“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 183 B. E. – Javáb/Answer – Month 10 – ʻIzzat/Might
Were I to unveil to thine eyes the gates of this city,
which have been fashioned
by the right hand of might and power,
thou wouldst behold that which none
before thee hath ever beheld and wouldst witness
that which no other soul hath ever witnessed.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gems of Divine Mysteries, p. 15-16)
Day 12 ʻIlm/Knowledge & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, September 19th, 2026
Suffer me not, O my Lord,
to be deprived of the knowledge of Thee in Thy days,
and divest me not of the robe of Thy guidance.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p. 4)
Thou shalt behold the lights of beauty
upon their faces and the mysteries of glory
in their human temples.
(Baha’u’llah, Gems of Divine Mysteries, p.64)
Day 13 Power/Qudrat & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, September 20th, 2026
He stretcheth out the hand of truth
from the sleeve of the Absolute;
he revealeth the secrets of power.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Seven Valleys, p. 17)
What fire is fiercer on the Day of Reckoning
than that of remoteness
from the divine Beauty and the celestial Glory?
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gems of Divine Mysteries, p. 44)
Day 14 Speech/Qawl & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, September 21st, 2026
Witness, therefore,
how numerous and far-reaching
have been the changes in language,
speech, and writing since the days of Adam.
(Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, p. 173-173)
These idols form the obstacle
that impedeth man in his efforts
to advance in the path of perfection.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 93)
Day 15 Questions/Masáʼil & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026
Many abstruse divine questions
are solved by this illumination.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p. 173)
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 16 Honour/Sharaf & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
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)
Justice, love and kindness
must be the instruments of strength,
not of weakness.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Divine Philosophy, p. 99)
Day 17 Sovereignty/Sulṭán & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, September 24th 2026
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, A Traveler’s Narrative, p.47-48)
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 18 Dominion/Mulk & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, September 25th, 2026
Verily art Thou the Mighty,
the Powerful, the Strong, the All-Encompassing,
the One Who hath dominion over all that is.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 6)
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