Prelude to the Guardianship Book cover type:Paperback Martha Root

Martha Root

On the Birth of a Child

The narrative follows the life of Abraham from his birth

the laws and principles which come from God and which must be obeyed by governments as well as by peoples and races

Prelude to the Guardianship Book cover type:Paperback Martha RootA comprehensive revision of his earlier work, this expanded biography traces Shoghi Effendis formative years between the end of World War I and his eventual role as Guardian of the Bah Faith. Drawing on extensive research, it chronicles the young graduates return from the American University of Beirut to Haifa, where he served Abdul Bah as chief secretary, translator and companion in meetings with pilgrims, enquirers and dignitaries from 1918 to 1920.