“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 6 – Raḥmat/Mercy
Withhold thy tongue from uttering
that which might grieve thee
and beseech God for mercy.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Bab, p. 162)
Day 11 Mas͟híyyat/Will & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, July 4, 2026
He, verily, asketh no recompense
from you and is resigned to what God
hath ordained for Him,
and is entirely submissive to God’s Will.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p.127)
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 12 ʻIlm/Knowledge & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, July 5th, 2026
They are, in truth, cup-bearers of the life-giving water
of knowledge and guides
unto the ideal way.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p.35)
Those words uttered by the Revealers
of the beauty of the one true God,
setting forth the signs that should herald the advent
of the Manifestation to come,
they never understood nor fathomed.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p.16)
Day 13 Qudrat/Power & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, July 6th, 2026
Reflect: Who in this world is able
to manifest such transcendent power,
such pervading influence?
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 235)
Its raiment is the fear of God,
and its perfection steadfastness in His Faith.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p.291)
Day 14 Qawl/Speech & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, July 7th, 2026
Be fair in thy judgment, and guarded in thy speech.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 93)
Immeasurably exalted is this boundless grace;
immensely blessed is this resplendent favour.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Baha’u’llah, p. 78)
Day 15 Masáʼil/Questions & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
Buddha had disciples and he wished
to send them out into the world to teach,
so he asked them questions
to see if they were prepared
as he would have them be.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in London, p. 63)
Interference with creed and faith
in every country causes manifest detriment,
while justice and equal dealing towards all peoples
on the face of the earth are the means
whereby progress is affected.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, A Traveller’s Narrative, p. 87)
Day 16 S͟haraf/Honour & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, July 9th, 2026
Thus may you gleam as a lighted taper
in the Kingdom of God,
may attain honour and everlasting life,
and shine out as a bright star on the horizon of eternity.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p.115)
Now is the early dawn;
ere long the effulgent sun shall rise
an station itself in the meridian of its majesty.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Divine Philosophy, p. 37)
Martyrdom of the Báb
Day 17 Sulṭán/Sovereignty & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, July 10th, 2026
It is a spiritual world, a divine world,
and the center of the Sovereignty of God;
it is freed from body and that which is corporeal,
and it is purified and sanctified
from the imaginations of the human world.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 241)
Let God’s beloved, each and every one,
be the essence of purity, the very life of holiness,
so that in every country they may become famed
for their sanctity, independence of spirit, and meekness.
(Abdu’l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha, p. 203)
“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