“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 15 – S͟haraf/Honour
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?
If men could only learn the lesson
of mutual tolerance, understanding,
and brotherly love,
the unity of the world would soon
be an established fact.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p. 49)
Day 6 Raḥmat/Mercy & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, January 4th, 2025
From time immemorial Thy tender mercy
hath been sent down
and the process of Thy creation
hath been and ever is ceaseless.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of The Báb, p. 183)
By this name, I bear witness,
they that circle the Throne of Glory have ever known Thee.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of The Báb, p. 72)
Day 7 Kalimát/Words & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, January 5th, 2025
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)
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)
Day 8 Kamál/Perfection & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, January 6th, 2025
Likewise, reflect upon the perfection of man’s creation,
and that all these planes
and states are folded up and hidden away within him.
(Baha’u’llah, 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, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 86)
Day 9 Asmáʼ/Names & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, January 7th, 2025
Upon the reality of man, however,
He hath focused the radiance
of all of His names and attributes,
and made it a mirror of His own Self.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 65)
Fear ye God
and reject not the heavenly grace
which hath shed radiance upon all regions.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 244)
Day 10 ʻIzzat/Might & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, January 8th, 2025
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)
O thou who treadest the path of justice
and beholdest the countenance of mercy!
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gems of Divine Mysteries, p. 3)
Day 11 Mas͟híyyat/Will & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, January 9th, 2025
From the heaven of God’s Will,
and for the purpose of ennobling the world of being
and of elevating the minds and souls of men,
hath been sent down
that which is the most effective instrument
for the education of the whole human race.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 87)
It causeth every true believer
to soar in the heaven of majesty
and grandeur,
and transmuteth every doubt into certainty.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 147)
Day 12 ʻIlm /Knowledge & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, January 10th, 2025
Gracious God!
So great is the folly and perversity of the people,
that they have turned their face
toward their own thoughts and desires,
and have turned their back upon
the knowledge and will of God —
hallowed and glorified be His name!
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 171)
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