Beschreibung

Most Mighty Branch – Stories from the Life of Abdu’l-Bahá

by Hitjo Garst

65 short stories about ‘Abdu’l-Bahá suitable for children’s classes, for children to read themselves and for reading aloud.

• Who was ‘Abdu’l-Bahá?
• Why was He called ‘the Most Mighty Branch’?
• Why was he a prisoner for 60 years?

The Most Mighty Branch answers these questions in a simple, straightforward style.

The book covers all important events of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s childhood, his imprisonment in ‘Akká, his journeys to the West, and his significance as Centre of the Covenant of the Bahá’í Faith.

Beautifully written by Hitjo Garst, a writer for children with long experience of teaching children’s classes, this translation by Olive McKinley captures the style and spirit of the original and is captivatingly illustrated by Anja Shanmugampillai.

About the Author

Hitjo Garst was born in Winschoten, the Netherlands, into an orthodox Protestant family. He and his wife became Bahá’ís in 1972. For many years he has been involved in the translation of books for the Dutch Bahá’í Community, and has also had a role in the development of Bahá’í children’s classes in Holland. The stories in ‚From Mountain to Mountain‘ were originally written for the Bahá’í children’s class in Emmen.