“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 17 – Sulṭán/Sovereignty
The truth I verily say unto thee,
this divine grace cannot be exchanged
for the sovereignty of the earth,
the east or the west.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá v1, p. 176)
Day 1 Bahá/Splendour & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, January 18th, 2025
I am the Countenance of God
Whose splendour can never be obscured,
the Light of God Whose radiance
can never fade.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 12)
Let not thy tongue pay lip service
in praise of God while thy heart
be not attuned to the exalted Summit of Glory,
and the Focal Point of communion.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 93)
Day 2 Jalál/Glory & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, January 19th, 2025
GLORY be unto Him Who knoweth
all that is in the heavens and in the earth.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 17)
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 3 Masáʼil/Questions & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, January 20th, 2025
WHEN the Day-Star of Baha
will shine resplendent above the horizon of eternity
it is incumbent upon you
to present yourselves before His Throne.
Beware lest ye be seated
in His presence or ask questions without His leave.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 164)
The stage of perfection
of everything is reached
when its resurrection occurreth.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 107)
Day 4 ʻAẓamat/Grandeur & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
Graciously inspire me, O my God,
through Thy grace and bounty,
Thy glory and majesty,
and Thy dominion and grandeur,
for no one mighty
and all-knowing can I find beside Thee.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 194)
Our grace assuredly pervadeth
all that dwell in the kingdoms of earth and heaven
and in whatever lieth between them,
and beyond them all mankind.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 37)
Day 5 Raḥmat/Mercy & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
He causeth him whom He pleaseth
to enter the shadow of His Mercy.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 77)
AS a token of pure justice,
We have indeed sent tidings
unto every Prophet
concerning the Cause of Our Remembrance,
and verily God is supreme over all the peoples of the world.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 74)
Day 6 Raḥmat/Mercy & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
O Lord! If Thou forgivest me not,
who is there then to grant pardon,
and if Thou hast no mercy upon me
who is capable of showing compassion?
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 182)
Yield ye praise then unto Him
and glorify Him and bear ye witness
to the sanctity and oneness of His Being
and magnify His might and majesty
with wondrous glorification.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 154)
Day 7 Kalimát/Words & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, January 24th, 2025
Know thou that every ear
which hearkeneth unto His Words
with true faith shall be immune from the fire.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 98-99)
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