“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
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Year 181 B. E. – Ḥubb/Love– Month 15 – Masáʼil/Questions
To remedy this condition there must be universal peace.
To bring this about,
a Supreme Tribunal must be established,
representative of all governments and peoples;
questions both national and international
must be referred thereto,
and all must carry out the decrees of this Tribunal.
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 249)
Day 4 ʻAẓamat/Grandeur & Jalál/Glory
Saturday, December 14th, 2024
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)
Glory be unto Thee, O my God,
Thou art well aware that I have proclaimed Thy Word
and have not failed in the mission
Thou didst enjoin upon me.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 166)
Day 5 Núr/Light & Jamál/Beauty
Sunday, December 15th, 2024
No sooner is the mirror placed
before the sun than it reflects its light.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 103)
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. 215)
Day 6 Raḥmat/Mercy & Kamál/Perfection
Monday, December 16th, 2024
He causeth him whom He pleaseth
to enter the shadow of His Mercy.
Verily, He is the Supreme Protector, the All-Generous.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 77)
The stage of perfection of everything
is reached when its resurrection occurreth.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 107)
Day 7 Kalimát/Words & Fidál/Grace
Tuesday, December 17th, 2024
I affirm that no Paradise is more sublime
for My creatures than to stand before My face
and to believe in My holy Words,
while no fire hath been or will be fiercer
for them than to be veiled
from the Manifestation of My exalted Self
and to disbelieve in My Words.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 87)
He is in truth the All-Bountiful,
the Most Generous, He Whose grace is infinite.
(The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 36)
Day 8 Kamál/Perfection & Idál/Justice
Wednesday, December 18th, 2024
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)
Methinks, never have their lips
touched the cup of understanding,
neither have their feet trodden the path of justice.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 113)
Day 9 Asmáʼ/Names & Istijlál/Majesty
Thursday, December 19th, 2024
Forget the world of creation,
O Pen, and turn thou towards
the face of thy Lord, the Lord of all names.
(Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, p. 32)
By Thy glory and majesty,
by Thy might and power,
I desire not my sight save to behold Thy beauty,
nor my hearing save to hearken to Thy call and Thy verses.
(Baha’u’llah, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 111)
Day 10 ʻIzzat/Might & Istiqlál/Independence
Friday, December 20th, 2024
Arise thou, in My name,
above the horizon of renunciation,
and set, then, thy face towards the Kingdom,
at the bidding of thy Lord,
the Lord of strength and of might.
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Proclamation of Baha’u’llah, p. 21)
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 The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 101)
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“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