Agha in Persian is a term of respect for religious teachers and doesn't have the kind of negative connotations that the term 'the Master' might have in English. He didn't do this to gain power and influence - one of the accusations made against him by his enemies - but did it with the full approval of Bahá'u'lláh.īahá'u'lláh himself referred to Abdu'l-Bahá as 'the Master'. He became his father's closest companion, vetting his father's visitors and only permitting those who were genuinely interested in his father's work to see him.Īfter the declaration of his father's mission, Abdu'l-Bahá took on the domestic responsibilities of the household and became a teacher in his own right, earning the name 'Master' by those who came into contact with him. While his father was in the wilderness for two years (1853-56) Abdu'l-Bahá memorised the Tablets of the Báb and spent much time in solitary meditation. The phrase 'Abdu'l-Bahá' means 'Servant of Bahá'. He grew up mostly before Bahá'u'lláh had declared his mission but claims to have recognised his father's greatness at an early age. Abdu'l-Bahá was born in 1844 in Tihran, on the same night that the Báb declared his mission.
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