On November 28, members of the Bahai Faith throughout the world commemorate the passing of Abdul-Baha, the eldest son and successor of Bahaullah. Abdu’l-Baha, leader of the Baha’i Faith from 1892 to 1921, was known as an ambassador of peace, a champion of justice and the leading exponent of the new religion. He died at his home in Haifa, Israel, at approximately 1 a.m. on Nov. 28, 1921, at age 77. Bahais observe the Ascension of Abdul-Baha at 1:00 a.m., about the time of His death. There are no prescribed ceremonies but gatherings usually involve prayers and devotional readings. More than 10,000 mourners, representing every one of the diverse religions and ethnic communities in the Holy Land, attended His funeral. Nine speakers, who represented the Muslim, the Jewish and Christian Faiths...delivered their several funeral orations. He was laid to rest in a vault adjoining that in which He had laid the remains of the Bab on Mount Carmel in 1909. Jews, Christians, Muslims, and Druzes, of all persuasions and denominations; Arabs, Turks, Kurds, Armenians, and other ethnic groups were drawn together in mourning His passing and in sharing their common loss. The funeral of `Abdul-Bahá, a funeral the like of which Palestine had never seen, drew no less than ten thousand people... representing every class, religion and race in that country. A great throng, the British High Commissioner wrote, had gathered together, sorrowing for His death, but rejoicing also for His life. The Governor of Jerusalem at the time also wrote in describing the funeral: I have never known a more united expression of regret and respect than was called forth by the utter simplicity of the ceremony. To read the transcripts of the sermons, info.bahai.org/article-1-3-4-4.html
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