At 1:15 A.M. He [‘Abdu’l-Baha] arose, and, walking to a
table in His room, drank some water, and returned to bed. Later on, He asked
one of His two daughters who had remained awake to care for Him, to lift up the
net curtains, complaining that He had difficulty in breathing. Some rose-water
was brought to Him, of which He drank, after which He again lay down, and when
offered food, distinctly remarked: “You wish Me to take some food, and I am
going?” A minute later His spirit had winged its flight to its eternal abode,
to be gathered, at long last, to the glory of His beloved Father, and taste the
joy of everlasting reunion with Him.
- Shoghi Effendi (‘God Passes By’)
