- Baha’u’llah (‘Epistle to the Son of the Wolf’)
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“Recite ye the verses of God every morn and eventide.” (Bahá’u’lláh, ‘The Kitáb-i-Aqdas’)
January 10
January 9
- Baha’u’llah (‘Epistle to the Son of the Wolf’)
January 8
O Queen in London!
Incline thine ear unto the voice of thy Lord, the Lord of all mankind,
calling from the Divine Lote-Tree: Verily, no God is there but Me, the
Almighty, the All-Wise! Cast away all that is on earth, and attire the head of
thy kingdom with the crown of the remembrance of thy Lord, the All-Glorious.
He, in truth, hath come unto the world in His most great glory, and all that
hath been mentioned in the Gospel hath been fulfilled. The land of Syria hath
been honoured by the footsteps of its Lord, the Lord of all men, and north and
south are both inebriated with the wine of His presence. Blessed is the man
that hath inhaled the fragrance of the Most Merciful, and turned unto the Dawning-Place
of His Beauty, in this resplendent Dawn. The Mosque of Aqsá vibrateth through
the breezes of its Lord, the All-Glorious, whilst Bathá [1] trembleth at the
voice of God, the Exalted, the Most High. Whereupon every single stone of them
celebrateth the praise of the Lord, through this Great Name.
- Baha'u'llah (Tablet to Queen Victoria, Suriy-i-Haykal [Tablet of Temple]; ‘The Summons of
the Lord of Hosts’)
[1] Mecca
January 7
Blessed be the king whose sovereignty hath withheld him not
from his Sovereign, and who hath turned unto God with his heart. He, verily, is
accounted of those that have attained unto that which God, the Mighty, the
All-Wise, hath willed. Erelong will such a one find himself numbered with the
monarchs of the realms of the Kingdom. Thy Lord is, in truth, potent over all
things. He giveth what He willeth to whomsoever He willeth, and withholdeth
what He pleaseth from whomsoever He willeth. He, verily, is the All-Powerful,
the Almighty.
- Baha'u'llah (Tablet to Czar Alexander II, Suriy-i-Haykal [Tablet
of Temple]; ‘The Summons of the Lord of Hosts’)
January 6
I implore Thee, O Thou Who causest the dawn to appear, by
Thy Lamp which Thou didst light with the fire of Thy love before all that are
in heaven and on earth, and whose flame Thou feedest with the fuel of Thy
wisdom in the kingdom of Thy creation, to make me to be of those who have
soared in Thine atmosphere, and surrendered their will to Thy decree.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Prayers and Meditations by Baha’u’llah’)
January 5
…the tongue is a smouldering fire, and excess of speech a
deadly poison. Material fire consumeth the body, whereas the fire of the tongue
devoureth both heart and soul. The force of the former lasteth but for a time,
whilst the effects of the latter endure a century.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The
Kitab-i-Iqan’)
January 3
January 2
Every receptive soul who hath in this Day inhaled the
fragrance of His garment and hath, with a pure heart, set his face towards the
all-glorious Horizon is reckoned among the people of Bahá in the Crimson Book.
Grasp ye, in My Name, the chalice of My loving-kindness, drink then your fill
in My glorious and wondrous remembrance.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Tablets of Baha’u’llah
revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
January 1
December 31
He [1] should not
wish for others that which he doth not wish for himself, nor promise that which
he doth not fulfil. With all his heart should the seeker avoid fellowship with
evil doers, and pray for the remission of their sins. He should forgive the
sinful, and never despise his low estate, for none knoweth what his own end
shall be. How often hath a sinner, at the hour of death, attained to the
essence of faith, and, quaffing the immortal draught, hath taken his flight
unto the celestial Concourse. And how often hath a devout believer, at the hour
of his soul’s ascension, been so changed as to fall into the nethermost fire.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Kitab-i-Iqan’)
[1] The seeker in
search of “the Ancient of Days”
December 30
He [1] should consume every wayward thought with the flame
of His loving mention, and, with the swiftness of lightning, pass by all else
save Him. He should succour the dispossessed, and never withhold his favour
from the destitute. He should show kindness to animals, how much more unto his
fellow-man, to him who is endowed with the power of utterance. He should not
hesitate to offer up his life for his Beloved, nor allow the censure of the
people to turn him away from the Truth.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Kitab-i-Iqan’)
[1] The seeker in search of “the Ancient of Days”
December 29
He [1] should be content with little, and be freed from all
inordinate desire. He should treasure the companionship of those that have
renounced the world, and regard avoidance of boastful and worldly people a
precious benefit. At the dawn of every day he should commune with God, and with
all his soul persevere in the quest of his Beloved.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The
Kitab-i-Iqan’)
[1] The seeker in search of “the Ancient of Days”
December 28
December 27
That seeker [1] must at all times put his trust in God, must
renounce the peoples of the earth, detach himself from the world of dust, and
cleave unto Him Who is the Lord of Lords. He must never seek to exalt himself
above any one, must wash away from the tablet of his heart every trace of pride
and vainglory, must cling unto patience and resignation, observe silence, and
refrain from idle talk.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Kitab-i-Iqan’)
[1] The seeker in search of “the Ancient of Days"
December 26
…O my brother, when a true seeker determineth to take the
step of search in the path leading to the knowledge of the Ancient of Days, he
must, before all else, cleanse and purify his heart, which is the seat of the
revelation of the inner mysteries of God, from the obscuring dust of all
acquired knowledge, and the allusions of the embodiments of satanic fancy. He
must purge his breast, which is the sanctuary of the abiding love of the
Beloved, of every defilement, and sanctify his soul from all that pertaineth to
water and clay, from all shadowy and ephemeral attachments. He must so cleanse
his heart that no remnant of either love or hate may linger therein, lest that
love blindly incline him to error, or that hate repel him away from the truth.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Kitab-i-Iqan’)
December 25
Our Exalted Herald—may the life of all else besides Him be
offered up for His sake—hath revealed certain laws. However, in the realm of
His Revelation these laws were made subject to Our sanction, hence this Wronged
One hath put some of them into effect by embodying them in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas in
different words. Others We set aside. He holdeth in His hand the authority. He
doeth what He willeth and He ordaineth whatsoever He pleaseth. He is the
Almighty, the All-Praised. There are also ordinances newly revealed. Blessed
are they that attain. Blessed are they that observe His precepts.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Tablets of Baha’u’llah revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
December 24
We exhort the loved ones of God to perform good deeds that
perchance they may be graciously assisted and may hold fast to that which hath
been sent down from the heaven of His Revelation. The benefits arising from
this divine utterance shall fall upon such as observe His precepts. We beseech
God to enable them to do that which is pleasing and acceptable unto Him, to
grant that they may deal equitably and may observe justice in this
all-compelling Cause, to acquaint them with His Holy Writings and to direct
their steps towards His straight Path.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Tablets of Baha’u’llah
revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
December 23
- Baha’u’llah (‘Tablets of Baha’u’llah revealed after the
Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
December 22
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