May 2025 - Bahai Readings

16 ‘Aẓamat / Grandeur 182 B.E. (Sat 31 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 31, 2025

May 31, 2025

The third Ṭaráz concerneth good character. A good character is, verily, the best mantle for men from God. With it He adorneth the temples of His loved ones. By My life! The light of a good character surpasseth the light of the sun and the radiance thereof. Whoso attaineth unto it is accounted as a jewel among men. The glory and the upliftment of the world must needs depend upon it. A goodly character is a means whereby men are guided to the Straight Path and are led to the Great Announcement. Well is it with him who is adorned with the saintly attributes and character of the Concourse on High. Baha’u’llah, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from www.bahai.org/r/618056629

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15 ‘Aẓamat / Grandeur 182 B.E. (Fri 30 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 29, 2025

May 29, 2025

Whoso ariseth among you to teach the Cause of his Lord, let him, before all else, teach his own self, that his speech may attract the hearts of them that hear him. Unless he teacheth his own self, the words of his mouth will not influence the heart of the seeker. Take heed, O people, lest ye be of them that give good counsel to others but forget to follow it themselves. The words of such as these, and beyond the words the realities of all things, and beyond these realities the angels that are nigh unto God, bring against them the accusation of falsehood. Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/GWB/gwb-128.html#pg277

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14 ‘Aẓamat / Grandeur 182 B.E. (Thu 29 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 29, 2025

May 29, 2025

O Thou forgiving Lord! Thou art the shelter of all these Thy servants. Thou knowest the secrets and art aware of all things. We are all helpless, and Thou art the Mighty, the Omnipotent. We are all sinners, and Thou art the Forgiver of sins, the Merciful, the Compassionate. O Lord! Look not at our shortcomings. Deal with us according to Thy grace and bounty. Our shortcomings are many, but the ocean of Thy forgiveness is boundless. Our weakness is grievous, but the evidences of Thine aid and assistance are clear. Therefore, confirm and strengthen us. Enable us to do that which is worthy of Thy holy Threshold. Illumine our hearts, grant us discerning eyes and attentive ears. Resuscitate the dead and heal the sick. Bestow wealth upon the poor and give peace and security to the fearful. Accept us in Thy kingdom and illumine us with the light of guidance. Thou are the Powerful and the Omnipotent. Thou art the Generous. Thou art the Clement. Thou art the Kind. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, The Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/c/BP/bp-73.html

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13 ‘Aẓamat / Grandeur (Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh) 182 B.E. (Wed 28 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 28, 2025

May 28, 2025

Let not your hearts be perturbed, O people, when the glory of My Presence is withdrawn, and the ocean of My utterance is stilled. In My presence amongst you there is a wisdom, and in My absence there is yet another, inscrutable to all but God, the Incomparable, the All-Knowing. Verily, We behold you from Our realm of glory, and shall aid whosoever will arise for the triumph of Our Cause with the hosts of the Concourse on high and a company of Our favoured angels. Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/KA/ka-5.html#pg39

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12 ‘Aẓamat / Grandeur 182 B.E. (Tues 27 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 28, 2025

May 28, 2025

O Lord, my God! Give me Thy grace to serve Thy loved ones, strengthen me in my servitude to Thee, illumine my brow with the light of adoration in Thy court of holiness, and of prayer to Thy kingdom of grandeur. Help me to be selfless at the heavenly entrance of Thy gate, and aid me to be detached from all things within Thy holy precincts. Lord! Give me to drink from the chalice of selflessness; with its robe clothe me, and in its ocean immerse me. Make me as dust in the pathway of Thy loved ones, and grant that I may offer up my soul for the earth ennobled by the footsteps of Thy chosen ones in Thy path, O Lord of Glory in the Highest. With this prayer doth Thy servant call Thee, at dawntide and in the night-season. Fulfill his heart’s desire, O Lord! Illumine his heart, gladden his bosom, kindle his light, that he may serve Thy Cause and Thy servants. Thou art the Bestower, the Pitiful, the Most Bountiful, the Gracious, the Merciful, the Compassionate. 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá’í Prayers. Available from www.bahai.org/r/239188906

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11 ‘Aẓamat / Grandeur 182 B.E. (Mon 26 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 27, 2025

May 27, 2025

O Temple of Divine Revelation! Sound the trumpet in My Name! O Temple of Divine mysteries! Raise the clarion call of Thy Lord, the Unconditioned, the Unconstrained! O Maid of Heaven! Step forth from the chambers of paradise and announce unto the people of the world: By the righteousness of God! He Who is the Best-Beloved of the worlds—He Who hath ever been the Desire of every perceiving heart, the Object of the adoration of all that are in heaven and on earth, and the Cynosure of the former and the latter generations—is now come! Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/SLH/slh-4.html#pg54

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10 ‘Aẓamat / Grandeur 182 B.E. (Sun 25 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 25, 2025

May 25, 2025

O OPPRESSORS ON EARTH! Withdraw your hands from tyranny, for I have pledged Myself not to forgive any man’s injustice. This is My covenant which I have irrevocably decreed in the preserved tablet and sealed with My seal. Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/HW/hw-138.html

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09 ‘Aẓamat / Grandeur 182 B.E. (Sat 24 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 24, 2025

May 24, 2025

I AM the Mystic Fane which the Hand of Omnipotence hath reared. I am the Lamp which the Finger of God hath lit within its niche and caused to shine with deathless splendour. I am the Flame of that supernal Light that glowed upon Sinai in the gladsome Spot, and lay concealed in the midst of the Burning Bush. The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb. Available from http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/tb/SWB/swb-66.html

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08 ‘Aẓamat / Grandeur (Declaration of the Báb) 182 B.E. (Fri 23 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 23, 2025

May 23, 2025

O Pen of Glory! Intone the anthems of grandeur, for We have inhaled the fragrance of reunion at the approach of that Day whereon the kingdom of names was adorned with the ornament of Our Name, the Exalted, the Most High. No sooner was this Day mentioned before the Throne than the Maids of Heaven chanted a wondrous melody, the Nightingale pealed out its heavenly song, and the All-Merciful gave voice to that which enraptured the souls of the Messengers of God, His chosen ones, and those who enjoy near access to Him. Bahá'u'lláh, Days of Remembrance. Available from www.bahai.org/r/792350465

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07 ‘Aẓamat / Grandeur 182 B.E. (Thurs 22 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 22, 2025

May 22, 2025

65. O Son of Man! My majesty is My gift to thee, and My grandeur the token of My mercy unto thee. That which beseemeth Me none shall understand, nor can anyone recount. Verily, I have preserved it in My hidden storehouses and in the treasuries of My command, as a sign of My loving-kindness unto My servants and My mercy unto My people. Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words. Available from www.bahai.org/r/439014978

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