As time went on the people of Akka began to see the true character of Bahá’u’lláh and his followers. The initial contempt and hatred with which they had been greeted on entering the city changed into respect and even reliance. Bahá’u’lláh in this period largely ceased the open association he had followed with the people until their time in Adrianople and instead Abdu’l Baha took on the task of the many requests and expectations that were placed on them by a diversity of enquirers. The following from the recollections of Tuba Khanum, a daughter of Abdu’l Baha provides a sense: [Abdu’l Baha] would go first to the Bírúní, a large reception…