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1912 18 Oct |
`Abdu'l-Bahá left San Francisco for Los Angeles, arriving the same day. [239D:169; AB309]
Having heard that 'Abdu'l-Bahá was in Los Angeles, Mabel Rice-Wray took children
Edris and Colston to the hotel where the Master was staying. They spent over an
hour with 'Abdu'l-Bahá in His room. Both Edris and Colston sat on 'Abdu'l-Bahá's
knee and were given cookies. Some years later, in response to a letter from their
mother, 'Abdu'l-Bahá bestowed the name Rawshan ("brilliance") on Edris, and Ruqi
on Colston, and revealed in their honour the well-known prayer for children that begins:
"O my Lord! O my Lord! I am a child of tender years. Nourish me from the breast of
Thy mercy ... " [Find a grave Edris Rawshan Wray] |
Los Angeles; San Francisco; United States |
Abdul-Baha, Travels of; Abdul-Baha, Second Western tour; Abdul-Baha, prayers of; Mabel Rice-Wray Ives |
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