Yeshua

I've just seen this coloured version of a famous "young" Abdu'l-Baha photograph...



I have never seen an Iranian with such piercing blue eyes! Would such eye colour not be a bit of a rarity in Iran? I never knew you got blue-eyed Persians. Its probably common its just that every Persian I have ever known or seen on TV has had brownish eye colour.

Essence of GOD

my aunt has hazel blue eyes, and red-ish blond hair back in iran.
not that rare, but yeah he did have blue eyes.
i remember when i was 5 or 6 my grandpa tell me stories of Baha'ullah having blue eyes like the sea that you could get lost in.

bwb

Tahirih had blonde hair, which is rare for a Persian. Her title Zarrin-Taj (Crown of Gold), refers to her blonde hair.

arthra

Suddenly the light caught a form that at first seemed
a vision of mist and light. It was the Master which the
candle-light had revealed to us. His white robe, and silver,
flowing hair, and shining blue eyes gave the impression
of a spirit, rather than of a human being. We tried to tell
Him how deeply grateful we were at His receiving us.
'No,' He answered, 'you are kind to come . . .'

(H.M. Balyuzi, Abdu'l-Baha - The Centre of the Covenant, p. 69)

His head he wore a tarboosh, or fez, of the same color,
beneath which His long white hair fell almost to His
shoulders. Most impressive of all His impressive aspects
were His eyes. Blue they were but so changing with His
mood! Now gentle and appealing, now commanding, now
flashing with hidden fires, now holding a deep, tranquil
lambent repose as though gazing upon scenes of glory far
removed.

(Howard Colby Ives, Portals to Freedom, p. 96)

Yeshua

Thats incredible! She really must have stood out in a crowd - what with her great charisma, purity of heart and external beauty.

Thank you Arthra for those quotes . Abdu'l-Baha must have been impressive to see!

And thank Essence I just never knew that blond hair and blue eyes was not a complete rarity in Iran. Fascinating! And I agree with your grandpa, I think I too could get lost in those blue eyes, judging from the picture above.

LarryK32

Well some Persians are of Aryan descent (Aryan... Iran) and Aryans tend to have lighter hair and eye color.
idk... his eyes are very captivating. o_o

Yeshua

Yes that's what struck me as well. They are very deep and beautiful eyes.

MacGyver

Wonder what Abdul Baha would have to say about that.

Hitler had blue eyes too ... and Eva Browne had blonde hair aswell.

I never heard that Baha'u'llah ever had blue eyes. Infact He had black eyes, and black hair ... color was not caucasian either ... still somehow He was a Messenger of God.

Look guyz ... one of the lamest thread in here (living up to my reputation here ... being abit blunt).

Abdul Baha's eyes were clear and loving, soothing and prayerful. Whichever color it was ... it filled the world with color and hope.

Tahiri's hair was blonde? ... pardon me my Iranian sister, but I'm yet to see a blonde Iranian ... or do you mean the Medes (Azeris).... They're not PERSIANS ... they are AZERIS .... and Cyrus added them to the Greater Persia and the warrior capabilities of the Azeris were famous ... Azeris certainly acted as a wall against the Western Invasions. Azeris are a of Caucasus Origin, while Persians are not. (P.S. for western friends here ... Iranians use Henna sometimes with certain mixtures to change shades of their hair. Its a technique they've used for centuries ... to add color and it was almost always a fashion. Persian women are never blonde, they'r dark white or olive, no blue eyes ... mostly plump).

Modern day Iran is a formation of Persian, Mede and other lands of smaller (less significant) tribes.

Whatever the situation may be ... love makes ones subject of adoration much more significant and one starts to describe him beyond him, as words always fall short. But at the same time its wise to be aware of the mistakes made by men and women of the past periods ... lets not add so much sugar that it turns to poison.

Yeshua

Actually Hitler had brown eyes

cire perdue

In the recent vision I had of the Master, it was His eyes I remember best, pale blue. I can't say the tint is quite right in that photo. Glad you asked. Can one love too much? Not spiritually, at least!

Essence of GOD

while i agree race and color has nothing to do with spiritual aspects, however based on the map, Azeries originated from Aryens.

Yeshua

His eyes just enrapture me! I find them so engaging, calming...its weird

They just draw my attention. I always think that Abdu'l-Baha looks so Christ-like. For some reason I imagine that the historical Christ would have looked something like the young Abdu'l-Baha (Christ of course did not live very long). Kahlil Gibran and Juliet Thompson bsed their depictions of Christ on Abdu'l-Baha.

And it seems that I'm not the only one, for according to The Diary of Mirza Mahmud-i-Zarqani Chronicling `Abdu'l-Bahá's Journey to America:

"In the afternoon the friends gathered at the home of Mr Harris, each one eager and delighted to see the Master and to listen to His words. While He was leaving His residence, some school children saw the Master and rushed towards Him. They asked, `Who is this man who looks like Christ?' Miss Juliet Thompson spoke to them outside the house about the Cause and the life of `Abdu'l-Bahá. They asked to meet Him and they were invited to come to Mr Kinney's home, where `Abdu'l-Bahá spent most of His days, the following Sunday"

Abdu'l-Baha is animated with the spirit of Christ, I think. He is so very Christ-like in character and disposition. So loveable, like Christ.

It must have been incredible to have had a vision of such a holy person! My late great-grandmother had a vision, along with her husband, in 1940 of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Her young husband (aged 19) died later on that yeat (drowned off the coast of Africa). He's my biological great-grandfather.

Essence of GOD

well they were kinda related