“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 17 – Sulṭán/Sovereignty
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)
Day 7 Kalimát/Words & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, January 24th, 2026
Therefore it behooveth you to return
unto God even as ye were brought
forth into existence,
and to utter not such words as why or nay,
if ye wish your creation to yield fruit
at the time of your return.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.148)
Indeed God is but one God, and far be it
from His glory that there should
be aught else besides Him.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.60)
Day 8 Kamál/Perfection & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, January 25th, 2026
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.93)
Blessed is the man
that inhaled the fragrance of the Most Merciful,
and turned unto the Dawning-Place of His Beauty,
in this resplendent Dawn.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 33)
Day 9 Asmáʼ/Names & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, January 26th, 2026
Indeed, all names are to be found in their names,
and all attributes can be seen in their attributes.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gems of Divine Mysteries, p. 35)
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 ʻIzzat/Might & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
Take heed that ye do not vacillate
in your determination to embrace
the truth of this Cause —
a Cause through which the potentialities
of the might of God have been revealed,
and His sovereignty established.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 118)
Out of My loving-kindness,
‘neath the shade of My mercy I nurtured thee,
and guarded thee by the essence of My grace and favor.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Persian Hidden Words #29)
Day 11 Mas͟híyyat/Will & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
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)
Verily justice is My gift to thee
and the sign of My loving-kindness.
Set it then before thine eyes.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 37)
Day 12 ʻIlm/Knowledge & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, January 29th, 2026
Hold Thou his hand, O my Lord,
with the hand of Thine omnipotence,
and illuminate him with the light of Thy knowledge,
and adorn him with the adornment of Thy virtues.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 91)
He bringeth to light whatsoever He willeth,
and treadeth upon the high places of the earth,
invested with transcendent majesty and power.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 231)
Day 13 Qudrat/Power & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, January 30th, 2026
Erelong shall God draw forth,
out of the bosom of power,
the hands of ascendancy and might,
and shall raise up a people who will arise
to win victory for this Youth
and who will purge mankind from the defilement
of the outcast and the ungodly.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 13)
Then wouldst thou find thyself raised
up to the summit of exaltation and glory,
and elevated to the pinnacle
of majesty and independence.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 102)
“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