“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 2 – Glory/Jalál
Let not thy tongue pay lip service in praise of God
while thy heart be not attuned
to the exalted Summit of Glory,
and the Focal Point of communion.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p. 93)
Day 10 ʻIzzat /Might & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, April 18th 2026
Take hold of My Book with the power of My might,
and cleave tenaciously
to whatsoever commandment thy Lord,
the Ordainer, the All-Wise, hath prescribed therein.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 69)
Upon him rest forever the
glory of God and the glory of all that dwell in the
kingdom of His revelation.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitab-i-Aqdas, p. 53)
Day 11 Mas͟híyyat/Will & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, April 19th 2026
This is the goal thou didst ask for;
if it be God’s will, thou wilt gain it.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Seven Valleys, p. 38)
We have formerly referred to this subject in passages
revealed in the Arabic tongue,
in a language of exquisite beauty.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 297)
Day 12 ʻIlm/Knowledge & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, April 20th 2026
Suffer me not, O my Lord,
to be deprived of the knowledge of Thee in Thy days,
and divest me not of the robe of Thy guidance.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p.4)
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)
Riḍván Day 1
Day 13 Qudrat /Power & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, April 21st, 2026
None is there, O my Lord,
to help Thee except Thine own Self,
and no power to succor Thee save Thine own power.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p. 5)
His mercy would not have shone resplendent,
nor would His grace have overshadowed all.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gems of Divine Mysteries)
Riḍván Day 2
Day 14 Qawl /Speech & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, April 22nd 2026
Human tongue can never befittingly sing their praise,
and human speech
can never unfold their mystery.
(Bahá’u’lláh , The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 103)
As the body of man needeth a garment to clothe it,
so the body of mankind must needs be adorned
with the mantle of justice and wisdom.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p.81)
Riḍván Day 3
Day 15 Masáʼil/Questions & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, April 23rd 2026
In brief, O ye believers of God!
The text of the divine Book is this:
If two souls quarrel and contend about a question
of the divine questions,
differing and disputing, both are wrong.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of the Divine Plan, p. 56)
Things which are understood by men cannot be
outside their capacity for understanding,
so that it is impossible for the heart of man
to comprehend the nature of the Majesty of God.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p. 23)
Riḍván Day 4
Day 16 S͟haraf /Honour & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, April 24th 2026
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)
In all his actions and conduct there must first be purity,
then beauty and independence.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of Abdu’l-Baha v3, p. 581)
“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