“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 5 – Núr/Light
Wert thou to come unto Us
while divine revelation is descending upon Us,
haply God will change thy fire into light.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.33)
Day 18 Mulk/Dominion & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, June 21st, 2025
Soon the spirit will have dominion
over the world of humanity.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Abdu’l-Baha in London, p. 81)
Hath the earth conceived Him
whom the veils of glory prevent not
from ascending into the Kingdom of His Lord,
the Mighty, the Supreme?
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, A Traveller’s Narrative, p. 79)
Day 19 ʻAláʼ/Loftiness & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, June 22nd, 2025
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)
If man did not exist,
this world would have no beauty,
no eternity, no object.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Divine Philosophy, p. 128)
Year 182 B. E. – Bahháj/Delightful – Month 6 – Raḥmat/Mercy
He causeth him whom He pleaseth
to enter the shadow of His Mercy.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p. 77)
Day 1 Bahá/Splendour & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, June 23rd, 2025
Every evidence falleth short
of Thine unknowable Essence
and every light retreateth
and sinketh below the horizon
when confronted with but a glimmer
of the dazzling splendour of Thy might.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.207)
The stage of perfection of everything
is reached when its resurrection occurreth.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.107)
Day 2 Jalál/Glory & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, June 24th, 2025
Far be it from Thy glory that anyone other than Thee
should make mention of Thee
or should attempt to voice Thy praise.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.173)
Praise be unto Thee,
every evidence of bounty proceedeth
from Thee and every token of grace emanateth
from the treasuries of Thy decree.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.182)
Day 3 Jamál/Beauty & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
Number me, O my God,
with those who are privileged
to fix their gaze upon Thy Beauty
and who take such delight therein
that they would not exchange
a single moment thereof
with the sovereignty of the kingdom
of heavens and earth
or with the entire realm of creation.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.215)
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)
Day 4 ʻAẓamat/Grandeur & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, June 26th, 2025
Graciously inspire me, O my God,
through Thy grace and bounty,
Thy glory and majesty,
and Thy dominion and grandeur,
for no one mighty and all-knowing can I find beside Thee.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.194)
Thy majesty is so transcendent
that no human imagination can reach it
and Thy consummate power is so sublime
that the birds of men’s hearts and minds
can never attain its heights.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.194)
Day 5 Núr/Light & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, June 27th, 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)
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