“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 180 B. E. – Bahá/Splendour – Month 10 – ʻIzzat/Might
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God!
Thou art He Who hath created all things
through a word uttered by Thy behest,
and fashioned the entire creation
through the power of Thy sovereignty and might.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p.138)
Day 2 – Jalál/Glory & Jalál/Glory
Verily I swear by Thy glory
that I yearn for naught besides Thyself,
nor do I desire anything except Thy mercy,
nor am I apprehensive of aught save Thy justice.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.215)
All mankind are powerless to celebrate Thy glory
and the minds of men fall short of yielding praise unto Thee.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.197)
Day 3 – Jamál/Beauty & Jamál/Beauty
His beauty excelleth every other embodiment of beauty,
and His grandeur immensely exceedeth
every other manifestation of grandeur.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.157-158)
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.217)
Day 4 – ʻAẓamat/Grandeur & Kamál/Perfection
ALL majesty and glory, O my God,
and all dominion and light
and grandeur and splendour be unto Thee.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.202)
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.217)
Day 5 – Núr/Light & Fidál/Grace
Indeed every light is generated
by God through the power of His behest.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.154)
Thou art the Lord of bounty and grace,
invincible in Thy power
and the most skilful in Thy designs.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.213)
Day 6 – Raḥmat/Mercy & Idál/Justice
ISSUE forth from your cities,
O peoples of the West
and aid God ere the Day when the Lord of mercy shall come down
unto you in the shadow of the clouds
with the angels circling around Him.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p. 56)
In truth We tested thee
and found that thou wert not of them that are endowed with understanding,
wherefore We passed upon thee the sentence of negation,
as a token of justice from Our presence; and verily We are equitable.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.36)
Day 7 – Kalimát/Words & Istijlál/Majesty
Know thou that every ear which hearkeneth
unto His Words with true faith shall be immune from the fire.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.98-99)
I have extolled Thine overpowering majesty
through Thine Own Self before the dwellers
of the heavens and the earth, bearing witness that,
verily, Thou and Thou alone art the Lord of might,
the Eternal One, the Ancient of Days.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.5)
Day 8 – Kamál/Perfection & Istiqlál/Independence
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.86)
In this station he beholdeth himself established
upon the throne of independence
and the seat of exaltation.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p.72)
“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