“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 15 – Masáʼil/Questions
Inasmuch as this is the century of illumination,
the century of humanity,
the century of divine bestowals,
these questions are being presented
for the expression of public opinion,
and in all the countries of the world,
discussion is taking place looking to their solution.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 133)
Day 18 Mulk/Dominion & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, December 28th, 2024
By God, the true One!
This cannot be equaled either by the dominion of the world
or by the gift of ruling over all regions
with pomp, glory and power!
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá v2, p. 274)
That is why Bahá’u’lláh says:
“Let not a man glory in that he loves his country,
but that he loves his kind.”
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in London, p. 55)
Day 19 ʻAláʼ/Loftiness & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, December 29th, 2024
Likewise, if we are born from the matrix
of this physical and phenomenal environment
into the freedom and loftiness
of the spiritual life and vision,
we shall consider this mortal existence
and its blessings as worthless by comparison.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 90)
In like manner, when divers shades of thought,
temperament and character,
are brought together under the power
and influence of one central agency,
the beauty and glory of human perfection
will be revealed and made manifest.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá Tablets of the Divine Plan, p. 103)
Year 181 B. E. – Ḥubb/Love– Month 15 – S͟haraf/Honour
Christ was the Prophet of the Christians,
Moses of the Jews —
why should not the followers of each prophet
recognize and honour the other prophets also?
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p. 49)
Day 1 Bahá/Splendour & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, December 30th, 2024
I am the Lamp which the Finger of God
hath lit within its niche
and caused to shine with deathless splendour.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 74)
Every other perfection is as naught
in face of His consummate perfection,
and every other display of might
is as nothing before His absolute might.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 156)
Day 2 Jalál/Glory & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, December 31st, 2024
His is the kingdom of earth and heaven
and He is the Lord of power and glory.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 166)
Take heed then that perchance ye may,
through the grace of God and His signs,
be enabled to redeem your souls.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 147)
Day 3 Jamál/Beauty & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, January 1st, 2025
How can I extol the effulgent beauty of Thy Lordship,
conscious as I am of my nothingness
before the habitation of Thy glory?
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 214)
Say, how dare ye flagrantly deny
the verses sent down from the heaven of justice,
yet ye read the Books of God revealed in the past?
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 162)
Day 4 Núr/Light & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, January 2nd, 2025
Every light paleth before the radiance of His light,
and every other exponent of mercy
falleth short before the tokens of His mercy.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 156)
By Thy glory and majesty,
I have failed to befittingly recognize Thee
and to worship Thee,
while Thou dost make Thyself known unto me
and callest me to remembrance
as beseemeth Thy station.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 204)
Day 5 Sulṭán/Sovereignty & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, January 3rd, 2024
I bear witness that there is no God but Thee,
inasmuch as Thou art invested
with sovereignty, grandeur, glory and power
which no one among Thy servants
can visualize or comprehend.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 215)
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