“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 7 – Kalimát/Words
O my God!
The paths of Thine inaccessible glory
have prompted me to voice these words
and the ways of Thine unattainable heights
have guided me to make these allusions.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 201)
Day 6 Raḥmat/Mercy & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, July 18th, 2026
Refresh my heart, O my God,
with the living waters of Thy love
and give me a draught,
O my Master,
from the chalice of Thy tender mercy.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.208)
His is the kingdom of earth and heaven
and He is the Lord of power and glory.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.167)
Day 7 Kalimát/Words & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, July 19th, 2026
Hence God desireth that all men should be guided aright
through the potency
of the Words of Him Whom God
shall make manifest.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.95)
How can I extol the effulgent beauty of Thy Lordship,
conscious as I am of my nothingness
before the habitation of Thy glory?
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.214)
Day 8 Kamál/Perfection & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, July 20th, 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)
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)
Day 9 Asmáʼ/Names & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
By the revelation of these Gems of Divine virtue
all the names and attributes of God,
such as knowledge and power,
sovereignty and dominion, mercy and wisdom,
glory, bounty, and grace, are made manifest.
(Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, p. 47)
Hold Thou Thy creatures, O my God,
with the hands of Thy grace,
and make Thou known unto them
what is best for them of all the things
that have been created in the kingdom of Thine invention.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p.31)
Day 10 ʻIzzat/Might & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
All else besides Him stand poor
and desolate at His door,
all are powerless before the greatness of His might,
all are but slaves in His Kingdom.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p.193)
No light can compare with the light of justice.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 28)
Day 11 Mas͟híyyat/Will & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, July 23rd, 2026
He that is careless of what hath poured out
from the finger of the Will of God liveth in manifest error.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 205)
I am persuaded of my powerlessness
to describe and extol Thee in a manner
that becometh the greatness of Thy glory
and the excellence of Thy majesty.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, p. 149)
Day 12 ʻIlm/Knowledge & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, July 24th, 2026
Among the things they have imputed
to the Divine Lote-Tree (Moses)
are charges to the falsity of which
every discerning man of knowledge,
and every wise and understanding heart, will witness.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 65)
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, Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, 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