'Abdu'l-Baha

Abdul-Baha, meaning in Arabic "Servant of the Glory," was the title assumed by 'Abbas Effendi (1844 1921), the eldest son and appointed successor of Bahaullah, the Prophet and Founder of the Bahai Faith. A prisoner since the age of nine, Abdul-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, Bahaullah's teachings.

Abdul-Baha, meaning in Arabic "Servant of the Glory," was the title assumed by 'Abbas Effendi (1844 1921), the eldest son and appointed successor of Bahaullah, the Prophet and Founder of the Bahai Faith. A prisoner since the age of nine, Abdul-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, Bahaullah's teachings. See less