No sooner had they got back to Turkey, however, than the Revolution broke out there and the four commissioners, who belonged to the old regime, had to flee for their lives.

The Young Turks established their supremacy, and all political and religious prisoners in the Ottoman Empire were set free.

In September 1980 'Abdu'l-Baha was released was prison, and in the following year 'Abdu'l-Hamid, the Sultan, became himself a prisoner.
Western Tours After His release, 'Abdu'l-Baha continued the same holy life of ceaseless activity in teaching, correspondence, ministering to the poor and the sick, with merely the change from Akka to Haifa and from Haifa to Alexandria, until August 1911, when He started on His first visit to the Western world.

During His tours in the West, 'Abdu'l-Baha met men of every shade of opinion and amply fulfilled the command of Baha'u'llah to "Consort with all the people with joy and fragrance." He reached London early in September 1911, and spent a month there, during which, besides daily talks with inquirers and many other activities, He addressed the congregations of the Rev.R.J.Campbell at the City Temple, and of Archdeacon Wilberforce at St.John's, Westminster, and breakfasted with the Lord Mayor.

He then proceeded to Paris, where His time was occupied in giving daily addresses and talks to eager listeners of many nationalities and types.