Bahiyyih Khanun

”Let deeds not words, be your adorning” The example of Bahiyyih Khanum   Section 1 ‐ Opening How come some persons grow mentally and spiritually during significant changes, difficulties  and crisis whereas others simply don’t? How come some persons are very resilient, that is able to cope with adversity and bounce back  from stressful experiences quickly and efficiently, whereas others fall down to never get up  again? Let us examine the life of Bahíyyih Khanum to see if we can become wiser as to how this is and  perhaps learn more about how we can recover more quickly and grow in such situations. Let  us examine more about what qualities Bahíyyih Khanum possessed that made her so resilient.  Let us take a look at what made her adorning to be deeds and not words. Section 2 – Archetype of the people of Bahá Each religious dispensation has had its female heroine who stood out. These outstanding  women have more or less been a role model for the female members of that religion. Th

L ET these exalted words be thy love-song in the tree of Bahá, O thou most holy and resplendent Leaf: `God, besides Whom is none other God, the Lord of this world and the next!' Verily, We have elevated thee to the rank of one of the most distinguished among thy sex, and granted thee, in My court, a station such as none other woman hath surpassed. Thus have We preferred thee and raised thee above the rest, as a sign of grace from Him Who is the Lord of the throne on high and earth below. We have created thine eyes to behold the light of My countenance, thine ears to hearken unto the melody of My words, thy body to pay homage before My throne. Do thou render thanks unto God, thy Lord, the Lord of all the world.       How high is the testimony of the Sadratul-Muntahá for its leaf; how exalted the witness of the Tree of Life unto its fruit! Through My remembrance of her a fragrance laden with the perfume of musk hath been diffused; well is it with him that hath inhaled it and exclai