Stories of Love

Portrait of Hand of the Cause Faizi

Faizi Compared The Human Ego To ‘A Sharp Knife’…

One of the friends relates that when he first arrived in Bahrain he did not think Faizi was any different from anyone else and that, like the rest of them, he would enjoy a little flattery.  He very quickly realized that not…

Hand of the Cause, Abu'l-Qásim Faizí walking with Enoch Olinga and Dr. Adelbert Mühlschlegel

The Guardian Had Once Told Faizi To ‘Be Different’…

Faizi loved almost everyone who crossed his path.  He embraced individuals so warmly that each thought he loved them more than anyone else and many felt that his relationship with them was very special and not the same as with others.  The…

Mable "Rizwanea" and Howard Colby Ives

When Mable Ives Could Endure No More, She Prayed

Mable Ives, after she married Howard Colby Ives (my father) became known to many who loved her as Rizwanea. For very many years, after they were married, my father and Rizwanea traveled and taught the Faith. It was their entire life. They…

The Man Who Turned His Back On `Abdu’l-Bahá

In ‘Akka there lived a man who so hated ‘Abdu’l-Bahá that he would turn his back when he met Him, fearing lest he lost his hatred. One day they met in such a narrow street that the enemy was forced to meet…