Baha'i World Vol 11
NURI'D-DIN 'ABBAS
[Written by Robert Gulick from data supplied by 'Abdu'r-Razzaq 'Abbas.
Toward the close of 1949, violent death claimed Nuri'd-Din 'Abbas, one
of the most active and enthusiastic Baha'is of 'Iraq. He was born in August
1902, the son of 'Abbas Rida Mashadi 'Abbas who had four years earlier embraced
the Cause.
Nuri'd-Din was one of those blessed souls who thirst after righteousness .
Although Baha'i literature was very scanty during the days of his youth, he
loved to read whatever he could find about the Faith. He spared no effort
to seek out every manuscript in his eagerness to master the Teachings. He
shared his father's perseverance and devotion to the Cause. Attacks and persecution
only served to strengthen his efforts, and his loyalty and self-sacrifice
reached their zenith in the face of opposition.
In his library he kept every available Baha'i book, including many published
in other parts of the world. His time and money were consecrated to Baha'i
service, his one consuming interest in life. His love for the Cause and for
Shoghi Effendi was further expressed in many trips, perhaps a dozen, to
Haifa.
A teacher by profession, he spent most of his life in the employ of the
Ministry of Education of 'Iraq. The inspectors knew of his allegiance to the
Faith and because of this sent him to distant and uncoveted places in 'Iraq.
This discriminatory treatment enabled him to render unusual services to the
Faith as a pioneer settler and teacher.
During the last seven years of his earthly existence, he and his wife
taught school in Sulaymaniyyih, a town in 'Iraqi Kurdistan which will forever
be remembered because of the sojourn there of Baha'u'llah. Nuri'd-Din 'Abbas
loved the Kurds and his affection was reciprocated. He performed the historic
service of securing the translation into Kurdish by Mahmud Jawdat of Dr.
Esslemont's Baha'u'llah and the New Era. Not only did he succeed in getting
the volume translated but he also distributed it widely among the Kurds. He
personally translated into Arabic George Townshend's pamphlet about
Queen Marie's conversion to the Faith, publishing and distributing hundreds of
copies and presenting a goodly supply to the Baha'i library in Baghdad.
He was loved by his students and by all who knew him intimately.
NURI'D-DIN 'ABBAS
[Written by Robert Gulick from data supplied by 'Abdu'r-Razzaq 'Abbas.
Toward the close of 1949, violent death claimed Nuri'd-Din 'Abbas, one
of the most active and enthusiastic Baha'is of 'Iraq. He was born in August
1902, the son of 'Abbas Rida Mashadi 'Abbas who had four years earlier embraced
the Cause.
Nuri'd-Din was one of those blessed souls who thirst after righteousness .
Although Baha'i literature was very scanty during the days of his youth, he
loved to read whatever he could find about the Faith. He spared no effort
to seek out every manuscript in his eagerness to master the Teachings. He
shared his father's perseverance and devotion to the Cause. Attacks and persecution
only served to strengthen his efforts, and his loyalty and self-sacrifice
reached their zenith in the face of opposition.
In his library he kept every available Baha'i book, including many published
in other parts of the world. His time and money were consecrated to Baha'i
service, his one consuming interest in life. His love for the Cause and for
Shoghi Effendi was further expressed in many trips, perhaps a dozen, to
Haifa.
A teacher by profession, he spent most of his life in the employ of the
Ministry of Education of 'Iraq. The inspectors knew of his allegiance to the
Faith and because of this sent him to distant and uncoveted places in 'Iraq.
This discriminatory treatment enabled him to render unusual services to the
Faith as a pioneer settler and teacher.
During the last seven years of his earthly existence, he and his wife
taught school in Sulaymaniyyih, a town in 'Iraqi Kurdistan which will forever
be remembered because of the sojourn there of Baha'u'llah. Nuri'd-Din 'Abbas
loved the Kurds and his affection was reciprocated. He performed the historic
service of securing the translation into Kurdish by Mahmud Jawdat of Dr.
Esslemont's Baha'u'llah and the New Era. Not only did he succeed in getting
the volume translated but he also distributed it widely among the Kurds. He
personally translated into Arabic George Townshend's pamphlet about
Queen Marie's conversion to the Faith, publishing and distributing hundreds of
copies and presenting a goodly supply to the Baha'i library in Baghdad.
He was loved by his students and by all who knew him intimately.
Baha'i World Vol 11
NURI'D-DIN 'ABBAS
[Written by Robert Gulick from data supplied by 'Abdu'r-Razzaq 'Abbas.
Toward the close of 1949, violent death claimed Nuri'd-Din 'Abbas, one
of the most active and enthusiastic Baha'is of 'Iraq. He was born in August
1902, the son of 'Abbas Rida Mashadi 'Abbas who had four years earlier embraced
the Cause.
Nuri'd-Din was one of those blessed souls who thirst after righteousness .
Although Baha'i literature was very scanty during the days of his youth, he
loved to read whatever he could find about the Faith. He spared no effort
to seek out every manuscript in his eagerness to master the Teachings. He
shared his father's perseverance and devotion to the Cause. Attacks and persecution
only served to strengthen his efforts, and his loyalty and self-sacrifice
reached their zenith in the face of opposition.
In his library he kept every available Baha'i book, including many published
in other parts of the world. His time and money were consecrated to Baha'i
service, his one consuming interest in life. His love for the Cause and for
Shoghi Effendi was further expressed in many trips, perhaps a dozen, to
Haifa.
A teacher by profession, he spent most of his life in the employ of the
Ministry of Education of 'Iraq. The inspectors knew of his allegiance to the
Faith and because of this sent him to distant and uncoveted places in 'Iraq.
This discriminatory treatment enabled him to render unusual services to the
Faith as a pioneer settler and teacher.
During the last seven years of his earthly existence, he and his wife
taught school in Sulaymaniyyih, a town in 'Iraqi Kurdistan which will forever
be remembered because of the sojourn there of Baha'u'llah. Nuri'd-Din 'Abbas
loved the Kurds and his affection was reciprocated. He performed the historic
service of securing the translation into Kurdish by Mahmud Jawdat of Dr.
Esslemont's Baha'u'llah and the New Era. Not only did he succeed in getting
the volume translated but he also distributed it widely among the Kurds. He
personally translated into Arabic George Townshend's pamphlet about
Queen Marie's conversion to the Faith, publishing and distributing hundreds of
copies and presenting a goodly supply to the Baha'i library in Baghdad.
He was loved by his students and by all who knew him intimately.
NURI'D-DIN 'ABBAS
[Written by Robert Gulick from data supplied by 'Abdu'r-Razzaq 'Abbas.
Toward the close of 1949, violent death claimed Nuri'd-Din 'Abbas, one
of the most active and enthusiastic Baha'is of 'Iraq. He was born in August
1902, the son of 'Abbas Rida Mashadi 'Abbas who had four years earlier embraced
the Cause.
Nuri'd-Din was one of those blessed souls who thirst after righteousness .
Although Baha'i literature was very scanty during the days of his youth, he
loved to read whatever he could find about the Faith. He spared no effort
to seek out every manuscript in his eagerness to master the Teachings. He
shared his father's perseverance and devotion to the Cause. Attacks and persecution
only served to strengthen his efforts, and his loyalty and self-sacrifice
reached their zenith in the face of opposition.
In his library he kept every available Baha'i book, including many published
in other parts of the world. His time and money were consecrated to Baha'i
service, his one consuming interest in life. His love for the Cause and for
Shoghi Effendi was further expressed in many trips, perhaps a dozen, to
Haifa.
A teacher by profession, he spent most of his life in the employ of the
Ministry of Education of 'Iraq. The inspectors knew of his allegiance to the
Faith and because of this sent him to distant and uncoveted places in 'Iraq.
This discriminatory treatment enabled him to render unusual services to the
Faith as a pioneer settler and teacher.
During the last seven years of his earthly existence, he and his wife
taught school in Sulaymaniyyih, a town in 'Iraqi Kurdistan which will forever
be remembered because of the sojourn there of Baha'u'llah. Nuri'd-Din 'Abbas
loved the Kurds and his affection was reciprocated. He performed the historic
service of securing the translation into Kurdish by Mahmud Jawdat of Dr.
Esslemont's Baha'u'llah and the New Era. Not only did he succeed in getting
the volume translated but he also distributed it widely among the Kurds. He
personally translated into Arabic George Townshend's pamphlet about
Queen Marie's conversion to the Faith, publishing and distributing hundreds of
copies and presenting a goodly supply to the Baha'i library in Baghdad.
He was loved by his students and by all who knew him intimately.
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