“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 12 – ʻIlm/Knowledge
But having weighed the testimony of God
by the standard of their own knowledge,
gleaned from the teachings of the leaders of their faith,
and found it at variance with their limited understanding,
they arose to perpetrate such unseemly acts.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 14)
Day 9 Asmáʼ/Names & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, October 24th, 2026
I testify that through Him the Pen of the Most High
was set in motion,
and with His remembrance the Scriptures in the kingdom of names
were embellished.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p. 36)
The most grievous veil hath shut out
the peoples of the earth from His glory,
and hindered them from hearkening to His call.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 11)
Day 10 ʻIzzat/Might & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, October 25th, 2026
Believe in the Messengers of God
and His sovereign might,
and in the Self of God and His majesty.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 24)
Illumine our eyes, O my Lord,
with the effulgence of Thy beauty,
and enlighten our hearts
with the splendors of Thy knowledge and wisdom.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p. 174)
Day 11 Mashíyyat/Will & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, October 26th, 2026
He, verily, asketh no recompense from you
and is resigned to what God hath ordained for Him,
and is entirely submissive to God’s Will.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 202)
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)
Day 12 ʻIlm/Knowledge & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, October 27th, 2026
He must sanctify his soul from the veils of glory
and refrain from boasting of such worldly vanities,
outward knowledge,
or other gifts as God may have bestowed upon him.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gems of Divine Mysteries, p. 18)
Behold how the manifold grace of God,
which is being showered
from the clouds of Divine glory,
hath, in this day, encompassed the world.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 320)
Day 13 ʻIlm/Knowledge & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, October 28th, 2026
Such a knowledge, however,
is insufficient to vindicate the exalted station
which the people ascribe to Thee.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 131)
Verily justice is My gift to thee
and the sign of My loving-kindness.
Set it then before thine eyes.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Arabic Hidden Words, #2)
Day 14 Qawl/Speech & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, October 29th, 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)
We fain would hope, however,
that His Majesty the Shah will himself
examine these matters and bring hope to the hearts.
(Bahá’u’lláh , The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 113)
Day 15 Masáʼil/Questions & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, October 30th, 2026
After greeting us he waved us to our seats
and inquired if there were any questions
we would like to ask.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Divine Philosophy, p. 16)
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