'Abdu'l-Baha, The Centre of the Covenant of Baha'u'llah

A comprehensive biography This book was the first comprehensive biography of this 'magnetic figure' and 'perfect Exemplar' of Bahá'í life, and remains the foremost source for subsequent accounts. Over 250 pages describe 'Abdu'l-Bahá's journey to the West, the places He visited and audiences He addressed, many of those who were privileged to meet him, and the example He gave in daily life. The ideals He upheld for all are reflected in a wealth of quotations from His talks. H. M. Balyuzi, loved and honoured throughout the Bahá'í world for his invaluable books on the three Central Figures of the Bahá'í Faith, as well as for other important works, was mourned by the Universal House of Justice on his death in 1980 as one of the 'most powerful defenders, most resourceful historians' of the Faith.