{"id":891,"date":"2023-02-18T23:59:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T19:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bahaiae.org\/?p=891"},"modified":"2024-02-04T02:27:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T22:27:45","slug":"the-travels-of-abdul-baha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bahaiae.org\/en\/the-travels-of-abdul-baha\/","title":{"rendered":"The Travels of 'Abdu'l-Bah\u00e1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Travels of 'Abdu'l-Bah\u00e1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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To Egypt, Europe and North America (1910 - 1913)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In His travels, \u2018Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1 stayed in Egypt for close to a year, during that time, He proclaimed the religion of world peace, of unity, oneness and fraternity between religions. He met a number of prominent figures of the Islamic world, among them; thinkers, parliament members, officials, nobility and newspaper journalists, all of whom were considered people of influence of the time.<\/p>

Among the prominent people who met \u2018Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1 were: The Khediv; Abbas Helmi the second, the Grand Mufti of Egypt; Shekh Bakri AlSadafi, the Mufti to the Khediv; Sheikh Muhammad Rashad, Sheikh Muhammad Bakhit, Sheikh Muhammad Abdu, a number of writers including; Georgi Zeidan, owner of AlHilal magazine. The time He spent in Alexandria was filled with meetings and gatherings. One of the prominent Egyptians who trav-eled from Cairo to Alexandria to meet \u2018Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1 was the famous AlAzhar scholar: Sheikh Ali AlMu\u2019ayyad, the owner of AlMu\u2019ayyad newapaper, a vastly popular publica-tion of the time. In his newspaper article he wrote:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\tMirza Abbas Effendi arrived in Alexandria, He is the leader of the Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00eds in Akka, in fact, He is the One whom Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00eds around the world turn to. He is a wise man, knowledgeable, dignified, well-versed in religious jurisprudence and has full understanding of the ups and downs of Islamic history and of the sects of Islam. \u2026 His followers respect Him to such a degree as to adore and glorify Him \u2026. Anyone who attains His presence sees a Man of vast knowledge, sweet speech, attractive to souls and Who wholeheartedly believes in the religion of the one-ness of mankind.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlAz\u2019har scholar: Sheikh Ali alMu\u2019ayyad - AlMu\u2019ayyad newspaper, Egypt, 16th October 1910 (translated)<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1 continued on His travels to the West. He met with hundreds of well-known philosophers, scientists, religious leaders, poets, writers, economists and journalists. He spoke from the pulpits and stages in many European capitals and North American cities about the oneness of mankind, the inherent oneness of the religions, the need to eliminate all kinds of racial, religious, social and ethnic prejudice, He called for the urgent need to establish a permanent peace as the highest goal that humanity can reach. The people of the East described Him as \u2018The Most Learned Scholar\u2019, \u2018The Pious Saint\u2019, \u2018The Most Righteous of All Men\u2019. In the west, the leaders of thought called Him \u2018The Ambassador of Humanity\u2019.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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