“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 183 B. E. – Javáb/Answer – Month 11 – Mashíyyat/Will
He, verily, asketh no recompense
from you and is resigned to what God
hath ordained for Him,
and is entirely submissive to God’s Will.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 202)
Day 7 Kalimát/Words & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, October 3rd, 2026
But should the Primal Point cease to be with you,
then the judgement given in the Words of God
shall be final and unalterable
and every one will assuredly uphold it.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.36)
Thus God layeth bare the glory of His Cause
and demonstrateth the Truth
through the potency of His revealed Word.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.146)
Day 8 Kamál/Perfection & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, October 4th, 2026
With fixed and steady gaze,
born of the unerring eye of God,
scan for a while the horizon of divine knowledge,
and contemplate those words of perfection
which the Eternal hath revealed,
that haply the mysteries of divine wisdom,
hidden ere now beneath the veil of glory
and treasured within the tabernacle of His grace,
may be made manifest unto you.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 16-17)
If the mystic knowers be of those
who have reached to the beauty
of the Beloved One (Mahbub),
this station is the apex of consciousness
and the secret of divine guidance.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Four Valleys, p. 57)
Day 9 Asmá/Names & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, October 5th, 2026
O Thou Who art the Lord of all names
and the Maker of the heavens!
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p. 317)
Its raiment is the fear of God,
and its perfection steadfastness in His Faith.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p.291)
Day 10 ʻIzza/Might & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, October 6th, 2026
Say thou: How great, how very great,
is the power of His might
that encompasseth all worlds!
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 242)
Keep safe Thy servants and Thy handmaidens,
O my Lord, from the darts of idle fancy
and vain imaginings,
and give them from the hands of Thy grace
a draught of the soft-flowing waters of Thy knowledge.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Baha’u’llah, p. 72)
Day 11 Mashíyyat/Will & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
We shall, if it be God’s will and purpose,
set forth erelong the measure of its assessment.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitab-i-Aqdas, p. 72)
Moreover We counsel them to observe justice,
equity, honesty, piety and that whereby
both the Word of God and their own station
will be exalted amongst men.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 77)
Day 12 ʻIlm/Knowledge & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, October 8th, 2026
Behold the absurdity of their saying;
how far it hath strayed from the path
of knowledge and understanding!
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 23)
Where, O House of God,
is the Sun of majesty and power
Who had enveloped thee
with the brightness of His presence?
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p.212)
Day 13 Qudrat/Power & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, October 9th, 2026
He stretcheth out the hand of truth
from the sleeve of the Absolute;
he revealeth the secrets of power.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Seven Valleys, p. 17)
In this station he beholdeth himself established
upon the throne of independence
and the seat of exaltation.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gems of Divine Mysteries, p. 70)
“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