In the House of ‘Abbúd

In the House of ‘Abbúd, visitors move softly around and there’s a shush of socked feet sliding across the floor. Whispered conversations in front of pictures hanging on the walls. Pilgrims sit cross-legged on the floor of the wood-lined room where Bahá’u'lláh finished revealing the Kitáb-i-Aqdas in 1873 and contemplate the going out of the Law of God from this simple chamber.

Inside there’s peace. Outside the electronic voice of a child’s toy gun says, “Fire! Fire!” and emits the sound of shooting. Ironically, this is also the room where Bahá’u'lláh revealed the Fire Tablet.

Peace and prayers fill Bahá’u'lláh’s room in the House of ‘Abbúd. A car alarm sounds outside, but it is the power of peace that wins in this holy place.

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