Alkan (2005) Midhat Pasha and ‘Abdu’l-Baha in ‘Akka: The Historical Background of the 'Tablet of the Land of Bā'

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Midhat Pasha and ‘Abdu’l-Baha in ‘Akka: The Historical Background of the 'Tablet of the Land of Bā'

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Author:

Alkan, Necati (University of Erfurt )

JOURNAL:

The Bahá'í Studies Review, 12(??), ?? - ??.

YEAR:

2005

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

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None

DISCIPLINE:

Religious Studies

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LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-410-423 (Last edited on 2004/12/07 08:54:32 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
In his God Passes By Shoghi Effendi mentions various important political and other distinguished figures who met ‘Abdu’l-Baha in the East and the West. Among them were several Ottoman officials who were friendly towards Baha’u’llah and ‘Abdu’l-Baha. One of them was the outstanding liberal Ottoman statesman Midhat Pasha, who as the governor general (vâli) of Ottoman Syria invited the celebrated ‘Abdu’l-Baha ‘Abbas Effendi to Beirut. To date, there have been only very few references about this meeting between these two great figures. In the occasion of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s visit to Beirut Baha’u’llah revealed the Lawh-i Ard-i Bā, the ‘Tablet of the Land of Bā (Beirut),’ in honour of his son. Hitherto, the circumstances and exact date of this remained unclear. The object of this paper is to present the background of this episode in Baha’i history in the light of a manuscript by the eminent Baha’i Haji Mirza Haydar-‘Ali that has surfaced recently. Here his as yet unknown account of the visit of Midhat Pasha to ‘Akka during which he met ‘Abdu’l-Baha prior to the latter’s visit to Beirut, provides new information on the circumstances surrounding the revelation of the ‘Tablet of the Land of Bā’. With the help of other sources we are also able to determine when this episode took place. Before this discussion, the life and activities of Midhat Pasha are briefly outlined. An annotated translation of Mirza Haydar-‘Ali’s account is appended to this article.

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