series of journeys which, in 1911-1913, took Him to
Europe and America. There He proclaimed Bahá'u'lláh's
message of unity and social justice to church congregations,
peace societies, the members of trade unions, university
faculties, journalists, government officials, and many
public audiences.
`Abdu'l-Bahá passed away in 1921, having consolidated the
foundations of the Bahá'í Faith and greatly expanded its
reach. The northern rooms of the Shrine of the Báb, where He
is interred, are a place of pilgrimage for Bahá'ís visiting
the
World Centre of their Faith.
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