Who was ‘Abdu’l-Bahá?
Why was He called ‘the Most Mighty Branch’?
Why was he a prisoner for 60 years?
The Most Mighty Branchanswers these questions in a simple, straightforward style.
The book covers all important events of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s childhood, his imprisonment in ‘Akká, his journeys to the West, and his significance as Centre of the Covenant of the Bahá’í Faith.
Beautifully written by Hiltjo Garst a writer for children with long experience of teaching children’s classes, this translation by Olive McKinley captures the style and spirit of the original and is captivatingly illustrated by Anja Shanmugampillai.
Hiltjo Garst was born in the Netherlands into an orthodox Protestant family and became a Bahá’í in 1972. For many years he has been involved in the translation of books for the Dutch Bahá’í community and in the development of Bahá’í children’s classes. His first bookFrom Mountain to Mountain: Stories about Bahá’u’lláh, first published in 1983, has become a children’s classic.
216 x 138 mm ( 8.5 x 5.5 ins)