Who is Abdul Baha and what is his station in the Bahai Faith?
‘Abdu’l Baha (literally, Servant of Glory) born Abbas Effendi, was the eldest son of Baha’u’llah. He shared all his fathers exiles and imprisonments from the age of nine. He was given the title ‘Abdu’l Baha by Baha’u’llah because of his service to Him. ‘Abdu’l Baha was appointed by Baha’u’llah as the Center of His Covenant and the Exemplar in Baha’u’llah’s Will and Testament. ‘Abdu’l Baha was thereby invested with the authority to interpret his father’s Writings for all other Baha’i’s. As the Exemplar he was the only human being who was not a Manifestation of God to have lived a perfect life. He is the model that all Baha’is strive to pattern themselves after.
