“The Word of God
is the king of words
and its pervasive influence is incalculable.
It hath ever dominated
and will continue to dominate
the realm of being…
…The Word is the master key for the whole world
inasmuch through its potency
the doors of the hearts of men,
which in reality are the doors of heaven,
are unlocked…”
Bahá’u’lláh
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Year 182 B. E. – Bahháj/Delightful – Month 12 – Ilm’/Knowledge
Nothing, in truth, escapeth His knowledge;
He, verily, is the Incomparable, the All-Informed.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 82)
Day 13 Qudrat/Power & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, November 15th, 2025
Valiant acts will ensure the triumph of this Cause,
and a saintly character will reinforce its power.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Baha’u’llah, p. 86)
Impoverish thyself,
that thou mayest enter the high court of riches;
and humble thy body,
that thou mayest drink from the river of glory,
and attain to the full meaning of the poems
whereof thou hadst asked.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Seven Valleys, p. 28)
Day 14 Qawl/Speech & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, November 16th, 2025
Heed, therefore, My counsel,
and hearken thou,
with the hearing of thine heart,
unto My speech, and be not careless of My words,
nor be of them that reject My truth.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p.226)
We, verily, have cleansed Thy breast
from the whisperings of the people
and sanctified it from earthly allusions,
that the light of My beauty may appear therein
and be reflected in the mirrors of all the worlds.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 29)
Day 15 Masáʼil/Questions & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, November 17th, 2025
The songs which the bird of thine heart
had uttered in its great love for its friends
have reached their ears,
and moved Me to answer thy questions,
and reveal to thee such secrets as I am allowed to unfold.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p.78)
The spirit that animateth the human heart
is the knowledge of God,
and its truest adorning is the recognition of the truth
that “He doeth whatsoever He willeth,
and ordaineth that which He pleaseth.”
Its raiment is the fear of God,
and its perfection steadfastness in His Faith.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p.291)
Day 16 S͟haraf/Honour & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, November 18th, 2025
The honour of this creation
and the worthiness of this garment
therefore require man to have love
and affinity for his own kind, nay rather,
to act towards all living creatures with justice and equity.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha, p. 287)
The earth was a lifeless body;
it finds a new spirit,
and produces endless beauty, grace and freshness.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 73)
Day 17 Sulṭán/Sovereignty & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, November 19th, 2025
There is no doubt that divine sovereignty is eternal.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 159)
Interference with creed and faith
in every country causes manifest detriment,
while justice and equal dealing towards all peoples
on the face of the earth are the means
whereby progress is effected.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, A Traveler’s Narrative, p.87)
Day 18 Mulk/Dominion & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, November 20th, 2025
O God Omnipotent,
do Thou shield us and be our refuge and,
O Lord of Being,
show forth Thy might and Thy dominion.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 313)
Beg and implore thy Lord to lift thee
up into that heaven,
and give thee to eat of its food,
in this age of majesty and might.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p.168)
Day 19 ʻAláʼ/Loftiness & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, November 21st, 2025
Likewise, if we are born from the matrix of this physical
and phenomenal environment
into the freedom and loftiness
of the spiritual life and vision,
we shall consider this mortal existence
and its blessings as worthless by comparison.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 90)
Because a characteristic
of contingent beings is dependency,
and this dependency is an essential necessity,
therefore, there must be an independent being
whose independence is essential.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 6)
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“The understanding of His words
and the comprehension of the utterances of the Birds of Heaven
are in no wise dependent upon human learning.
They depend solely upon purity of heart,
chastity of soul,
freedom of spirit.”
Bahá’u’lláh