Chronology: Date 1898-11

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1898 11 Nov 189-	Kheiralla arrived in `Akká. [BFA1:XXVIII, 141] He had left the party of pilgrims in France and departed for Egypt in early October where he had children. His wife went to England to invite her Bahá'í aunt to accompany them to Akka. [BFA141] During his stay he tried to get approval for his manuscript entitled Behá'U'lláh from 'Abdu'l-Bahá. The manuscript had many of his personal beliefs, such as the station of 'Abdu'l-Bahá being that of the return of Christ and his concept of reincarnation. [BFA1p230; 161; LWS149] See BFA1p32-33 for a discussion of how the issue of reincarnation affected the American Bahá'í community. During his visit `Abdu'l-Bahá conferred titles on him: `Bahá'ís Peter', the `Second Columbus' and `Conqueror of America'. [BFA1:142; GPB275; SBBH2:112] Dr. Kheiralla, his wife and daughters, Nabiba an Labiba departed Haifa for Port Said on the 21th of March, 1899. Kheiralla arrived in New York on the 10th of May. [LGHC24; 30; BFA1p160;]	Ibrahim George Kheiralla; Pilgrimage; First pilgrims; Pilgrims; Akka, Israel
1898 13 Nov 189-	`Abdu'l-Bahá commemorated Kheiralla's arrival by ending the period of mourning for Bahá'u'lláh and by opening His Tomb to pilgrims for the first time. [BFA1:142–3; SBBH2:112]	Ibrahim George Kheiralla; Firsts, other; Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Pilgrimage; Pilgrims; Bahji, Israel	First time Tomb of Bahá'u'lláh opened to pilgrims


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