Abdu’l-Baha ‘Abbas: Servant Leader of the Baha’i Faith

‘Abdu’l-Bah ‘Abbs: Servant Leader of the Bah’ Faith offers a vivid portrait of one of the most influential spiritual figures of the modern Middle East.

Exiled from Iran and imprisoned in Ottoman Acre, ‘Abdu’l-Bah–son of Bah’u’llh, prophet-founder of the Bah’ Faith–emerged as a powerful voice for unity, peace, and reform across a fractured, multilingual Levant. Drawing on extensive historical sources, Joshua Lincoln traces ‘Abdu’l-Bah’s deep engagement with cultural figures, thinkers, officials, and ordinary people in Greater Syria, Egypt, Europe, and North America. From educational initiatives to interfaith dialogue, from personal charity to experimental agriculture, from wartime humanitarianism to global religious leadership, this meticulously researched book reveals how ‘Abdu’l-Bah shaped a faith community and inspired a region in transition.

A landmark study of the Bah’ faith’s early global expansion and its Middle Eastern roots, ‘Abdu’l-Bah ‘Abbs is essential reading for students of religion, history, and international affairs.

Author: Joshua Lincoln (Phd)
Publisher: Sutherland House
Published: 09/16/2025
Pages: 188
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.99h x 5.84w x 0.48d
ISBN13: 9781998365524
ISBN10: 1998365522
BISAC Categories:
– Religion | General
– Biography & Autobiography | General

About the Author

JoshuaLincoln (PhD) is currently a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Law and Governance at Fletcher at Tufts University. From 2013 to 2019, he served as Secretary-General of the Bah’ International Community based in Haifa. He was an academic and policy researcher at both Georgetown University and Tufts University in international politics, law and organizations with a focus on Africa and the Middle East.