“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 9 – Asmáʼ/Names
Were the peoples of every nation to observe
that which hath been mentioned,
the matter would be made simple unto them,
and such words and allusions would not withhold them
from the Ocean of the names and attributes of God.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gems of Divine Mysteries, p. 25-26)
Day 10 ʻIzzat/Might & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, August 29th, 2026
Arise thou, in My name,
above the horizon of renunciation,
and set, then, thy face towards the Kingdom,
at the bidding of thy Lord,
the Lord of strength and of might.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 21)
Shouldst thou, by the leave of God,
enter this sublime and exalted garden,
thou wouldst find its sun in its noontide glory,
never to set, never to be eclipsed.
(Baha’u’llah, Gems of Divine Mysteries, p.73-74)
Day 11 Mashíyyat/Will & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, August 30th, 2026
No sooner, however, had the Day Star of His Revelation
manifested itself in the heaven of God’s Will,
than all, except those whom the Almighty
was pleased to guide,
were found dumbfounded and heedless.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, p. 11)
Strengthen, then, his heart by Thy name,
the Almighty, the Faithful,
that he may draw forth the hand of power,
and with it help Thy Cause
when the light of Thy beauty is manifested
and the Day-Star of Thy majesty is risen.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p. 64-65)
Day 12 ʻIlm/Knowledge & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, August 31st, 2026
Behold the absurdity of their saying;
how far it hath strayed
from the path of knowledge and understanding!
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 23)
These idols form the obstacle that impedeth man
in his efforts to advance
in the path of perfection.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 93)
Day 13 Qudrat/Power & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, September 1st, 2026
He, the Ancient of everlasting days is come,
girded with majesty and power.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 36)
Behold how He hath come down
from the heaven of His grace,
girded with power and invested with sovereignty.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 99)
Day 14 Qawl/Speech & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026
Be fair in thy judgment,
and guarded in thy speech.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 93)
Thus do We exhort you with justice,
and warn you with truth,
that perchance ye may be awakened.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 128)
Day 15 Masáʼil/Questions & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday,September 3rd, 2026
In whatever meeting, scientific assembly
or theological discussion He was found,
He became the authority of explanation
upon intricate and abstruse questions presented.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 25)
Should success crown your enterprise,
America will assuredly evolve into a center
from which waves of spiritual power will emanate,
and the throne of the Kingdom of God will,
in the plentitude of its majesty and glory,
be firmly established.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of the Divine Plan, p. 79)
Day 16 Sharaf/Honour & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, September 4th, 2026
God in His infinite goodness has exalted us to so much honour,
and has made us masters over the material world.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p. 108)
Knowledge, purity, devotion, discipline, independence,
have nothing to do with outer appearance and dress.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Secret of Divine Civilization, p. 58)
“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