'Abdu'l-Baha's Global Outreach and Humanitarian Service

'Abdu'l-Baha

Born in Tehran in 1844, 'Abdu'l-Baha was designated by his father, Baha'u'llah, as the authorized interpreter and leader of the Baha'i Faith. After enduring decades of exile and imprisonment, his release in 1908 allowed him to travel extensively across Europe and North America, promoting international peace, gender equality, and interfaith harmony. During World War I, his humanitarian efforts in relief work saved many from famine, earning him international acclaim before his death in Haifa in 1921.

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1844	Birth of 'Abdu'l-Baha (Period: May 23, 1844, Location: Tehran, Persian Empire (present-day Tehran, Iran)) Birth and Early Days of the Bábí Movement (Period: May 23, 1844, Location: Tehran, Persian Empire (Present-day Tehran, Iran))
1852	Father's Imprisonment and Childhood Hardships (Age: 7 years old, Period: 1852–1853, Location: Tehran, Persian Empire) Persecution of Babis and Arrest of Father Bahá'u'lláh (Age: 8 years old, Period: August 1852, Location: Tehran, Persian Empire (Present-day Tehran, Iran))
1853	Exile from Iran to Baghdad ('Abdu'l-Bahá, Age: 8 years old, Period: January–April 1853, Location: From Tehran, Persian Empire to Baghdad, Ottoman Empire (Present-day Iran and Iraq)) Exile Life in Baghdad ('Abdu'l-Bahá, Age: 8 years old, Period: 1853–1863, Location: Baghdad, Ottoman Empire (Present-day Baghdad, Iraq))
1863	Transfer to Constantinople and Adrianople (Age: 18 years old, Period: 1863 – 1868, Location: Constantinople and Adrianople, Ottoman Empire (Present-day Istanbul and Edirne, Turkey)) Witnessing the Declaration of Ridvan (Age: 18 years old, Period: April 21 – May 2, 1863, Location: Garden of Ridvan, Baghdad, Ottoman Empire)
1868	Exile to Akko and Long Imprisonment ('Abdu'l-Bahá, Age: 23 years old, Period: 1868–1908, Location: Akko, Ottoman Empire (Present-day Akko, Israel))
1873	Marriage ('Abdu'l-Bahá and Munírih Khánum, Age: 28 years old, Period: 1873, Location: Akko, Ottoman Empire (Present-day Akko, Israel))
1892	Schism Over Succession in the Bahá'í Faith (Covenant-breakers Issue, Age: 47 years old, Period: 1892 – Early 1900s, Location: Akko, Adrianople, Iran, Ottoman Empire, etc.) Passing of Father Bahá'u'lláh and Appointment as Head of the Bahá'í Faith ('Abdu'l-Bahá, Age: 48 years old, Period: From May 29, 1892 Onward, Location: Akko and Bahjí, Ottoman Empire (Present-day Near Akko, Israel))
1908	Young Turk Revolution (Age: 64 years old, Period: July 1908, Location: Various Parts of the Ottoman Empire, Especially Salonica in Macedonia and Constantinople (Present-day Thessaloniki, Greece; Istanbul, Turkey))
1909	Construction of the Shrine of the Báb and Interment of His Remains (Age: 64 years old, Period: 1909, Location: Mount Carmel, Haifa, Palestine (Present-day Haifa, Israel))
1910	Travel to Egypt and Beginning of International Religious Activities ('Abdu'l-Bahá, Age: 65 years old, Period: 1910, Location: Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt)
1911	European Tour and Interfaith Dialogue (Age: 66 years old, Period: 1911, Location: Paris, France; London, UK, etc.)
1912	Visit to North America and Global Spread of the Bahá'í Faith (Age: 67 years old, Period: April–December 1912, Location: New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, USA; Montreal, Canada, etc.) Return to Europe and Stay in Egypt (Age: 68 years old, Period: December 1912 – December 1913, Location: London, UK; Paris, France; Stuttgart, Germany; Budapest, Hungary; Vienna, Austria; Egypt, etc.)
1914	Refugee and Food Relief Efforts During WWI (Age: 69 years old, Period: 1914–1918, Location: Around Haifa, Akko, and Abu Snan, Palestine) First World War (Age: 70 years old, Period: 1914–1918, Location: Caucasus, Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, Palestine, Macedonia, etc.)
1915	Sinai and Palestine Campaign of WWI (Age: 70 years old, Period: 1915–1918, Location: Ottoman Empire Palestine, Sinai Peninsula, Gaza, Jerusalem, Megiddo, etc. (Present-day Israel, Palestine, Egypt Surrounding Area))
1916	Composition of the Tablets of the Divine Plan (Age: 71 years old, Period: 1916–1917, Location: Haifa, Palestine)
1917	Food Crisis and Humanitarian Aid in Palestine (Age: 72 years old, Period: 1917–1918, Location: Around Haifa and Akko, Ottoman Palestine)
1918	Threat of Execution by Djemal Pasha (Age: 73 years old, Period: 1918, Location: Around Haifa and Akko, Ottoman Palestine)
1920	Conferment of the Order of the British Empire (Age: 75 years old, Period: April 27, 1920, Location: Haifa, Palestine)
1921	Death of 'Abdu'l-Baha (Age: 77 years old, Period: November 28, 1921, Location: Haifa, Palestine (present-day Haifa, Israel)) Passing and Appointment of Successor (Age: 77 years old, Period: November 28, 1921, Location: Haifa, British Mandate for Palestine (Present-day Haifa, Israel))

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The Ottoman Court	Mustafa III Abdul Hamid I Selim III Mustafa IV Mahmud II Abdulmejid I Abdulaziz Murad V Abdul Hamid II Mehmed V
Iranian religious movement	The Bab Baha'u'llah Subh-i-Azal 'Abdu'l-Baha Jamal al-Din al-Afghani Mirza Malkam Khan
Zionist movement	Theodor Herzl Leon Pinsker Max Nordau Edmond James de Rothschild Ahad Ha'am Eliezer Ben-Yehuda Nahum Sokolow

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