Morning
A just king is the shadow of God on earth. All should seek shelter under the shadow of his justice, and rest in the shade of his favour. This is not a matter which is either specific or limited in its scope, that it might be restricted to one or another person, inasmuch as the shadow telleth of the One Who casteth it. God, glorified be His remembrance, hath called Himself the Lord of the worlds, for He hath nurtured and still nurtureth everyone. Glorified be, then, His grace that hath preceded all created things, and His mercy that hath surpassed the worlds.
- Baha’u’llah (Tablet to Náṣiri’d-Dín Sháh; Suriy-i-Haykal [Tablet of
Temple]; ‘The Summons of the Lord of Hosts’)
Evening
This is the night [Birth of Baha’u’llah] round which have circled the Nights of Power, [Cf. Qur’án, súrih 97] wherein the angels and the Spirit have come down bearing cups filled at the streams of Paradise, the night wherein Heaven itself was adorned with the ornament of God, the Almighty, the All-Gracious, the Most Bountiful, wherein every created thing was brought to life, and all the peoples of the earth were surrounded by His grace. All joy to the concourse of the Spirit for this manifest and resplendent bounty!
- Baha’u’llah (Tablet of the Birth, ‘Days of Remembrance’)
