Visiting ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Volume 2

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Visiting ‘Abdu’l-Bahá  (2020) by Earl Redman
Volume 2: The Final Years, 1913-1921

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Contents[edit]

Preface
Acknowledgements

1913-1914

The return of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

1914: January—June 9

Maude Holbach and her husband — The passing of Mírzá Abu’l-Faḍl — Various visitors and activities - Narayenrao Rangnath Vakíl and Muḥammad-Riḍá Shírází — Shaykhs, pilgrims, friends and students — Hot springs and Tiberias — Archie Bell — Return to Haifa

1914: July—December

Start of the War — A walker is surprised — A theologian — Ameen Fareed openly shows his defiance — Edward and Lua Getsinger — Mason Remey and George Latimer — Abú-Sinán

1915

Edward Getsinger returns — Panic, spies and a calm ‘Abdu’l-Bahá — Jamál Páshá and threats to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá — Locust invasion and famine — Poor communications, and threats — Ḥájí Mírzá Ḥaydar-‘Alí — Communications with the world cut — Lua Getsinger’s passing — The Master writes

1916-1918

Tablets of the Divine Plan — The liberation of Haifa and Wellesley Tudor Pole’s role — Shoghi Effendi

1919: January—November

Shoghi Effendi’s diary letters — Military visits and pilgrims — More of Shoghi Effendi’s diary letters — Dr John Esslemont, and Corinne and Edna True — A future president visits

1919: November—December

The Randall Family, George Latimer, Arthur Hathaway, Albert Vail and Fujita — ‘Abdu’l-Bahá jokes with Bahíyyih and Fujita — The pilgrimage continues — The Carmelite Monastery — Departures and arrivals — John Esslemont and the Bagdadis — Mírzá ‘Isá Khán Iṣfáhání

1920

Agnes Parsons and John Esslemont — Sir Herbert Samuel — C. R. Ashbee — ‘Abdu’l-Bahá visits ‘Adasíyyih — Inez Cook — ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s knighthood — King Feisal — More pilgrims — Emogene Hoagg — Mabel and Sylvia Paine, Cora Gray and Genevieve Coy — Pilgrims from California and elsewhere

1921: January—June

Mason Remey and Marjorie Morten — Covenant-breaking and the ego — Professor and Anna Kunz — Eastern pilgrims — Nell and Stuart French

1921: July—November

Edward Mattoon and Professor Johannes Pederson — Marie Watson and Fáḍil-i-Mázindarání — The chiropractic donkey — Inez Cook and Jean Stannard — Curtis Kelsey — The future of Haifa and ‘Akká

1921: The Passing of the Master

Premonitions — The final pilgrims — The passing of the Master — The funeral of the Master

1922: Shoghi Effendi, The Guardian of the Faith

Feast and public reading of the Will and Testament — Shrine lights are turned on — The rough path ahead

Bibliography
Notes and References
Index
About the author