Sequential excerpts from the book ‘God Passes By’, written in 1944 by Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Baha’i Faith
April 4, 2026
Certain “distinguished Persians, who either lived in Baghdád and its environs” also became attracted to Bahá’u’lláh
Nor could those distinguished Persians, who either lived in
Baghdád and its environs or visited as pilgrims the holy places, remain
impervious to the spell of His charm.