Bicentenary Poems and Prose

'Abdu'l-Baha Answered Some Questions

'Abdu'l-Baha
Answered Some Questions

“I have given to you my tired moments.”
'Abdu'l-Baha12

In table talks--
conversations in Akka,
with Laura Clifford Barney,
between 1904 and 1906--
he answered questions important
to seekers
walking the spiritual path,
with practical feet.

Some Answered Questions
encourages the inquirer's
independent investigation of reality:

Part 1: On the Influence of the Prophets in the Evolution of Humanity  
Part 2: Some Christian Subjects  
Part 3: On the Powers and Conditions of the Manifestations of God  
Part 4: On the Origin, Powers, and Conditions of Man  
Part 5: Miscellaneous Subjects  

'Abdu'l-Baha answered questions
that help individuals
understand that the Divine Manifestations
are sent by the Creator
and that their revelations
express Divine Unity.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is poem #82 in the 100 I'm writing for the Centenary of the Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha

Footnotes
1  Quoted by Laura Clifford Barney in the Author’s Preface to the First Edition of Some Answered Questions.
2  https://www.bahai.org/r/755944525