Syria
The future of Syria is full of dangers. We are face to face with the most hazardous day of her history. People are entirely ignorant of what is going to happen. As the danger approaches with its darksome forebodings they receive a momentary glimpse of the real conditions, are horrified, shuddering with fear and then return to their indifferent mood. Were the knowledge of the supreme difficulties and horrors in store revealed, not one single soul would have stayed in all Syria nor could they sleep quietly in their beds." (Spoken by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, January 17th, 1915, from secretary notes)With regards to the source of this quote, Chad Jones (founder of Ocean) said: "A friend of mine is mining a copy of the multi-volume set of post-travels notes taken by Ahmad Sohrab. "While in California, Sohrab was shocked by the volume of material collected by the full-time stenographer hired by Ella Cooper. Realizing what a treasure was being lost, he began recording all the spoken conversations of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. That is how! we have "‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Egypt", for example. "This statement is from the unpublished multi-volume notes following the Master's return to Haifa. So far I have only seen a physical copy and do not yet have a PDF. They are all in English in Ahmad Sohrab's handwriting
- which fortunately is very legible., Source not available
Quote of the Day
Jalal 17 Masail 182 B.E.
We realize that a great problem is presented by gossip when it occurs in Bahá’í communities, and the poison it can instill into the relationship between the friends. However, deprivation of voting rights is usually of little help in such circumstances and should be resorted to only after other remedies have been tried and failed.
Universal House of Justice – Lights of Guidance, p. 60