- Paperback: 280 pages
- Publisher: Oneworld Publications (5 Sep 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1851681248
- ISBN-13: 978-1851681242
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.7 x 2.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,576,326 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A brilliant administrator and public speaker, Harry Randall was a man who responded with strength, humility, and an ever-deepening faith to the many challenges and tests that he encountered; a man of whom Abdu l-Baha expected much, and who gave selflessly and unstintingly in return. Born into late nineteenth- century comfort and affluence, his life was transformed into one of extraordinary service and selfless devotion to the Faith.
About the Author
Bahiyyih Randall Winckler, daughter of Harry and Ruth Randall, pioneered to South Africa in 1953 at the request of Shoghi Effendi, where she served on the National Spiritual Assembly of South and West Africa. In 1968 she was appointed to the first Continental Board of Counsellors, on which she served for seventeen years. She lives in Sabie, South Africa, with her daughter and her family. Mabel R. Garis, author of Martha Root: Lioness at the Threshold, has spoken throughout the United States, the West Indies, central Canada, and Great Britain promoting world unity and human rights. She has served as the NGO representative to the United Nations on behalf of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha is of the United States. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts and has three children and five grandchildren.
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William Henry Randall, Early Baha'i Believer
28 Jan 2011
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William Henry Randall was an incredible man, and this book is a sleeper amongs Baha'i biography. It is well written and by the end of this biography, I wanted to take an escalator to the worlds beyond, my spirit soared so. But, dear reader, the escalator was down for repairs. He was an attorney in Boston, and became aware of the Baha'i Faith.
There are vignettes within these pages of his encounters with 'Abdu'l-Baha, the son of the Prophet Founder of the Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah (sans accent notes). Baha'u'llah means Glory of God, and Abdu'l-Baha means Servant of the Glory.
Baha'is throughout the world delight in all accounts of the early Baha'is, be they Eastern or Western, and this glimpse into a believer's life from New England reveals many vignettes not known. It is a keeper!
There are vignettes within these pages of his encounters with 'Abdu'l-Baha, the son of the Prophet Founder of the Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah (sans accent notes). Baha'u'llah means Glory of God, and Abdu'l-Baha means Servant of the Glory.
Baha'is throughout the world delight in all accounts of the early Baha'is, be they Eastern or Western, and this glimpse into a believer's life from New England reveals many vignettes not known. It is a keeper!
Well worth the read
30 Oct 2010
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A fascinating biography of a gentlemen who devoted himself to making a real difference, with lasting results. Well written and cogent presentation. Highly recommend.
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Biography of an early American Bahá'í
6 Nov 2004
This is one of my favourite books. I love reading biographies, particularly about Baha'is who have distinguished themselves in service to mankind and I found this account of the life of Harry Randall to be very inspiring.
The book is written by his daughter in collaboration with another author. Harry Randall was an early American Baha'i who met Abdu'l-Baha when he visited America in 1912. The fact that this book is written primarily by his daughter means that there are valuable first-hand insights of their family life together.
It seems that Harry Randall was quite an ordinary man whose life changed remarkably when he accepted the Baha'i Faith in the early years of the last century. Born into late nineteenth-century comfort and affluence, his life was transformed into one of extraordinary service and selfless devotion. He was a brilliant administrator and public speaker who responded with strength, humility, and an ever-deepening faith to the many challenges and tests that he encountered in his life.
The book is some 250 pages long and for me it was a page-turner as there was always something interesting to read about in every chapter. There are several black and white pictures showing the Randall family on pilgrimage in the Holy Land with other Baha'is at the time.
Harry Randall's story conveys an intimate picture of the history of the Baha'i Faith in America, and of those early Western believers whose struggles and sacrifices played such an important part in its development.
I loved reading this book!
The book is written by his daughter in collaboration with another author. Harry Randall was an early American Baha'i who met Abdu'l-Baha when he visited America in 1912. The fact that this book is written primarily by his daughter means that there are valuable first-hand insights of their family life together.
It seems that Harry Randall was quite an ordinary man whose life changed remarkably when he accepted the Baha'i Faith in the early years of the last century. Born into late nineteenth-century comfort and affluence, his life was transformed into one of extraordinary service and selfless devotion. He was a brilliant administrator and public speaker who responded with strength, humility, and an ever-deepening faith to the many challenges and tests that he encountered in his life.
The book is some 250 pages long and for me it was a page-turner as there was always something interesting to read about in every chapter. There are several black and white pictures showing the Randall family on pilgrimage in the Holy Land with other Baha'is at the time.
Harry Randall's story conveys an intimate picture of the history of the Baha'i Faith in America, and of those early Western believers whose struggles and sacrifices played such an important part in its development.
I loved reading this book!
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