The Ottoman officials have recently opened two large
gateways through the thick, solid and ancient walls of the old fort of Acca.
Both open out on the green plain in front of Bahji, where the Holy Tomb is
located. Wonderful to relate, one of these gates is situated back of the old
house of 'Abdu'l-Baha, where he often walked, during the time of his confinement,
to the fortress!
Furthermore, official men, architects and masons have come
from Constantinople for the express purpose of planning a beautiful city
outside of the old prison walls! To live today and witness the actual
fulfillment of the old prophecies is verily a blessing for which we cannot be
sufficiently thankful.
- Ameen U. Fareed (Star of the West, vol. 1, no. 9, August 20,
1910)