“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 181 B. E. – Ḥubb/Love – Month 19 – ʻAláʼ/Loftiness
Man is base,
treacherous and mean;
the Manifestations of God uplift him
into dignity, nobility and loftiness.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá,, Foundations of World Unity, p. 111)
The Fast – Day 8
Day 8 Kamál/Perfection & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, March 8th, 2025
Likewise, reflect upon the perfection
of man’s creation,
and that all these planes
and states are folded up
and hidden away within him.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Seven Valleys, p. 33)
Out of Zion hath gone forth the Law of God,
and Jerusalem,
and the hills and land thereof,
are filled with the glory of His Revelation.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 12)
The Fast – Day 9
Day 9 Asmáʼ/Names & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, March 9th, 2025
Verily, he is numbered among them
whose names will be eternally recorded
and who will be mentioned
by the Concourse on High.
(Baha’u’llah, Tablets of Baha’u’llah, p. 13)
Behold ye My beauty,
and My radiance,
and My revelation,
and My effulgence.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 38)
The Fast – Day 10
Day 10 ʻIzzat/Might & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, March 10th, 2025
We beseech God to set it free
through the power of His might
and His sovereignty.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 98)
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)
The Fast – Day 11
Day 11 Mas͟híyyat/Will & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
Now hast thou abandoned the drop of life
and come to the sea of the Life-Bestower.
This is the goal thou didst ask for;
if it be God’s will, thou wilt gain it.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Seven Valleys, p. 38-39)
See, our hearts come open like shells, when
He raineth grace like pearls,
And our lives are ready targets,
when agony’s arrows He hurls.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Four Valleys, p. 59)
The Fast – Day 12
Day 12 ʻIlm/Knowledge & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
By its aid thou shalt see with thine own eyes
and not through the eyes of others,
and shalt know of thine own knowledge
and not through the knowledge of thy neighbor.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Arabic Hidden Words, #2)
On the high seats of justice,
they issue their commands,
and they send down gifts
according to each man’s deserving.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Four Valleys, p. 60)
The Fast – Day 13
Day 13 Qudrat/Power & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
The conversation carried by these holy souls
should be informed with such power
that these same atoms of dust
will be thrilled by its influence.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 7)
All the signs appeared
when We drew forth the Hand of Power
from the bosom of majesty and might.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 118)
The Fast – Day 14
Day 14 Qawl/Speech & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, March 14th, 2025
He is a man of hearing who hath been led
to hearken unto Thy speech,
and to draw nigh unto the billowing ocean of Thine utterances.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p. 269)
Then wouldst thou find thyself raised up
to the summit of exaltation and glory,
and elevated to the pinnacle
of majesty and independence.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 101)
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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