“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 15 – Masáʼil/Questions
The text of the divine Book is this:
If two souls quarrel and contend
about a question of the divine questions,
differing and disputing, both are wrong.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of the Divine Plan, p. 56)
Day 11 Mas͟híyyat/Will & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, December 21st, 2024
This is the goal thou didst ask for;
if it be God’s will, thou wilt gain it.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Seven Valleys, p. 38)
In like manner,
those words that have streamed forth
from the source of power
and descended from the heaven of glory
are innumerable and beyond
the ordinary comprehension of man.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 5)
Day 12 ʻIlm /Knowledge & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
The stars of the heaven of knowledge have fallen,
they that adduce the proofs they possess
in order to demonstrate the truth of My Cause,
and who make mention of God in My name.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Proclamation of Baha’u’llah, p. 93)
Glorified is He Who hath surrendered
the embodiment of His Beauty
to the clutches of the envious and the wicked —
a fate unto which We are fully resigned,
though none may perceive this save those
who are endued with insight.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 5)
Day 13 Qudrat/Power & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, December 23rd, 2024
It behoveth the people of Baha
to render the Lord victorious
through the power of their utterance
and to admonish the people
by their goodly deeds and character,
inasmuch as deeds exert greater influence than words
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 57)
They can be regarded in no other light
except as evidences that proclaim
the excellence and perfection of their author.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 337)
Day 14 Qawl/Speech & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, December 24th, 2024
Without word It unfoldeth the inner mysteries,
and without speech It revealeth
the secrets of the divine sayings.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 59)
Give us, then, to drink from the hands
of Thy grace every day
and every moment of our lives
of the waters that are life indeed,
O Thou Who art the Most Merciful!
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Baha’u’llah, p. 37)
Day 15 Masáʼil/Questions & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, December 25th, 2024
All the divine and scientific questions
are solved by them through
the power of the spirit.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p. 174)
In the same way,
knowledge is a quality of man,
and so is ignorance;
truthfulness is a quality of man,
so is falsehood; trustworthiness and treachery,
justice and injustice, are qualities of man, and so forth.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Bahá’i World Faith – ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Section, p. 332)
Day 16 S͟haraf/Honour & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, December 26th, 2024
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)
Then will the whole earth resound
with the praises of its majesty and greatness.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of the Divine Plan, p. 40)
Day 17 Sulṭán/Sovereignty & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, December 27th, 2024
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, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 45)
All creatures are dependent upon God,
however great may seem their knowledge,
power and independence.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p. 19)
“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