As far as possible He relieved His father of all domestic cares and responsibilities, becoming the mainstay and comfort of the entire family.
During the years spent in Adrianople, 'Abdu'l-Baha endeared Himself to everyone.

He taught much, and became generally known as the "Master." At Akka, when nearly all the party were ill with typhoid, malaria, and dysentery, He washed the patients, nursed them, fed them, watched with them, taking no rest, until utterly exhausted, He Himself took dysentery, and for about a month remained in a dangerous condition.

In Akka, as in Adrianople, all classes, from the Governor to the most wretched beggar, learned to love and respect Him.
Marriage The following particulars regarding the marriage of 'Abdu'l-Baha were kindly supplied to the writer by a Persian historian of the Baha'i Faith:-- During the youth of 'Abdu'l-Baha the question of a suitable marriage for Him was naturally one of great interest to the believers, and many people came forward, wishing to have this crown of honor for their own family.

For a long time, however, 'Abdu'l-Baha showed no inclination for marriage, and no one understood the wisdom of this.

Afterwards it became known that there was a girl who was destined to become the wife of 'Abdu'l-Baha, one whose birth came about through the Blessing which the Bab gave to her parents in Isfahan.