“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 4 – ʻAẓamat/Grandeur
I bear witness that there is no God but Thee,
inasmuch as Thou art invested with sovereignty,
grandeur, glory and power which no one
among Thy servants can visualize or comprehend.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.215)
Day 7 Kalimát/Words & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, May 23rd 2026
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)
THE glory of Him Whom God shall make manifest
is immeasurably above every other glory,
and His majesty is far above every other majesty.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.156)
Holy Day
Declaration of the Báb
Day 8 Kamál/Perfection & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, May 24th 2026
Likewise, reflect upon the perfection of man’s creation,
and that all these planes
and states are folded up
and hidden away within him.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Seven Valleys, p. 34)
Blessed be he who knoweth of a certainty
that he shall attain unto the presence of God
on that day when His Beauty shall be made manifest.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gems of Divine Mysteries, p. 34)
Day 9 Asmáʼ/Names & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, May 25th 2026
I implore Thee, O Thou Maker of the heavens
and Lord of all names,
by Thy most effulgent Self
and Thy most exalted and all-glorious Remembrance,
to send down upon Thy loved ones that
which will draw them nearer unto Thee,
and enable them to hearken unto Thine utterances.
(Baha’u’llah, Prayers and Meditations by Baha’u’llah, p. 7)
These idols form the obstacle that impedeth man
in his efforts to advance in the path of perfection.
(Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, p. 93)
Day 10 ʻIzzat/Might & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, May 26th, 2026
Say: I have through the grace of God
and His might besought the help of no one in the past,
neither will I seek the help of any one in the future.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 37)
Since Thou hast revealed Thy grace,
O my God, deter not Thy servants
from directing their eyes towards it.
(Baha’u’llah, Prayers and Meditations by Baha’u’llah, p. 31)
Day 11 Mas͟híyyat/Will & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, May 27th, 2026
No sooner, however, had the Day Star of His Revelation
manifested itself in the heaven of God’s Will,
than all, except those whom the Almighty
was pleased to guide,
were found dumbfounded and heedless.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 112)
Such is the path which the kings
that were before thee have trodden,
they that acted equitably towards their subjects,
and walked in the ways of undeviating justice.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 237)
Day 12 ʻIlm/Knowledge & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, May 28th, 2026
Knowledge is one of the wondrous gifts of God.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p.39)
Every man of insight confesseth Thy sovereignty
and Thy dominion, and every discerning eye
perceiveth the greatness of Thy majesty
and the compelling power of Thy might.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p. 3)
Day 13 Qudrat/Power & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, May 29th, 2026
The conversation carried by these holy souls
should be informed with such power
that these same atoms of dust
will be thrilled by its influence.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 7)
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. 71)
“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