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'Abdu'l-Bahá's Western travels

1911-1913 · Europe and North America (Europe and North America)

From 1911 to 1913 'Abdu'l-Bahá journeys through Egypt, Europe, and North America, speaking in churches, universities, and public halls on the oneness of humanity, the harmony of science and religion, and the abolition of prejudice. In 1912 he lays the cornerstone of the Bahá'í House of Worship at Wilmette, Illinois.

Tagged: Bahá'í Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá

The Event

Date
1911-1913 (exact)
Era
The Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá; Standard periodization of Bahá'í history
Location
Europe and North America; today Europe and North America
Traditions
Bahá'í
Streams
Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá
Key figures
'Abdu'l-Bahá

Connections

Illustration for 'Abdu'l-Bahá History Event 'Abdu'l-Bahá 1892-1921 within

Primary Sources

  • The tradition's own record of the event.

Secondary Sources

  • MacEoin, Denis. The Messiah of Shiraz: Studies in Early and Middle Babism. Leiden: Brill, 2009.
  • Momen, Moojan. The Baha'i Faith: A Beginner's Guide. Oxford: Oneworld, 2008.
  • Shoghi Effendi. God Passes By. Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1944 (the community's own history, cited as such).
  • Smith, Peter. An Introduction to the Baha'i Faith. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
  • Warburg, Margit. Citizens of the World: A History and Sociology of the Baha'is in Britain and North America. Leiden: Brill, 2006.

Provenance: HIST-1111; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-28.

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