“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 183 B. E. – Javáb/Answer – Month 10 – ʻIzzat/Might
What power and ability have the helpless people,
or what boldness and strength have poor subjects
that they should inflict injury or hurt
on the sovereign might,
or be able to oppose the military forces of the crown?
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, A Traveler’s Narrative, p. 92)
Day 19 ʻAláʼ/Loftiness & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, September 26th, 2026
Man is base, treacherous and mean;
the Manifestations of God uplift him into
dignity, nobility and loftiness.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 466)
Hath the earth conceived Him
whom the veils of glory prevent not from ascending
into the Kingdom of His Lord, the Mighty, the Supreme?
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, A Traveller’s Narrative, p. 79)
Year 183 B. E. – Javáb/Answer – Month 11 – Mashíyyat/Will
Praise be to God, the loving believers
also accept and remain submissive to God’s Will,
content with it, radiantly acquiescent, offering thanks.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 218-219)
Day 1 Bahá/Splendour & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, September 27th, 2026
Every evidence falleth short
of Thine unknowable Essence
and every light retreateth
and sinketh below the horizon
when confronted with but a glimmer
of the dazzling splendour of Thy might.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.207)
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)
Day 2 Jalál/Glory & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, September 28th, 2026
Immensely exalted art Thou,
O Lord of the heavens and earth,
above the praise of all men,
and may peace be upon Thy faithful servants
and glory be unto God, the Lord of all the worlds.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.215)
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 3 Jamál/Beauty & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, September 29nd, 2026
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)
Take heed then that perchance ye may,
through the grace of God and His signs,
be enabled to redeem your souls.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.147)
Day 4 ʻAẓamat/Grandeur & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, September 30th, 2026
I bear witness that there is no God but Thee,
inasmuch as Thou art invested with sovereignty,
grandeur, glory and power
which no one among Thy servants
can visualize or comprehend.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.215)
Paradise is attainment of His good-pleasure
and everlasting hell-fire His judgement through justice.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.158)
Day 5 Núr/Light & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, October 1st, 2026
If thou makest mention of God,
wherefore sufferest thou thyself to be shut out
from Him Who hath kindled the light of worship in thy heart?
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p. 80)
THE glory of Him Whom God shall make manifest
is immeasurably above every other glory,
and His majesty is far above every other majesty.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p. 156)
Day 6 Raḥmat/Mercy & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, October 2nd, 2026
Grant deliverance through Thy mercy
and reckon me among such servants of Thine
as have gained salvation.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.193-194)
We are but the embodiments of poverty,
of nothingness, of helplessness and of perdition,
while Thy whole Being betokeneth wealth,
independence, glory, majesty and boundless grace.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.179)
“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