“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 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)
Day 12 ʻIlm/Knowledge & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, May 9th 2026
Know thou that the passages
that We have called “ambiguous” appear
as such only in the eyes of them
that have failed to soar above the horizon
of guidance and to reach
the heights of knowledge in the retreats of grace.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gems of Divine Mysteries, p. 17)
Seize the time, therefore, ere the glory
of the divine springtime hath spent itself,
and the Bird of Eternity ceased to warble its melody,
that thy inner hearing may not be deprived
of hearkening unto its call.
(Bahá’u’lláh , The Kitab-i-Iqán, p. 23)
Day 13 Qudrat/Power & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, May 10th 2026
Every man of insight confesseth Thy sovereignty
and Thy dominion,
and every discerning eye perceiveth the greatness
of Thy majesty and the compelling power
of Thy might.
(Bahá’u’lláh , Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p. 3)
O SON OF MAN!
Rejoice in the gladness of thine heart,
that thou mayest be worthy to meet Me
and to mirror forth My beauty.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Arabic Hidden Words, #36)
Day 14 Qawl/Speech & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, May 11th 2026
Hearken unto My speech,
and tarry not though it be for less than a moment.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, p. 257)
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)
Day 15 Masáʼil/Questions & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
This international tongue
will be used in the work of the parliament of man
— a supreme tribunal of the world
which will be permanently established
in order to arbitrate international questions.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Divine Philosophy, p. 84)
Upon him be the splendor of God,
and His grace, and His mercy
which preceded the worlds.”
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, A Traveler’s Narrative, p.83)
Day 16 S͟haraf/Honour & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
God has crowned you with honour
and in your hearts has He set a radiant star;
verily the light thereof shall brighten the whole world!
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p.68)
The chiefs of the earth,
especially the exemplars of divine justice,
must make strenuous efforts to guard this state
and to upraise and preserve it.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, A Traveller’s Narrative, p. 84)
Day 17 Sulṭán/Sovereignty & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, May 14th, 2026
This is boundless grace;
this is the highest sovereignty;
this is the life that dieth not.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 76)
O Lord! make them signs of guidance,
standards of Thy immortal kingdom,
waves of the sea of Thy mercy,
mirrors of the light of Thy majesty.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Baha’i World Faith – ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Section, p. 231)
Day 18 Mulk/Dominion & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, May 15th, 2026
Verily art Thou the Mighty,
the Powerful, the Strong,
the All-Encompassing,
the One Who hath dominion over all that is.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá , Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 6)
In all his actions and conduct
there must first be purity,
then beauty and independence.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Baha’i World Faith – ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Section, p. 333)
“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