1904 1 Dec
190- |
Sydney Sprague arrived in Bombay, India. [BFA2:XVI]
He was the first American Bahá'í travelling teacher in Asia. [BFA2:XVI; 258-270; facing p335]
See Reflections on the Bahá'í Writings for the story of Kaykhusraw Isfandyár who sacrificed his life by travelling from his home in Bombay to Lahore to assist Sidney Sprague when he was mortally ill with typhoid fever. He was too ill to be taken back to Bombay as planned so Kaykhusraw prayed that he, a humble shop-keeper, might be accepted as a sacrifice for the life of Sydney, an international travel teacher. His request was accepted and he became the first Eastern Bahá'í to have sacrificed his life for his Western brother. When the news of this sacrifice reached `Abdu'l-Bahá, He immortalised Kaykhusraw by conferring upon him the rank of a martyr and He revealed a Tablet to Kaykhusraw's family.
This story is also available in Andalib magazine, year 7, no 25 and can be found in YBIB55-60.
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Sydney Sprague; Travel Teaching; Firsts, other; Mumbai, India; India; - Asia |
First American travelling teacher in Asia; the first eastern Bahá’í to have sacrificed his life for his western brother. |
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