Woman Becomes Youngest College Professor
In 1911, 'Abdu'l-Baha visited London and is recorded as saying upon arrival: "Heaven has blessed this day. It was said that London should be a place for a great proclamation of the Faith. I was tired when I went on board the steamer, but when I reached London and beheld the faces of the friends my fatigue left me. Your great love refreshes me." [1]
During talks in London, 'Abdu'l-Baha extolled women.
"The woman is indeed of the greater importance to the race. She has the greater burden and the greater work. Look at the vegetable and the animal worlds. The palm which carries the fruit is the tree most prized by the date grower. The Arab knows that for a long journey the mare has the longest wind. For her greater strength and fierceness, the lioness is more feared by the hunter than the lion."
(Abdu'l-Baha, Abdu'l-Baha in London, p. 102)
Upon another occasion 'Abdu'l-Bahá said to a group of friends around him: "Taken in general, women today have a stronger sense of religion than men. The woman's intuition is more correct; she is more receptive and her intelligence is quicker. The day is coming when woman will claim her superiority to man."
(Abdu'l-Baha, Abdu'l-Baha in London, p. 103)
Alia Sabur has demonstrated superior intelligence, becoming at age 18 the youngest college professor in the history of the world [2]. She started reading and talking when eight months old, matriculated in college at age ten, and has received an M.S. and Ph.D. in the materials science and engineering. Professor Sabur teaches at Konkuk University in Seoul, Korea.
References:
[1] Abdu'l-Baha, Abdu'l-Baha in London, p. 51
[2] "Woman, 19, becomes youngest college professor" MSNBC Interactive (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24273418/ accessed April 27, 2008)
During talks in London, 'Abdu'l-Baha extolled women.
"The woman is indeed of the greater importance to the race. She has the greater burden and the greater work. Look at the vegetable and the animal worlds. The palm which carries the fruit is the tree most prized by the date grower. The Arab knows that for a long journey the mare has the longest wind. For her greater strength and fierceness, the lioness is more feared by the hunter than the lion."
(Abdu'l-Baha, Abdu'l-Baha in London, p. 102)
Upon another occasion 'Abdu'l-Bahá said to a group of friends around him: "Taken in general, women today have a stronger sense of religion than men. The woman's intuition is more correct; she is more receptive and her intelligence is quicker. The day is coming when woman will claim her superiority to man."
(Abdu'l-Baha, Abdu'l-Baha in London, p. 103)
Alia Sabur has demonstrated superior intelligence, becoming at age 18 the youngest college professor in the history of the world [2]. She started reading and talking when eight months old, matriculated in college at age ten, and has received an M.S. and Ph.D. in the materials science and engineering. Professor Sabur teaches at Konkuk University in Seoul, Korea.
References:
[1] Abdu'l-Baha, Abdu'l-Baha in London, p. 51
[2] "Woman, 19, becomes youngest college professor" MSNBC Interactive (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24273418/ accessed April 27, 2008)
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