“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 181 B. E. – Ḥubb/Love– Month 7 – Kalimát/Words
TAKE heed
to carefully consider the words of every soul,
then hold fast to the proofs which attest the truth.
(The Báb, Selections From the Writings of the Báb, p.134)
Day 9 Asmáʼ/Names & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, July 20th, 2024
Verily God is fully capable of causing all names
to appear in one name,
and all souls in one soul.
Surely powerful and mighty is He.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, p.183)
Appear, then, before His Throne of glory
and make reply with justice and fair-mindedness.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p.30)
Day 10 ʻIzzat/Might & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, July 21st, 2024
Draw it forth in My name
and through the power of My might,
and conquer, then,
with it the cities of the hearts of them
that have secluded themselves
in the stronghold of their corrupt desires.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p.55)
Abandon not the everlasting beauty
for a beauty that must die,
and set not your affections on this mortal world of dust.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, p.26)
Day 11 ʻIzzat/Will & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, July 22nd, 2024
He shall, if it be His Will,
bless thy throne with one who will rule with justice,
who will gather together the flock of God
which the wolves have scattered.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, p.53)
These idols form the obstacle
that impedeth man in his efforts
to advance in the path of perfection.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, p.86)
Day 12 ʻIlm/Knowledge & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
We cleave to no knowledge but His Knowledge,
and set our hearts on naught
save the effulgent glories of His light.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitáb-i-Íqán, p.188)
Say: In this day,
the fertilizing winds of the grace of God
have passed over all things.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p.25)
Day 13 Qudrat/Power & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
Thus have I been instructed
by Him Who is the All-Wise, the All-Informed.
Such hath been My way in the past,
and such will it remain in the future,
through the power of God and His might.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p.195)
The purpose of justice
is the appearance of unity among men.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, p.687)
Day 14 Qawl/Speech & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, July 25th, 2024
HEARKEN, O King,
to the speech of Him that speaketh the truth,
Him that doth not ask thee to recompense Him
with the things God hath chosen to bestow upon thee,
Him Who unerringly treadeth the straight Path.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh, p.47)
The King of Glory proclaimeth
from the tabernacle of majesty and grandeur His call,
saying: O people of the Gospel!
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p.66)
Day 15 Masáʼil/Questions & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, July 26th, 2024
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)
Let God’s beloved,
each and every one,
be the essence of purity,
the very life of holiness,
so that in every country
they may become famed for their sanctity,
independence of spirit, and meekness.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections From the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p.203)
“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