Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá

Culture of origin: Bahá’í · Cultural

Holiday sources: Bahá'í Faith · Iran

ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, born ʻAbbás in Tehran in 1844, was the eldest son of Bahá'u'lláh, who named him his successor; he led the Bahá'í Faith from 1892. He shared his father's exiles and stayed a prisoner in Acre until the Young Turk Revolution freed him in 1908, then travelled to Egypt, Europe and North America. He died on 28 November 1921, and his funeral in Haifa the next day drew thousands of mourners of many religions. Work need not stop on this day.