“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 6 – Raḥmat/Mercy
Send down then upon us a token of Thy mercy.
Verily Thou art unsurpassed among them that show mercy.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.176)
Day 14 Qawl/Speech & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, July 6th, 2024
O ESSENCE OF NEGLIGENCE!
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, Persian Hidden Words p.26-27)
Thou art My glory and My glory fadeth not;
thou art My robe and My robe shall never be outworn.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Arabic Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, p.7)
Day 15 Masáʼil/Questions & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, July 7th, 2024
His Holiness Bahá’u’lláh has given instructions
regarding every one of the questions confronting humanity.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, A Traveler’s Narrative, p.39)
In all his actions and conduct
there must first be purity,
then beauty and independence.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá,Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p.581)
Day 16 S͟haraf/Honour & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, July 8th, 2024
The honour of this creation
and the worthiness of this garment
therefore require man to have love and affinity
for his own kind, nay rather,
to act towards all living creatures with justice and equity.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections From the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p.288)
Thraldom to the Blessed Perfection
is my glorious and refulgent diadem;
and servitude to all the human race
is my perpetual religion.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Abbas, p.47-48)
Martyrdom of the Báb
Day 17 Sulṭán/Sovereignty & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, July 9th, 2024
The divine sovereignty is an ancient sovereignty,
not an accidental sovereignty.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p.218)
O Lord, shower upon them all the outpourings of Thy mercy,
rain down upon them all the waters of Thy grace.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections From the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p.25)
Day 18 Mulk/Dominion & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, July 10th, 2024
Thine is dominion and kingdom!
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Abbas, p.396)
Justice must be sacred,
and the rights of all the people must be considered.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p.160)
Day 19 ʻAláʼ/Loftiness & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, July 10th, 2024
After three-hundred years the loftiness of the station
and the exaltation of their attainment became manifest.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Abbas, p.532)
The sun itself with all its majesty is so subservient
to nature that it hath no will of its own
and cannot deviate a hair’s-breadth from the laws thereof.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablet to August Forel, p.10)
Year 181 B. E. – Ḥubb/Love– Month 7 – Kalimát/Words
I swear by the most sacred Essence of God
that but one line of the Words uttered
by Him is more sublime than the words
uttered by all that dwell on earth.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.100)
Day 1 Bahá/Splendour & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, July 11th, 2024
He is God; glorified is the splendour of His light.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.163)
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