“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
Year 181 B. E. – Ḥubb/Love– Month 18– Mulk/Dominion
Therefore I hope that in the future
Montreal may become so stirred,
that the melody of the Kingdom
may travel to all parts of the world
from that Dominion
and the breaths of the Holy Spirit
may spread from that center
to the East and the West of America.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of the Divine Plan, p. 94)
Day 10 ʻIzzat/Might & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, February 15th, 2025
We have revealed unto you a mere code of laws.
Nay, rather,
We have unsealed the choice Wine
with the fingers of might and power
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitab-i-Aqdas, p. 3)
Exalted, immeasurably exalted,
art Thou above the strivings of mortal man
to unravel Thy mystery,
to describe Thy glory,
or even to hint at the nature of Thine Essence.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 3-4)
Day 11 Mas͟híyyat/Will & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, February 16th, 2025
And if I extol Thee as Him Who is the All-Wise,
I, likewise, am forced to recognize
that the Well Springs of wisdom
have themselves been generated
through the operation of Thy Will.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 3)
How high the reward of him
that hath not deprived himself
of so great a bounty,
nor failed to recognize the beauty
of his Best-Beloved in this, His new attire.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 86-87)
Day 12 ʻIlm/Knowledge & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, February 17th, 2025
From Him proceed their knowledge and power;
from Him is derived their sovereignty.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 47)
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)
Day 13 Qudrat/Power & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
He it is Who aided Me,
through the power of truth,
during the days of My banishment in Iraq.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 37)
Have pity upon me by Thy grace and bountiful favor,
and graciously aid me
to serve Thee and them that are dear to Thee.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p. 33)
Day 14 Qawl/Speech & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
O ESSENCE OF NEGLIGENCE!
Myriads of mystic tongues
find utterance in one speech,
and myriads of hidden mysteries
are revealed in a single melody;
yet, alas, there is no ear to hear,
nor heart to understand.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Persian Hidden Words #16)
Wert Thou to look upon them
with the eye of justice,
all would deserve Thy wrath
and the rod of Thine anger.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p. 31)
Day 15 Masáʼil/Questions & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, February 20th, 2025
His Holiness Bahá’u’lláh
has given instructions
regarding every one
of the questions confronting humanity.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Foundations of World Unity, p. 39)
Things which are understood by men
cannot be outside their capacity for understanding,
so that it is impossible for the heart of man
to comprehend the nature of the Majesty of God.
Our imagination can only picture
that which it is able to create.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p. 23)
Day 16 S͟haraf/Honour & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, February 21st, 2025
Religion, moreover, is not a series of beliefs,
a set of customs;
religion is the teachings of the Lord God,
teachings which constitute the very life of humankind,
which urge high thoughts upon the mind,
refine the character,
and lay the groundwork
for man’s everlasting honour.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 52-53)
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)
“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