“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 1 – ʻBahá/Splendour
All that is known owes its renown
to the splendour of Thy Name,
the Most Manifest, and every object
is deeply stirred by the vibrating influence
emanating from Thine invincible Will.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.195)
Day 18 Mulk/Dominion & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Were the dominions of the whole,
entire earth to be thine,
it would not equal this great dominion
which is no other than spreading the guidance of God.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Abbas, p.254)
The glory of God rest upon thee,
and upon him whose face is illumined
with that everlasting light
that shineth from His Kingdom of Glory.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections From the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p.252)
Day 19 ʻAláʼ/Loftiness& Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, April 7, 2024
Man is base, treacherous and mean;
the Manifestations of God
uplift him into dignity, nobility and loftiness.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p.466)
Mortal charm shall fade away,
roses shall give way to thorns,
and beauty and youth shall live their day and be no more.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections From the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p.204)
Year 181 B. E. – Ḥubb/Love– Month 2 – Jalál/Glory
All mankind are powerless
to celebrate Thy glory
and the minds of men fall short
of yielding praise unto Thee.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.217)
Day 1 Bahá/Splendour & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, April 8, 2024
Every evidence falleth short
of Thine unknowable Essence
and every light retreateth
and sinketh below the horizon
when confronted with but a glimmer
of the dazzling splendour of Thy might.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.208)
For today the Bayán is in the stage of seed;
at the beginning of the manifestation
of Him Whom God shall make manifest
its ultimate perfection will become apparent.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.108)
Day 2 Jalál/Glory & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday April 9th, 2024
GLORY be unto Thee,
O Lord my God!
I beg Thee to forgive me
and those who support Thy Faith.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.200)
Through the grace of God
nothing can frustrate My purpose,
and I am fully conscious
of that which God hath bestowed
upon Me as a token of His favour.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.17)
Day 3 Jamál/Beauty & Idál/Justice
Wednesday April 10th, 2024
Number me, O my God,
with those who are privileged
to fix their gaze upon Thy Beauty
and who take such delight therein
that they would not exchange a single moment thereof
with the sovereignty
of the kingdom of heavens and earth
or with the entire realm of creation.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.216)
AS a token of pure justice,
We have indeed sent tidings
unto every Prophet
concerning the Cause of Our Remembrance,
and verily God is supreme over all the peoples of the world.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.74)
Day 4 ʻAẓamat/Grandeur & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday April 11th, 2024
ALL majesty and glory,
O my God,
and all dominion and light
and grandeur and splendour be unto Thee.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.202)
I have extolled Thine overpowering majesty
through Thine Own Self
before the dwellers of the heavens and the earth,
bearing witness that, verily,
Thou and Thou alone art the Lord of might,
the Eternal One, the Ancient of Days.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.5)
Day 5 Núr/Light & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday April 12th, 2024
Every light paleth before the radiance of His light,
and every other exponent of mercy
falleth short before the tokens of His mercy.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.157)
We are but the embodiments of poverty,
of nothingness, of helplessness and of perdition,
while Thy whole Being betokeneth wealth,
independence, glory, majesty and boundless grace.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.179)
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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