“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 19 – ʻAláʼ/Loftiness
It was an indication of the loftiness of thy nature,
the grandeur of thy aspiration,
the sincerity of thy aim and the confirmation
of the bounty of His Highness the Single One.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of Abdu’l-Baha v3, p. 624)
The Fast
Day 6 Raḥmat/Mercy & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, March 7th, 2026
Let no one among you say that God
hath withheld the outpouring of His bounty unto you,
for assuredly God’s mercy
unto those to whom the Bayan is given
hath been fulfilled and completed
until the Day of Resurrection.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.137)
Every revelation of His divine Essence
betokens the sublimity of His glory,
the loftiness of His sanctity,
the inaccessible height of His oneness
and the exaltation of His majesty and power.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.212)
The Fast
Day 7 Kalimát/Words & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, March 8th, 2026
He recognized the truth of the signs,
prophecies, and words of Jesus,
and testified that they were all of God.
(Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, p. 21)
Lift up thy head from slumber,
for the Sun hath risen to the zenith,
haply it may shine upon thee with the light of beauty.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Arabic Hidden Words #62)
The Fast
Day 8 Kamál/Perfection & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, March 9th, 2026
These idols form the obstacle that impedeth man
in his efforts to advance in the path of perfection.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p.86)
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)
The Fast
Day 9 Asmáʼ/Names & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, March 10th, 2026
And no sooner had He, by Thy behest,
been manifested and spoken forth Thy praise,
than the wicked doers among Thy creatures
compassed Him round,
with the swords of hate drawn against Him,
O Thou the Lord of all names!
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p.39)
Disappoint them not, I entreat Thee,
in that which they seek
from the ocean of Thy favour
and from the heaven of Thy grace
and the day-star of Thy bounty.
(Baha’u’llah, Tablets of Baha’u’llah, p. 92)
The Fast
Day 10 ʻIzzat/Might & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, March 11th, 2026
By Thy glory and majesty,
by Thy might and power,
I desire not my sight save to behold Thy beauty,
nor my hearing save to hearken to Thy call and Thy verses.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 111)
Look not down upon them, O my God,
with the glance of Thy justice,
but rather with the eyes
of Thy tender compassions and mercies.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p.137)
The Fast
Day 11 Mas͟híyyat/Will & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, March 12th, 2026
He that is careless of what hath poured out
from the finger of the Will of God
liveth in manifest error.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p.205)
I confess, O my God, that whatever proceedeth
from me is wholly unworthy of Thy sovereignty
and falleth short of Thy majesty.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p.81)
The Fast
Day 12 ʻIlm/Knowledge & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, March 13th, 2026
Fair speech and truthfulness,
by reason of their lofty rank and position,
are regarded as a sun shining above
the horizon of knowledge.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p.40)
In this station he beholdeth himself established
upon the throne of independence
and the seat of exaltation.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gems of Divine Mysteries, p. 70)
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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