O servant of God! We revealed Ourself to thee once in thy
sleep, but thou didst remain unaware. Remember now, that thou mayest perceive
and hasten with heart and soul to the placeless Friend.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The
Tabernacle of Unity’)
January 6
O servant of God! We revealed Ourself to thee once in thy
sleep, but thou didst remain unaware. Remember now, that thou mayest perceive
and hasten with heart and soul to the placeless Friend. 
January 5
O concourse of divines! Beware lest ye be the cause of
strife in the land, even as ye were the cause of the repudiation of the Faith
in its early days. Gather the people around this Word that hath made the
pebbles to cry out: “The Kingdom is God’s, the Dawning-place of all signs!”
Thus doth your Lord admonish you, as a bounty on His part; He, of a truth, is
the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
January 4
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
Baha’u’llah revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
January 3
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.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Tablets of
Baha’u’llah revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
January 2
…the Seal of the Prophets [Muhammad] —may the souls of all
else but Him be offered up for His sake—is without likeness, peer or partner in
His Own station. The Holy Ones [the Imáms] —may the blessings of God be upon
them—were created through the potency of His Word, and after Him they were the
most learned and the most distinguished among the people and abide in the
utmost station of servitude. The divine Essence, sanctified from every
comparison and likeness, is established in the Prophet, and God’s inmost
Reality, exalted above any peer or partner, is manifest in Him. This is the
station of true unity and of veritable singleness.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Tablets of
Baha’u’llah revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
January 1
O servant of God! Say: O high priests! The Hand of
Omnipotence is stretched forth from behind the clouds; behold ye it with new
eyes. The tokens of His majesty and greatness are unveiled; gaze ye on them
with pure eyes.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Tabernacle of Unity’)
December 31
Of old it hath been revealed: “Love of one’s country is an
element of the Faith of God.” The Tongue of Grandeur hath, however, in the day
of His manifestation proclaimed: “It is not his to boast who loveth his country,
but it is his who loveth the world.” Through the power released by these
exalted words He hath lent a fresh impulse, and set a new direction, to the
birds of men’s hearts, and hath obliterated every trace of restriction and
limitation from God’s holy Book.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of
Baha’u’llah’)
December 30
We, verily, see amongst you him who taketh hold of the Book
of God and citeth from it proofs and arguments wherewith to repudiate his Lord,
even as the followers of every other Faith sought reasons in their Holy Books
for refuting Him Who is the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. Say: God, the
True One, is My witness that neither the Scriptures of the world, nor all the
books and writings in existence, shall, in this Day, avail you aught without
this, the Living Book, Who proclaimeth in the midmost heart of creation:
“Verily, there is none other God but Me, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.”
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
December 29
O servant of God! The Tree which We had planted with the
Hand of Providence hath borne its destined fruit, and the glad-tidings We had
imparted in the Book have appeared in full effect.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The
Tabernacle of Unity’)
December 28
Say: Through this Cause the day-star of testimony hath
dawned, and the luminary of proof hath shed its radiance upon all that dwell on
earth. Fear God, O men of insight, and be not of those who disbelieve in Me.
Take heed lest the word “Prophet” withhold you from this Most Great
Announcement, or any reference to “Vicegerency” debar you from the sovereignty
of Him Who is the Vicegerent of God, which overshadoweth all the worlds. Every
name hath been created by His Word, and every cause is dependent on His
irresistible, His mighty and wondrous Cause. Say: This is the Day of God, the
Day on which naught shall be mentioned save His own Self, the omnipotent
Protector of all worlds. This is the Cause that hath made all your
superstitions and idols to tremble.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
December 27
Beware lest any name debar you from Him Who is the Possessor
of all names, or any word shut you out from this Remembrance of God, this
Source of Wisdom amongst you. Turn unto God and seek His protection, O
concourse of divines, and make not of yourselves a veil between Me and My
creatures. Thus doth your Lord admonish you, and command you to be just, lest
your works should come to naught and ye yourselves be oblivious of your plight.
Shall he who denieth this Cause be able to vindicate the truth of any cause
throughout creation? Nay, by Him Who is the Fashioner of the universe! Yet the
people are wrapped in a palpable veil.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
December 26
The highest essence and most perfect expression of
whatsoever the peoples of old have either said or written hath, through this
most potent Revelation, been sent down from the heaven of the Will of the
All-Possessing, the Ever-Abiding God.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings
of Baha’u’llah’)
December 25
O friends! It behoveth you to refresh and revive your souls through
the gracious favors which in this Divine, this soul-stirring Springtime are
being showered upon you. The Day Star of His great glory hath shed its radiance
upon you, and the clouds of His limitless grace have overshadowed you. How high
the reward of him that hath not deprived himself of so great a bounty, nor
failed to recognize the beauty of his Best-Beloved in this, His new attire.
Watch over yourselves, for the Evil One is lying in wait, ready to entrap you.
Gird yourselves against his wicked devices, and, led by the light of the name
of the All-Seeing God, make your escape from the darkness that surroundeth you.
Let your vision be world-embracing, rather than confined to your own self. The
Evil One is he that hindereth the rise and obstructeth the spiritual progress
of the children of men.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of
Baha’u’llah’)
December 24
Through each and every one of the verses which the Pen of
the Most High hath revealed, the doors of love and unity have been unlocked and
flung open to the face of men. We have erewhile declared—and Our Word is the
truth—: “Consort with the followers of all religions in a spirit of
friendliness and fellowship.” Whatsoever hath led the children of men to shun
one another, and hath caused dissensions and divisions amongst them, hath,
through the revelation of these words, been nullified and abolished.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
December 23
It is incumbent upon every man, in this Day, to hold fast
unto whatsoever will promote the interests, and exalt the station, of all
nations and just governments.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of
Baha’u’llah’)
December 22
From the heaven of God’s Will, and for the purpose of
ennobling the world of being and of elevating the minds and souls of men, hath
been sent down that which is the most effective instrument for the education of
the whole human race.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of
Baha’u’llah’)
December 21
O people of God! Do not busy yourselves in your own
concerns; let your thoughts be fixed upon that which will rehabilitate the
fortunes of mankind and sanctify the hearts and souls of men. This can best be
achieved through pure and holy deeds, through a virtuous life and a goodly
behavior. Valiant acts will ensure the triumph of this Cause, and a saintly
character will reinforce its power. Cleave unto righteousness, O people of
Bahá! This, verily, is the commandment which this wronged One hath given unto
you, and the first choice of His unrestrained Will for every one of you.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
December 20
They that are sunk in heedlessness fondly imagine that
massacre and crucifixion cause the fire of the Word of God to be extinguished,
and regard martyrdom as a devastating injury. They are utterly oblivious of the
truth that through such afflictions the Cause of God is exalted, its fame is
blazoned far and wide, and the martyrs themselves are enabled to attain the
boundless retreats of nearness unto God. Immeasurably exalted is the Lord of
Wisdom who doeth that which He willeth and ordaineth whatsoever He pleaseth.
- Baha’u’llah (Compilation: ‘Fire and Light’, prepared by the Research
Department of the Universal House of Justice; The Baha’i World 1979-1983)
December 19
Arise, O people, and, by the power of God’s might, resolve
to gain the victory over your own selves, that haply the whole earth may be
freed and sanctified from its servitude to the gods of its idle fancies—gods
that have inflicted such loss upon, and are responsible for the misery of,
their wretched worshipers. These idols form the obstacle that impedeth man in
his efforts to advance in the path of perfection.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from
the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
December 18
Every man of insight will, in this day, readily admit that
the counsels which the Pen of this wronged One hath revealed constitute the
supreme animating power for the advancement of the world and the exaltation of
its peoples.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
December 17
All praise unto the Almighty the Sanctified--glorified be
His power--Who hath ordained that the tyranny of the unjust and the violence of
the oppressors should become the means whereby the true lovers draw nigh unto
the glorious habitation of the Best Beloved and the sincere among His servants
attain the Paradise of communion with Him Who is the Desire of all men, and
that sufferings and tribulations should serve as the instrument whereby His
Word of command is spread abroad and the standards of His praise are unfurled
in all regions.
How great is His transcendent power, how immensely exalted
His all-embracing Will, inasmuch as He produceth light from fire and joy from
sorrow.
- Baha’u’llah (Compilation: ‘Fire and Light’, prepared by the Research
Department of the Universal House of Justice; The Baha’i World 1979-1983)
December 16
O kings of Christendom! Heard ye not the saying of Jesus,
the Spirit of God, “I go away, and come again unto you”? Wherefore, then, did
ye fail, when He did come again unto you in the clouds of heaven, to draw nigh
unto Him, that ye might behold His face, and be of them that attained His
Presence? In another passage He saith:
“When He, the Spirit of Truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth.” And
yet behold how, when He did bring the truth, ye refused to turn your faces
towards Him, and persisted in disporting yourselves with your pastimes and
fancies. Ye welcomed Him not, neither did ye seek His Presence, that ye might
hear the verses of God from His own mouth, and partake of the manifold wisdom
of the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the All-Wise. Ye have, by reason of your
failure, hindered the breath of God from being wafted over you, and have
withheld from your souls the sweetness of its fragrance. Ye continue roving
with delight in the valley of your corrupt desires. By God! Ye, and all ye
possess, shall pass away. Ye shall, most certainly, return to God, and shall be
called to account for your doings in the presence of Him Who shall gather
together the entire creation.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Suriy-i-Mulk [Tablet to the Kings];
‘Summons of the Lord of Hosts’)
December 15
How numerous are those sublime Manifestations and Revealers
of the Divine of Whose stations the people remain wholly unaware, of Whose
grace they are utterly deprived…
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Tabernacle of Unity’)
December 14
O ye beloved of the Lord! Commit not that which defileth the
limpid stream of love or destroyeth the sweet fragrance of friendship. By the
righteousness of the Lord! Ye were created to show love one to another and not
perversity and rancour. Take pride not in love for yourselves but in love for
your fellow-creatures. Glory not in love for your country, but in love for all
mankind.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Tablets of Baha’u’llah revealed after the
Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
December 13
Such is to be the restraint you should exercise that if you
be made to quaff from the well-springs of faith and certitude all the rivers of
knowledge, your lips must never be allowed to betray, to either friend or stranger,
the wonder of the draught of which you have partaken. Though your heart be
aflame with His love, take heed lest any eye discover your inner agitation, and
though your soul be surging like an ocean, suffer not the serenity of your
countenance to be disturbed, nor the manner of your behaviour to reveal the
intensity of your emotions.
- Baha’u’llah (Words of Baha'u'llah to some pilgrims and a few resident believers who were admitted into His
presence on January 8, 1889, quoted by Nabil in the ‘Dawn-Breakers, translated
and edited by Shoghi Effendi)
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