Humility and Abu'l-Fadl

2004-02-05 Thread Richard H. Gravelly
One of my favorite narratives regarding humility and its manifestation. The following story gives us a glimpse of his greatness. In the early years of this century, 'Abdu'l-Bah sent Mirza Abu'l-Fadl to the United States of America to teach and help the believers deepen in the Faith. After his

RE: Humility and Abu'l-Fadl

2004-02-05 Thread David Friedman
Dear Richard, The following story gives us a glimpse of his greatness. In the early years of this century, 'Abdu'l-Bahá sent Mirza Abu'l-Fadl to the United States of America to teach and help the believers deepen in the Faith. After his return, he and a number of American pilgrims were seated in

RE: Humility and Abu'l-Fadl

2004-02-05 Thread Mark A. Foster
David, At 07:14 PM 2/5/2004, you wrote: 'Abdu'l-Baha praised him, so it seems Mirza Abu'l-Fadl didn't realize he was contradicting 'Abdu'l-Baha (and thus God) in thinking that he was unworthy of praise. I wouldn't read too much into it. What the story tells me is that `Abdu'l-Baha was