August 2025 - Bahai Readings

13 Asmá’ / Names 182 B.E. (Sun 31 August 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Aug. 31, 2025

Aug. 31, 2025

Say: Think ye that your allegiance to His Cause can ever profit Him, or your repudiation of its truth cause Him any loss? No, by My Self, the All-Subduing, the Inaccessible, the Most High! Tear ye asunder the veils of names and cleave ye their kingdom. By My Beauty! He Who is the Monarch of all names is come, He at Whose bidding every single name hath, from the beginning that hath no beginning, been created, He Who shall continue to create them as He pleaseth. He, verily, is the All-Powerful, the All-Wise. Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from www.bahai.org/r/105192377

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12 Asmá’ / Names 182 B.E. (Sat 30 August 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Aug. 30, 2025

Aug. 30, 2025

How numerous the souls raised to life who were exposed to dire humiliation in Thy Path for exalting Thy Word and for glorifying Thy divine Unity! How profuse the blood that hath been shed for the sake of Thy Faith to vindicate the authenticity of Thy divine Mission and to celebrate Thy praise! How vast the possessions that were wrongfully seized in the Path of Thy love in order to affirm the loftiness of Thy sanctity and to extol Thy glorious Name! How many the feet that have trodden upon the dust in order to magnify Thy holy Word and to extol Thy glory! How innumerable the voices that were raised in lamentation, the hearts that were struck with terror, the grievous woes that none other than Thee can reckon, and the adversities and afflictions that remain inscrutable to anyone except Thyself; all this to establish, O my God, the loftiness of Thy sanctity and to demonstrate the transcendent character of Thy glory. The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb. Available from www.bahai.org/r/798562096

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11 Asmá’ / Names 182 B.E. (Fri 29 August 2025)
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Aug. 29, 2025

Regard not the all-sufficing power of God as an idle fancy. It is that genuine faith which thou cherishest for the Manifestation of God in every Dispensation. It is such faith which sufficeth above all the things that exist on the earth, whereas no created thing on earth besides faith would suffice thee. If thou art not a believer, the Tree of divine Truth would condemn thee to extinction. If thou art a believer, thy faith shall be sufficient for thee above all things that exist on earth, even though thou possess nothing. The Bab, Selections from the Writings of the Báb. Available from www.bahai.org/r/703068651

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10 Asmá’ / Names 182 B.E. (Thurs 28 August 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Aug. 28, 2025

Aug. 28, 2025

O Thou divine Providence, pitiful are we, grant us Thy succor; homeless wanderers, give us Thy shelter; scattered, do Thou unite us; astray, gather us to Thy fold; bereft, do Thou bestow upon us a share and portion; athirst, lead us to the wellspring of Life; frail, strengthen us that we may arise to help Thy Cause and offer ourselves as a living sacrifice in the pathway of guidance. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá. Available from www.bahai.org/r/178897090

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09 Asmá’ / Names 182 B.E. (Wed 27 August 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Aug. 27, 2025

Aug. 27, 2025

We, verily, have chosen courtesy, and made it the true mark of such as are nigh unto Him. Courtesy is, in truth, a raiment which fitteth all men, whether young or old. Well is it with him that adorneth his temple therewith, and woe unto him who is deprived of this great bounty. Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts. Available from www.bahai.org/r/125003930

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08 Asmá’ / Names 182 B.E. (Tues 26 August 2025)
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Aug. 26, 2025

O MY SON! The company of the ungodly increaseth sorrow, whilst fellowship with the righteous cleanseth the rust from off the heart. He that seeketh to commune with God, let him betake himself to the companionship of His loved ones; and he that desireth to hearken unto the word of God, let him give ear to the words of His chosen ones. Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words. From the Persian, #56. Available from www.bahai.org/r/289429069

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07 Asmá’ / Names 182 B.E. (Mon 25 August 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Aug. 25, 2025

Aug. 25, 2025

It is incumbent upon thee to summon the people, under all conditions, to whatever will cause them to show forth spiritual characteristics and goodly deeds, so that all may become aware of that which is the cause of human upliftment, and may, with the utmost endeavor, direct themselves towards the most sublime Station and the Pinnacle of Glory. The fear of God hath ever been the prime factor in the education of His creatures. Well is it with them that have attained thereunto! Baha’u’llah, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf. Available from www.bahai.org/r/900726044

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06 Asmá’ / Names 182 B.E. (Sun 24 August 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Aug. 24, 2025

Aug. 24, 2025

Say: O leaders of religion! Weigh not the Book of God with such standards and sciences as are current amongst you, for the Book itself is the unerring Balance established amongst men. In this most perfect Balance whatsoever the peoples and kindreds of the earth possess must be weighed, while the measure of its weight should be tested according to its own standard, did ye but know it. Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Available from www.bahai.org/r/658531262

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05 Asmá’ / Names 182 B.E. (Sat 23 August 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Aug. 23, 2025

Aug. 23, 2025

It is incumbent upon them who are in authority to exercise moderation in all things. Whatsoever passeth beyond the limits of moderation will cease to exert a beneficial influence. Consider for instance such things as liberty, civilization and the like. However much men of understanding may favorably regard them, they will, if carried to excess, exercise a pernicious influence upon men. Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from www.bahai.org/r/399637092

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04 ‘Asmá / Names 182 B.E. (Fri 22 August 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Aug. 22, 2025

Aug. 22, 2025

Verily He Who is the Day-star of Truth and Revealer of the Supreme Being holdeth, for all time, undisputed sovereignty over all that is in heaven and on earth, though no man be found on earth to obey Him. He verily is independent of all earthly dominion, though He be utterly destitute. Thus We reveal unto thee the mysteries of the Cause of God, and bestow upon thee the gems of divine wisdom, that haply thou mayest soar on the wings of renunciation to those heights that are veiled from the eyes of men. Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitáb-i-Íqán. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/KI/ki-4.html#pg97

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