Morning
And I praise and glorify that primal Sea which hath branched out from the ocean of the unseen Essence, and that primal Morn which hath broken forth upon the horizon of Singleness, and that primal Sun which hath risen in the heaven of everlasting splendour, and that primal Fire which was kindled from the Lamp of eternity within the Niche of oneness: He Who is called “Ahmad” in the kingdom of the exalted ones, and “Muhammad” amongst the concourse of the favoured ones, and “Mahmúd” in the realm of the sincere; [1] and in the hearts of the knowing, “whichsoever ye call upon, most beauteous are His names.” [Qur’án 17:110] And upon His kindred and His companions be abundant, abiding, and eternal peace!
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Seven Valleys’, 2019
revised translation by the Baha’i World Centre; ‘The Call of the Divine
Beloved’)
[1] Ahmad, Muhammad, and Mahmúd are names and titles of the
Prophet derived from the verb “to praise”, “to extol”.
Evening
Far be it from us to despair at any time of the incalculable favours of God, for if it were His wish He could cause a mere atom to be transformed into a sun and a single drop into an ocean. He unlocketh thousands of doors, while man is incapable of conceiving even a single one.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Tablets of Baha’u’llah revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
