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| Mansion of Baha'u'llah's father |
We all know that a king is someone who is in charge of a
whole country, much like a father who looks after members of his family. Today,
in most countries, we have democracies. A democracy is governed by all its
people instead of by a king. But a hundred years ago kings were so strong in
many countries that they did as they pleased, without thinking about what would
be good for the people in their land. This story will tell about Husayn-'Ali,
later called, Baha'u'llah, Someone God sent to tell the kings and rulers of the
world how they should behave toward the people.
As Husayn-'Ali was growing up, everyone knew He was no
ordinary child. When He was a boy of thirteen, He used to talk with the wise
and learned men who visited His father's house. They had studied religion for
many years and although He had not gone to school, He was able to understand
what they were talking about and even explained difficult questions to them.
What surprised the learned men as much as Husayn-Ali’s
knowledge was His politeness. He was always mild and courteous and His father’s
friends wanted to keep on talking to Him.
