“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 9 – Asmáʼ/Names
Thus have the verses of God been revealed,
and thus hath it been decreed
by the Lord of all names and attributes.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p.12)
Day 13 Qudrat/Power & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
For there is no power but of God;
the powers that be are ordained of God.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p.91)
The glory of God rest upon you,
O people of Bahá.
Rejoice with exceeding gladness
through My remembrance,
for He is indeed with you at all times.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, p.265)
Day 14 Qawl/Speech & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, September 1st, 2024
Myriads of mystic tongues find utterance in one speech,
and myriads of hidden mysteries
are revealed in a single melody;
yet, alas, there is no ear to hear,
nor heart to understand.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, p.26-27)
Abandon not the everlasting beauty
for a beauty that must die,
and set not your affections
on this mortal world of dust.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, p.26)
Day 15 Masáʼil/Questions & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, September 2nd, 2024
Turn your faces to the Sun of Reality.
That Sun has always risen in the East.
Find the answer to your questions in your heart.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p.213)
The world of humanity consists of two parts:
male and female.
Each is the complement of the other.
Therefore, if one is defective,
the other will necessarily be incomplete,
and perfection cannot be attained.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p.134)
Day 16 S͟haraf/Honour & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
Bahá’u’lláh came for this purpose.
He has made the three religions one.
He has uplifted the standard of the oneness of faith
and the honour of humanity in the centre of the world.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in London, p.43)
Raise ye a banner on the highest peaks of the world,
a flag of God’s favour to ripple
and wave in the winds of His grace;
plant ye a tree in the field of life,
amid the roses of this visible world,
that will yield a fruitage fresh and sweet.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections From the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p.11)
Day 17 Sulṭán/Sovereignty & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, September 4th, 2024
The divine sovereignty is ancient, eternal.
God from everlasting was Love, Justice,
Power, Creator, Provider,
the Omniscient, the Bountiful.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p.159)
They discern not good from evil,
neither do they distinguish right from wrong,
nor justice from injustice.
They follow their own desires
and walk in the footsteps
of the most imperfect and foolish amongst them.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Will And Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p.18)
Day 18 Mulk/Dominion & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, September 5th, 2024
It is evident that the sovereignty of science
is greater than the dominion of rulers.
Kings have invaded countries
and achieved conquest
through the shedding of blood,
but the scientist through his beneficent
achievements invades the regions
of ignorance, conquering the realm of minds and hearts.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p.349)
Today the grandeur, the majesty,
the splendor and the magnitude
of this station is not clear
and manifest because it is the time
of seed-sowing and the beginning
of the planting of trees in the orchard of the Merciful One.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p.531-532)
Day 19 ʻAláʼ/Loftiness & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, September 6th, 2024
Be as stars, brilliant and sparkling
in the loftiness of their heavenly station.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p.8)
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