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07 Mulk / Dominion 182 B.E. (Thurs 12 February 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Feb. 12, 2026

Feb. 12, 2026

Happy are those who spend their days in the pursuit of knowledge, in the discovery of the secrets of the universe, and in the meticulous investigation of truth! And woe to those who content themselves with ignorance, who delight in thoughtless imitation, who have fallen into the abyss of ignorance and unawareness, and who have thus wasted their lives! ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, Some Answered Questions. Available from www.bahai.org/r/931288178

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06 Mulk / Dominion 182 B.E. (Wed 11 February 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Feb. 11, 2026

Feb. 11, 2026

O ye lovers of God! Be kind to all peoples; care for every person; do all ye can to purify the hearts and minds of men; strive ye to gladden every soul. To every meadow be a shower of grace, to every tree the water of life; be as sweet musk to the sense of humankind, and to the ailing be a fresh, restoring breeze. Be pleasing waters to all those who thirst, a careful guide to all who have lost their way; be father and mother to the orphan, be loving sons and daughters to the old, be an abundant treasure to the poor. Think ye of love and good fellowship as the delights of heaven, think ye of hostility and hatred as the torments of hell. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá. Available from www.bahai.org/r/209043457

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05 Mulk / Dominion 182 B.E. (Tues 10 February 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Feb. 10, 2026

Feb. 10, 2026

O children of understanding! If the eyelid, however delicate, can deprive man’s outer eye from beholding the world and all that is therein, consider then what would be wrought if the veil of covetousness were to descend upon his inner eye. Say: O people! The darkness of greed and envy becloudeth the radiance of the soul even as the clouds obstruct the light of the sun. Should anyone hearken unto this utterance with a discerning ear, he will unfurl the wings of detachment and soar effortlessly in the atmosphere of true understanding. Bahá’u’lláh, The Tabernacle of Unity. Available from www.bahai.org/r/848547598

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04 Mulk / Dominion 182 B.E. (Mon 09 February 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Feb. 9, 2026

Feb. 9, 2026

There is a power which purifies the mirror from dust and transforms its reflection into intense brilliancy and radiance so that spiritual susceptibilities may chasten the hearts and heavenly bestowals sanctify them. What is the dust which obscures the mirror? It is attachment to the world, avarice, envy, love of luxury and comfort, haughtiness and self-desire; this is the dust which prevents reflection of the rays of the Sun of Reality in the mirror. The natural emotions are blameworthy and are like rust which deprives the heart of the bounties of God. But sincerity, justice, humility, severance, and love for the believers of God will purify the mirror and make it radiant with reflected rays from the Sun of Truth. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace. Available from www.bahai.org/r/890489959

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03 Mulk / Dominion 182 B.E. (Sun 08 February 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Feb. 8, 2026

Feb. 8, 2026

O people of Bahá! It is incumbent upon each one of you to engage in some occupation—such as a craft, a trade or the like. We have exalted your engagement in such work to the rank of worship of the one true God. Reflect, O people, on the grace and blessings of your Lord, and yield Him thanks at eventide and dawn. Waste not your hours in idleness and sloth, but occupy yourselves with what will profit you and others. Thus hath it been decreed in this Tablet from whose horizon hath shone the daystar of wisdom and utterance. The most despised of men in the sight of God are they who sit and beg. Hold ye fast unto the cord of means and place your trust in God, the Provider of all means. Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Available from www.bahai.org/r/590677343

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02 Mulk / Dominion 182 B.E. (Sat 07 February 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Feb. 7, 2026

Feb. 7, 2026

Promote ye the development of the cities of God and His countries, and glorify Him therein in the joyous accents of His well-favored ones. In truth, the hearts of men are edified through the power of the tongue, even as houses and cities are built up by the hand and other means. We have assigned to every end a means for its accomplishment; avail yourselves thereof, and place your trust and confidence in God, the Omniscient, the All-Wise. Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Available from www.bahai.org/r/894221775

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01 Mulk / Dominion 182 B.E. (Fri 06 February 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Feb. 5, 2026

Feb. 5, 2026

O Thou Whose tests are a healing medicine to such as are nigh unto Thee, Whose sword is the ardent desire of all them that love Thee, Whose dart is the dearest wish of those hearts that yearn after Thee, Whose decree is the sole hope of them that have recognized Thy truth! I implore Thee, by Thy divine sweetness and by the splendors of the glory of Thy face, to send down upon us from Thy retreats on high that which will enable us to draw nigh unto Thee. Set, then, our feet firm, O my God, in Thy Cause, and enlighten our hearts with the effulgence of Thy knowledge, and illumine our breasts with the brightness of Thy names. Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/PM/pm-133.html

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19 Sulṭán / Sovereignty 182 B.E. (Thu 05 February 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Feb. 4, 2026

Feb. 4, 2026

Thou hast asked Me concerning the nature of the soul. Know, verily, that the soul is a sign of God, a heavenly gem whose reality the most learned of men hath failed to grasp, and whose mystery no mind, however acute, can ever hope to unravel. It is the first among all created things to declare the excellence of its Creator, the first to recognize His glory, to cleave to His truth, and to bow down in adoration before Him. If it be faithful to God, it will reflect His light, and will, eventually, return unto Him. If it fail, however, in its allegiance to its Creator, it will become a victim to self and passion, and will, in the end, sink in their depths. Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/GWB/gwb-82.html

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18 Sulṭán / Sovereignty 182 B.E. (Wed 04 February 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Feb. 4, 2026

Feb. 4, 2026

God has given man the eye of investigation by which he may see and recognize truth. He has endowed man with ears that he may hear the message of reality and conferred upon him the gift of reason by which he may discover things for himself. This is his endowment and equipment for the investigation of reality. Man is not intended to see through the eyes of another, hear through another’s ears nor comprehend with another’s brain. Each human creature has individual endowment, power and responsibility in the creative plan of God. Therefore, depend upon your own reason and judgment and adhere to the outcome of your own investigation; otherwise, you will be utterly submerged in the sea of ignorance and deprived of all the bounties of God. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/PUP/pup-97.html#pg293

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17 Sulṭán / Sovereignty 182 B.E. (Tue 03 February 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Feb. 2, 2026

Feb. 2, 2026

Glorified art Thou, O Lord, Thou forgivest at all times the sins of such among Thy servants as implore Thy pardon. Wash away my sins and the sins of those who seek Thy forgiveness at dawn, who pray to Thee in the day-time and in the night season, who yearn after naught save God, who offer up whatsoever God hath graciously bestowed upon them, who celebrate Thy praise at morn and eventide, and who are not remiss in their duties. The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/tb/SWB/swb-159.html#pg177

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