Morning
But apart from all these things, had this people attained unto a drop of the crystal streams flowing from the words: “God doeth whatsoever He willeth, and ordaineth whatsoever He pleaseth,” they would not have raised any unseemly cavils, such as these, against the focal Centre of His Revelation. The Cause of God, all deeds and words, are held within the grasp of His power. “All things lie imprisoned within the hollow of His mighty Hand; all things are easy and possible unto Him.” He accomplisheth whatsoever He willeth, and doeth all that He desireth. “Whoso sayeth ‘why’ or ‘wherefore’ hath spoken blasphemy!” Were these people to shake off the slumber of negligence and realize that which their hands have wrought, they would surely perish, and would of their own accord cast themselves into fire—their end and real abode. Have they not heard that which He hath revealed: “He shall not be asked of His doings”? In the light of these utterances, how can man be so bold as to question Him, and busy himself with idle sayings?
- Bahá’u’lláh (Compilation:
‘Bahá’í Sacred Writings: A comprehensive collection of selections from the
Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and the Writings and utterances of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá,
representing the range of the Bahá’í teachings”, prepared by the Baha’i World
Center, July 2025)
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’)
