July 2025 - Bahai Readings

19 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Fri 11 July 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith July 11, 2025

July 11, 2025

The winds of despair are, alas, blowing from every direction, and the strife that divideth and afflicteth the human race is daily increasing. The signs of impending convulsions and chaos can now be discerned, inasmuch as the prevailing order appeareth to be lamentably defective. I beseech God, exalted be His glory, that He may graciously awaken the peoples of the earth, may grant that the end of their conduct may be profitable unto them, and aid them to accomplish that which beseemeth their station. 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-12.html#pg171

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18 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Thu 10 July 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith July 10, 2025

July 10, 2025

Fear God, O people, and refrain from shedding the blood of anyone. Contend not with your neighbor, and be ye of them that do good. Beware that ye commit no disorders on the earth after it hath been well ordered, and follow not the footsteps of them that are gone astray. 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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17 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Wed 09 July 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith July 9, 2025

July 9, 2025

The world is in greatest need of international peace. Until it is established, mankind will not attain composure and tranquility. It is necessary that the nations and governments organize an international tribunal to which all their disputes and differences shall be referred. The decision of that tribunal shall be final. Individual controversy will be adjudged by a local tribunal. International questions will come before the universal tribunal, and so the cause of warfare will be taken away. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/PUP/pup-98.html#pg301

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16 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Tue 08 July 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith July 8, 2025

July 8, 2025

If thou desirest to be freed from affliction, recite thou this prayer which hath been revealed by the Pen of the All-Merciful: “O God, my God! I testify to Thy unity and to Thy oneness. I beseech Thee, O Thou Possessor of names and Fashioner of the heavens, by the pervasive influence of Thine exalted Word and the potency of Thy supreme Pen, to aid me with the ensigns of Thy power and might, and to protect me from the mischief of Thine enemies who have violated Thy Covenant and Thy Testament. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most Powerful.” This invocation is an impregnable stronghold and an indomitable army. It conferreth protection and ensureth deliverance. Bahá’u’lláh, The Tabernacle of Unity. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/TU/tu-5.html#pg60

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15 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Mon 07 July 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith July 7, 2025

July 7, 2025

Fire and paradise both bow down and prostrate themselves before God. That which is worthy of His Essence is to worship Him for His sake, without fear of fire, or hope of paradise. The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/tb/SWB/swb-69.html#pg78

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14 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Sun 06 July 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith July 6, 2025

July 6, 2025

Be pure, O people of God, be pure; be righteous, be righteous…. Say: O people of God! That which can ensure the victory of Him Who is the Eternal Truth, His hosts and helpers on earth, have been set down in the sacred Books and Scriptures, and are as clear and manifest as the sun. These hosts are such righteous deeds, such conduct and character, as are acceptable in His sight. Whoso ariseth, in this Day, to aid Our Cause, and summoneth to his assistance the hosts of a praiseworthy character and upright conduct, the influence flowing from such an action will, most certainly, be diffused throughout the whole world. Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/GWB/gwb-131.html#pg287

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13 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Sat 05 July 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith July 5, 2025

July 5, 2025

O SON OF MAN! A dewdrop out of the fathomless ocean of My mercy I have shed upon the peoples of the world, yet found none turn thereunto, inasmuch as every one hath turned away from the celestial wine of unity unto the foul dregs of impurity, and, content with mortal cup, hath put away the chalice of immortal beauty. Vile is that wherewith he is contented. Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/HW/hw-134.html

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12 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Fri 04 July 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith July 4, 2025

July 4, 2025

First among the great principles revealed by Him is that of the investigation of reality. The meaning is that every individual member of humankind is exhorted and commanded to set aside superstitious beliefs, traditions and blind imitation of ancestral forms in religion and investigate reality for himself. Inasmuch as the fundamental reality is one, all religions and nations of the world will become one through investigation of reality. The announcement of this principle is not found in any of the sacred Books of the past. ‘Abdu’l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace. Available from www.bahai.org/r/451466439

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11 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Thurs 03 July 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith July 3, 2025

July 3, 2025

It is your duty to be exceedingly kind to every human being, and to wish him well; to work for the upliftment of society; to blow the breath of life into the dead; to act in accordance with the instructions of Bahá’u’lláh and walk His path—until ye change the world of man into the world of God. ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l Bahá. Available from www.bahai.org/r/775771769

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10 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Wed 02 July 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith July 2, 2025

July 2, 2025

It is clear and evident that all men shall, after their physical death, estimate the worth of their deeds, and realize all that their hands have wrought. I swear by the Daystar that shineth above the horizon of Divine power! They that are the followers of the one true God shall, the moment they depart out of this life, experience such joy and gladness as would be impossible to describe, while they that live in error shall be seized with such fear and trembling, and shall be filled with such consternation, as nothing can exceed. Well is it with him that hath quaffed the choice and incorruptible wine of faith through the gracious favor and the manifold bounties of Him Who is the Lord of all Faiths.… Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from www.bahai.org/r/547476064

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