“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 182 B. E. – Bahháj/Delightful – Month 19 – ʻAláʼ/Loftiness
Abandon the concerns of mankind
and be naturalized with the attributes
of the angels of the Supreme Concourse,
because these angels humble themselves
to the lowest thing of the things despite their honor,
glory, the loftiness of station
and the greatness of their might.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá v1, p. 77)
The Fast
Day 13 Qudrat/Power & Jalál/Glory
Saturday March 14th 2026
For it is indeed within the power of
Him Who changeth the earth into another earth
to transform all that dwell and move thereon.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gems of Divine Mysteries, p.61)
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)
The Fast
Day 14 Qawl/Speech & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, March 15th 2026
Witness, therefore, how numerous and far-reaching
have been the changes in language,
speech, and writing since the days of Adam.
How much greater must have been
the changes before Him!
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 173-174)
Thou shalt behold the lights of beauty
upon their faces and the mysteries of glory
in their human temples.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gems of Divine Mysteries, p. 65)
The Fast
Day 15 Masáʼil/Questions & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, March 16th, 2026
Philosophers, for instance,
find in these heavenly teachings
the most perfect solution of their social problems,
and similarly a true and noble exposition of matters
that pertain to philosophical questions.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablet to August Forel, p. 25)
The philosophers make education the test of knowledge,
holding that any man
who receives sufficient education
can attain a state of perfection.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Divine Philosophy, p. 108)
The Fast
Day 16 S͟haraf/Honour & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, March 17th, 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)
We ask God to deal with Us according to His grace,
not His justice, and to make Us of those
who turn toward Him
and sever themselves from all beside Him.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, A Traveller’s Narrative, p. 79)
The Fast
Day 17 Sulṭán/Sovereignty & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, March 18th, 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)
It would seem that justice had become hateful to men
and cast forth from all lands like the people of God.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, A Traveller’s Narrative, p. 47)
The Fast
Day 18 Mulk/Dominion & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, March 19th, 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)
Even in prison He was like a king enthroned
in majesty and greatness,
and He ever bore Himself with supreme confidence and dignity.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 383)
The Fast
Day 19 ʻAláʼ/Loftiness & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, March 20th, 2026
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