May 2025 - Bahai Readings

15 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. (Sun 11 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 11, 2025

May 11, 2025

It is seemly that the servant should, after each prayer, supplicate God to bestow mercy and forgiveness upon his parents. Thereupon God’s call will be raised: “Thousand upon thousand of what thou hast asked for thy parents shall be thy recompense!” Blessed is he who remembereth his parents when communing with God. There is, verily, no God but Him, the Mighty, the Well-Beloved. VIII, 16. The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb. (Haifa: Bahai World Centre, 1982 lightweight edition) P. 94. Available from www.bahai.org/r/688608201

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14 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. (Sat 10 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 10, 2025

May 10, 2025

If in this day a soul shall act according to the precepts and the counsels of God, he will serve as a divine physician to mankind, and like the trump of Isráfíl,[1] he will call the dead of this contingent world to life; for the confirmations of the Abhá Realm are never interrupted, and such a virtuous soul hath, to befriend him, the unfailing help of the Company on high. Thus shall a sorry gnat become an eagle in the fullness of his strength, and a feeble sparrow change to a royal falcon in the heights of ancient glory. Wherefore, look not on the degree of your capacity, ask not if you are worthy of the task: rest ye your hopes on the help and loving-kindness, the favors and bestowals of Bahá’u’lláh—may my soul be offered up for His friends! Urge on the steed of high endeavor over the field of sacrifice, and carry away from this wide arena the prize of divine grace. Note 1. Believed to be the angel appointed to sound the trumpet on the Day of Resurrection to raise the dead at the bidding of the Lord. ‘Abdu’l Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l Bahá. Available from www.bahai.org/r/388135743

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13 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. (Fri 09 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

Beware not to deal unjustly with any one that appealeth to you, and entereth beneath your shadow. Walk ye in the fear of God, and be ye of them that lead a godly life. Rest not on your power, your armies, and treasures. Put your whole trust and confidence in God, Who hath created you, and seek ye His help in all your affairs. Succour cometh from Him alone. He succoureth whom He willeth with the hosts of the heavens and of the earth. Bahá’u’lláh, Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/PB/pb-3.html#pg9

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12 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. )Thu 08 May 2025(
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

In the clustered jewels of the races may the blacks be as sapphires and rubies and the whites as diamonds and pearls. The composite beauty of humanity will be witnessed in their unity and blending. How glorious the spectacle of real unity among mankind! How conducive to peace, confidence and happiness if races and nations were united in fellowship and accord! ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/PUP/pup-23.html

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11 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. (Wed 07 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

The essence of understanding is to testify to one’s poverty, and submit to the Will of the Lord, the Sovereign, the Gracious, the All-Powerful. The source of courage and power is the promotion of the Word of God, and steadfastness in His Love. The essence of charity is for the servant to recount the blessings of his Lord, and to render thanks unto Him at all times and under all conditions. Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/TB/tb-11.html#pg155

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10 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. )Tue 06 May 2025(
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

If ye become aware of a sin committed by another, conceal it, that God may conceal your own sin. He, verily, is the Concealer, the Lord of grace abounding. O ye rich ones on earth! If ye encounter one who is poor, treat him not disdainfully. Reflect upon that whereof ye were created. Every one of you was created of a sorry germ. 5<https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/SLH/slh-6.html#fn5> It behoveth you to observe truthfulness, whereby your temples shall be adorned, your names uplifted, your stations exalted amidst men, and a mighty recompense assured for you before God. 5. cf. Qur’án 77:20; 32:8. [[https://reference.bahai.org/images/fnup.gif] Back To Reference]<https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/SLH/slh-6.html#fr5> Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/SLH/slh-6.html#pg79

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09 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. )Mon 05 May 2025(
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025

In the day-time and in the night season, at even and at morn, We pray to God on thy behalf, that He may graciously aid thee to be obedient unto Him and to observe His commandment, that He may shield thee from the hosts of the evil ones. Do, therefore, as it pleaseth thee, and treat Us as befitteth thy station and beseemeth thy sovereignty. Be not forgetful of the law of God in whatever thou desirest to achieve, now or in the days to come. Say: Praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds! Bahá’u’lláh, Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/PB/pb-11.html#pg53

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08 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. (Sun 04 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 4, 2025

May 4, 2025

O SON OF PASSION! Cleanse thyself from the defilement of riches and in perfect peace advance into the realm of poverty; that from the well-spring of detachment thou mayest quaff the wine of immortal life. Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/HW/hw-128.html

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07 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. )Sat 03 May 2025(
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 3, 2025

May 3, 2025

O ye Cohorts of God! Beware lest ye offend the feelings of anyone, or sadden the heart of any person, or move the tongue in reproach of and finding fault with anybody, whether he is friend or stranger, believer or enemy. Pray in behalf of all and entreat God for forgiveness and bounty for all. Beware, beware that any soul take revenge or retaliate over another even if he be a bloodthirsty enemy. Beware, beware that any one rebuke or reproach a soul, though he may be an ill-wisher and an ill-doer. Do ye not look upon the creature, advance ye toward the Creator. Behold ye not the rebellious people, turn your faces toward the Lord of Hosts. Look ye not upon the ground, raise your eyes to the world-illuminating Sun, which hath transformed every atom of the gloomy soil into bright and luminous substance. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Abbas. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/TAB/tab-39.html#pg45

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06 Jamál / Beauty, 182 B.E. Fri 02 May 2025
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

O My servants! It behooveth 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 Daystar 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. Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from www.bahai.org/r/586198741

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