“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 15 – S͟haraf/Honour
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-Bahá, p. 287)
Day 13 Qudrat/Power & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, January 11th, 2025
Arise before the nations of the earth,
and arm thyself with the power
of this Most Great Name,
and be not of those who tarry.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 28)
May the spirit and glory rest upon thee,
and upon those who dwell
upon the plain of holiness
and who remain in the Cause of their Lord
in manifest steadfastness!
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Tablet of the Branch)
Day 14 Qawl/Speech & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, January 12th, 2025
From the beginning of time the light of unity
hath shed its divine radiance upon the world,
and the greatest means
for the promotion of that unity
is for the peoples of the world
to understand one another’s writing and speech.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 127)
By God, the True One!
I am Trustworthiness
and the revelation thereof,
and the beauty thereof.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 122)
Day 15 Masáʼil/Questions & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, January 13th, 2025
Now, all questions of morality
contained in the spiritual,
immutable law of every religion
are logically right.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p. 142)
The position of Christ
was that of absolute perfection;
He made His divine perfections
shine like the sun upon all believing souls,
and the bounties of the light shone
and radiated in the reality of men.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 121)
Day 16 S͟haraf/Honour & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, January 14th, 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-Bahá, p. 287)
The divine grace,
whether physical or spiritual,
is unlimited, yet certain selfish souls
desire to circumscribe to their own ideas
the outpouring of this heavenly grace.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Divine Philosophy, p. 169)
Day 17 Sulṭán/Sovereignty & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
For well nigh two thousand years
this sovereignty of Christ
hath been established,
and until now it endureth,
and to all eternity that Holy Being
will be exalted upon an everlasting throne.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 45)
We ask God to deal with Us
according to His grace,
not His justice,
and to make Us of those who turn toward Him
and sever themselves from all beside Him.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, A Traveller’s Narrative, p. 79)
Day 18 Mulk/Dominion & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, January 16th, 2025
By God, the true One!
this cannot be equaled either
by the dominion of the world
or by the gift of ruling over all regions
with pomp, glory and power!
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá v2, p. 274)
The sun itself with all its majesty
is so subservient to nature that it hath
no will of its own
and cannot deviate a hair’s-breadth from the laws thereof.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablet to August Forel, p. 10)
Day 19 ʻAláʼ/Loftiness & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, January 17th, 2025
Thy detailed letter was received
and its reading produced the utmost joy,
for it was a glorious proof of the loftiness of thy aim
and the exaltation of thine intention.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá v3, p. 536)
First in a human being’s way of life
must be purity, then freshness,
cleanliness, and independence of spirit.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 146)
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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