Prelude to the Guardianship Book cover type:Paperback On the Birth of a

On the Birth of a Child

Martha Root

'that people have found in the Cause of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh

The narrative follows the life of Abraham from his birth

combined with His public talks that were presented during His travels in the West between 1911 and 1913

Prelude to the Guardianship Book cover type:Paperback On the Birth of aA comprehensive revision of his earlier work, this expanded biography traces Shoghi Effendis formative years between the end of World War I and his eventual role as Guardian of the Bah Faith. Drawing on extensive research, it chronicles the young graduates return from the American University of Beirut to Haifa, where he served Abdul Bah as chief secretary, translator and companion in meetings with pilgrims, enquirers and dignitaries from 1918 to 1920.