January 26th, 2012 | by Admin | published in featured, Stories of Abdu'l-Baha, tests
One day a woman came to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá with her sorrows. As she told her story,‘Abdu’l-Bahá tried to calm her and said, “Don’t be sad now, don’t be sad.” The Woman said, “My brother has been in prison for three years. He should not have been imprisoned because it was not his fault. He was weak [...]
December 10th, 2011 | by Admin | published in featured, Stories of Abdu'l-Baha, teaching
Another characteristic always apparent was His silence. In the world of social and intellectual intercourse to which I was accustomed silence was almost unforgivable. From the collegiate with his, or her, “line,” to the lawyer, doctor, minister, statesman–a ready answer, a witty bon mot, a wise remark, a knowing smile was stock-in-trade. They all had their “line,” [...]
November 26th, 2011 | by Admin | published in bahai concepts, community, featured
We wish you all a joyous Day of the Covenant! In honor of the centenary of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s travels west, and in an effort to learn about how follow His example, bahaireflections.com is shifting focus to host a project called “Little by Little, Day by Day”. Each week, we will post a story from the life [...]
