Originally published: Haifa: Baha'i World Centre; Wilmette, Ill.: Distributed in the U.S. by Baha'i Pub. Trust, 1978.
Abdu'l-Baha, meaning in Arabic "Servant of the Glory," was the title assumed by 'Abbas Effendi (1844-1921), the eldest son and appointed successor of Baha'u'llah, the Prophet and Founder of the Baha'i Faith. A prisoner since the age of nine, 'Abdu'l-Baha shared a lifetime of imprisonment and exile with his father at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. He spent his entire life in tireless service to, and promotion of, Baha'u'llah's teachings.
