“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 3 – Jamál/Beauty
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. 215)
Riḍván Day 12 (Holy Day)
Day 5 Núr /Light & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, May 2nd 2026
Perchance God will transform
thy fire into light at the next Resurrection.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p. 33)
They will be debarred from the Truth,
some by reason of their learning,
others on account of their glory and power,
and still others due to reasons of their own,
none of which shall be of any avail at the hour of death.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p. 95)
Day 6 Raḥmat/Mercy & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, May 3rd 2026
These verses, clear and conclusive,
are a token of the mercy of thy Lord
and a source of guidance for all mankind.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.162)
How can I extol the effulgent beauty of Thy Lordship,
conscious as I am of my nothingness
before the habitation of Thy glory?
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.215)
Day 7 Kalimát/Words & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, May 4th 2026
Hence God desireth that all men
should be guided aright through the potency
of the Words of Him Whom God shall make manifest.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 95)
Every other perfection is as naught in face
of His consummate perfection,
and every other display of might is
as nothing before His absolute might.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p. 157)
Day 8 Kamál/Perfection & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, May 5th, 2026
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. 34)
A single breeze of His affluence doth suffice
to adorn all mankind with the robe of wealth;
and one drop out of the ocean
of His bountiful grace is enough
to confer upon all beings the glory of everlasting life.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 52)
Day 9 Asmáʼ/Names & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026
How unspeakably glorious are the signs,
the tokens, the revelations, and splendors which He,
Who is the King of Names and Attributes,
hath destined for that City!
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p.268)
The word of God which the Supreme Pen
hath recorded on the sixth leaf
of the Most Exalted Paradise is the following:
The light of men is Justice.
Quench it not with the contrary winds
of oppression and tyranny.
The purpose of justice
is the appearance of unity among men.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 66-67)
Day 10 ʻIzzat /Might & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, May 7th, 2026
Ere long will its sovereign power,
its pervasive influence and the greatness
of its might be manifested on earth.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 200)
I implore Thee, by the signs of Thy majesty
and the evidences of Thy sovereignty,
to subdue Thy servants by this Name
Which Thou hast made to be the King
of all names in the kingdom of Thy creation.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p. 70)
Day 11 Mas͟híyyat /Will & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, May 8th, 2026
Nature is God’s Will
and is its expression in
and through the contingent world.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p.142)
Then wouldst thou find thyself raised up
to the summit of exaltation and glory,
and elevated to the pinnacle
of majesty and independence.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 102)
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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