When God sent forth His Prophet Muhammad, on that day the termination of the prophetic cycle was foreordained in the knowledge of God. Yea, that promise hath indeed come true and the decree of God hath been accomplished as He hath ordained. Assuredly we are today living in the Days of God. These are the glorious days on the like of which the sun hath never risen in the past. These are the days which the people in bygone times eagerly expected. What hath then befallen you that ye are fast asleep? These are the days wherein God hath caused the Day-Star of Truth to shine resplendent. What hath then caused you to keep your silence? These are the appointed days which ye have been yearningly awaiting in the past -- the days of the advent of divine justice. Render ye thanks unto God, O ye concourse of believers. (The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb)
April 25
Know thou of a certainty that the Unseen can in no wise incarnate His Essence and reveal it unto men. He is, and hath ever been, immensely exalted beyond all that can either be recounted or perceived. From His retreat of glory His voice is ever proclaiming: "Verily, I am God; there is none other God besides Me, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. I have manifested Myself unto men, and have sent down Him Who is the Day Spring of the signs of My Revelation. Through Him I have caused all creation to testify that there is none other God except Him, the Incomparable, the All-Informed, the All-Wise." He Who is everlastingly hidden from the eyes of men can never be known except through His Manifestation, and His Manifestation can adduce no greater proof of the truth of His Mission than the proof of His own Person. (Baha'u'llah, ‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah’)
April 24
And now, concerning thy question regarding the creation of man. Know thou that all men have been created in the nature made by God, the Guardian, the Self-Subsisting. Unto each one hath been prescribed a pre-ordained measure, as decreed in God's mighty and guarded Tablets. All that which ye potentially possess can, however, be manifested only as a result of your own volition. Your own acts testify this truth . . . (Baha’u’llah, ‘Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh’; Compilation on ‘Psychology and Knowledge of Self, prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice)
April 23
Immerse yourselves in the ocean of My words, that ye may unravel its secrets, and discover all the pearls of wisdom that lie hid in its depths. Take heed that ye do not vacillate in your determination to embrace the truth of this Cause -- a Cause through which the potentialities of the might of God have been revealed, and His sovereignty established. With faces beaming with joy, hasten ye unto Him. This is the changeless Faith of God, eternal in the past, eternal in the future. Let him that seeketh, attain it; and as to him that hath refused to seek it -- verily, God is Self-Sufficient, above any need of His creatures. (Baha’u’llah, ‘A Synopsis and Codification of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, the Most Holy Book of Bahá'u'lláh’; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, The Importance of Deepening our Knowledge of the Faith)
April 22
The Comforter Whose advent all the scriptures have promised is now come that He may reveal unto you all knowledge and wisdom. Seek Him over the entire surface of the earth, haply ye may find Him." (Baha’u’llah, quoted by Shoghi Effendi, The Dispensation of Baha'u'llah)
April 21
Say: Naught is seen in My temple but the Temple of God, and in My beauty but His Beauty, and in My being but His Being, and in My self but His Self, and in My movement but His Movement, and in My acquiescence but His Acquiescence, and in My pen but His Pen, the Mighty, the All-Praised. There hath not been in My soul but the Truth, and in Myself naught could be seen but God. (Baha'u'llah, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts)
Happy Ridvan!!
April 20
God hath prescribed unto every one the duty of teaching His Cause. Whosoever ariseth to discharge this duty must needs, ere he proclaimeth His Message, adorn himself with the ornament of an upright and praiseworthy character, so that his words may attract the hearts of such as are receptive to his call. Without it, he can never hope to influence his hearers (Baha'u'llah, ‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah’)
April 19
The station which he who hath truly recognized this Revelation will attain is the same as the one ordained for such prophets of the house of Israel as are not regarded as Manifestations 'endowed with constancy.' (Baha’u’llah, quoted by Shoghi Effendi in ‘The World Order of Baha'u'llah’)
April 18
Blessed is that teacher who remaineth faithful to the Covenant of God, and occupieth himself with the education of children. For him hath the Supreme Pen inscribed that reward which is revealed in the Most Holy Book. Blessed, blessed is he! (Baha’u’llah, The Compilation of Compilations’, vol. I, Baha’i Education)
April 17
Be ye God's manifestations of trustworthiness in every land. So perfectly should ye mirror forth this quality that even were ye to travel through cities heaped with gold, your gaze would not for a single moment be seduced by its allure. This is the standard required of you, O assemblage of true believers. Assist ye your gracious Lord with your wealth and substance so that in all the worlds of God His servants may perceive from you the sweet savours of the one true God. (Baha’u’llah, The Compilation of Compilations, Vol. II, Trustworthiness)
April 16
Of the new Obligatory Prayers that were later revealed, the
long Obligatory Prayer should be said at those times when one feeleth himself
in a prayerful mood. In truth, it hath been revealed in such wise that if it be
recited to a rock, that rock would stir and speak forth; and if it be recited
to a mountain, that mountain would move and flow. Well is it with the one who
reciteth it and fulfilleth God's precepts. Whichever prayer is read will
suffice. (Baha’u’llah, Compilation on ‘The Importance of Obligatory Prayer and
Fasting’, prepared by Research Department of the Universal House of Justice)
April 15
The Great Being saith: The man of consummate learning and
the sage endowed with penetrating wisdom are the two eyes to the body of
mankind. God willing, the earth shall never be deprived of these two greatest
gifts.... (Baha’u’llah, ‘Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the
Kitáb-i-Aqdas’; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Baha’i Education)
April 14
This is the Book of Generosity which hath been revealed by
the King of Eternity. Whoso adorneth himself with this virtue hath
distinguished himself and will be blessed by the All-Merciful from His exalted
Kingdom of Glory. However, despite his high rank and prominent position, were
he to pass beyond the limits, he would be regarded among the prodigal by the
All-Knowing, the All- Wise. Cling ye unto moderation. This is the commandment
that He Who is the All-Possessing, the Most High hath enjoined upon you in His
Generous Book. O ye that are the exponents of generosity and the manifestations
thereof! Be generous unto them whom ye find in manifest poverty. O ye that are
possessed of riches! Take heed lest outward appearance deter you from
benevolent deeds in the path of God, the Lord of all mankind. (Baha’u’llah, The
Compilation of Compilation, vol. I, Huqúqu'lláh)
April 13
O SON OF SPIRIT!
I created thee rich, why dost thou bring thyself down to
poverty? Noble I made thee, wherewith dost thou abase thyself? Out of the
essence of knowledge I gave thee being, why seekest thou enlightenment from
anyone beside Me? Out of the clay of love I molded thee, how dost thou busy
thyself with another? Turn thy sight unto thyself, that thou mayest find Me
standing within thee, mighty, powerful and self-subsisting. (Baha'u'llah, The
Arabic Hidden Words, no. 13) (To read ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s explanation of this passage
please visit Daily Spiritual Food for Thought) (To read additional explanation provided by Shoghi Effendi please visit Daily Spiritual Food for Thought)
April 12
Say, verily any one follower of this Faith can, by the leave of God, prevail over all who dwell in heaven and earth and in whatever lieth between them; for indeed this is, beyond the shadow of a doubt, the one true Faith. Therefore fear ye not, neither be ye grieved.
Say, God hath, according to that which is revealed in the Book, taken upon Himself the task of ensuring the ascendancy of any one of the followers of the Truth, over and above one hundred other souls, and the supremacy of one hundred believers over one thousand non-believers and the domination of one thousand of the faithful over all the peoples and kindreds of the earth; inasmuch as God calleth into being whatsoever He willeth by virtue of His behest. Verily He is potent over all things.
Say, the power of God is in the hearts of those who believe in the unity of God and bear witness that no God is there but Him, while the hearts of them that associate partners with God are impotent, devoid of life on this earth, for assuredly they are dead. (The Báb, ‘Selections from the Writings of the Báb’; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. II, The Power of Divine Assistance)
Say, God hath, according to that which is revealed in the Book, taken upon Himself the task of ensuring the ascendancy of any one of the followers of the Truth, over and above one hundred other souls, and the supremacy of one hundred believers over one thousand non-believers and the domination of one thousand of the faithful over all the peoples and kindreds of the earth; inasmuch as God calleth into being whatsoever He willeth by virtue of His behest. Verily He is potent over all things.
Say, the power of God is in the hearts of those who believe in the unity of God and bear witness that no God is there but Him, while the hearts of them that associate partners with God are impotent, devoid of life on this earth, for assuredly they are dead. (The Báb, ‘Selections from the Writings of the Báb’; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. II, The Power of Divine Assistance)
April 11
Beware lest ye contend with any one, nay, strive to make him aware of the truth with kindly manner and most convincing exhortation. If your hearer respond, he will have responded to his own behoof, and if not, turn ye away from him, and set your faces towards God's sacred Court, the seat of resplendent holiness.
April 10
Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is a direct evidence of the revelation within it of the attributes and names of God, inasmuch as within every atom are enshrined the signs that bear eloquent testimony to the revelation of that Most Great Light. Methinks, but for the potency of that revelation, no being could ever exist. How resplendent the luminaries of knowledge that shine in an atom, and how vast the oceans of wisdom that surge within a drop! To a supreme degree is this true of man, who, among all created things, hath been invested with the robe of such gifts, and hath been singled out for the glory of such distinction. For in him are potentially revealed all the attributes and names of God to a degree that no other created being hath excelled or surpassed. All these names and attributes are applicable to him....
...From that which hath been said it becometh evident that all things, in their inmost reality, testify to the revelation of the names and attributes of God within them. Each according to its capacity, indicateth, and is expressive of, the knowledge of God. So potent and universal is this revelation, that it hath encompassed all things visible and invisible....(Baha’u’llah, ‘Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh’; Compilation: ‘Nature’, prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice)
April 9
In the abundance of Our grace and
loving-kindness We have revealed specially for the rulers and ministers of the
world that which is conducive to safety and protection, tranquillity and peace;
haply the children of men may rest secure from the evils of oppression. He,
verily, is the Protector, the Helper, the Giver of victory. It is incumbent
upon the men of God's House of Justice to fix their gaze by day and by night
upon that which hath shone forth from the Pen of Glory for the training of
peoples, the upbuilding of nations, the protection of man and the safeguarding
of his honour. (Baha’u’llah, ‘Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh revealed after the
Kitab-i-Aqdas’; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. II, Peace)
April 8
Say: The fierce gales
and whirlwinds of the world and its peoples can never shake the foundation upon
which the rocklike stability of My chosen ones is based. Gracious God! What
could have prompted these people to enslave and imprison the loved ones of Him
Who is the Eternal Truth? ... The day, however, is approaching when the
faithful will behold the Day Star of justice shining in its full splendor from
the Day Spring of glory. Thus instructeth thee the Lord of all being in this,
His grievous Prison. (Baha’u’llah, ‘Gleanings from the Writings of
Bahá'u'lláh’; The Compilation of Compilations vol. I, Crisis and Victory)
April 7
Let your acts be a guide
unto all mankind, for the professions of most men, be they high or low, differ
from their conduct. It is through your deeds that ye can distinguish yourselves
from others. Through them the brightness of your light can be shed upon the
whole earth. Happy is the man that heedeth My counsel, and keepeth the precepts
prescribed by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All- Wise. (Baha’u’llah,
‘Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh’; The Compilation of Compilations
vol. I, A Chase and Holy Life)
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