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09 ‘Alá’ / Loftiness (Fast) 182 B.E. (Tues 10 March 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith March 10, 2026

March 10, 2026

In this Day the Hand of divine grace hath removed all distinctions. The servants of God and His handmaidens are regarded on the same plane. Blessed is the servant who hath attained unto that which God hath decreed, and likewise the leaf moving in accordance with the breezes of His will. This favour is great and this station lofty. His bounties and bestowals are ever present and manifest. Who is able to offer befitting gratitude for His successive bestowals and continuous favours? Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá’í Sacred Writings. Available from www.bahai.org/r/411889046

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08 ‘Alá’ / Loftiness (Fast) 182 B.E. (Mon 09 March 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith March 9, 2026

March 9, 2026

What are the fruits of the human world? They are the spiritual attributes which appear in man. If man is bereft of those attributes, he is like a fruitless tree. One whose aspiration is lofty and who has developed self-reliance will not be content with a mere animal existence. He will seek the divine Kingdom; he will long to be in heaven although he still walks the earth in his material body, and though his outer visage be physical, his face of inner reflection will become spiritual and heavenly. Until this station is attained by man, his life will be utterly devoid of real outcomes. The span of his existence will pass away in eating, drinking and sleeping, without eternal fruits, heavenly traces or illumination—without spiritual potency, everlasting life or the lofty attainments intended for him during his pilgrimage through the human world. You must thank God that your efforts are high and noble, that your endeavors are worthy, that your intentions are centered upon the Kingdom of God and that your supreme desire is the acquisition of eternal virtues. You must act in accordance with these requirements. A man may be a Bahá’í in name only. If he is a Bahá’í in reality, his deeds and actions will be decisive proofs of it. What are the requirements? Love for mankind, sincerity toward all, reflecting the oneness of the world of humanity, philanthropy, becoming enkindled with the fire of the love of God, attainment to the knowledge of God and that which is conducive to human welfare. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace. Available from www.bahai.org/r/332670787

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07 ‘Alá’ / Loftiness (Fast) 182 B.E. (Sun 08 March 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith March 8, 2026

March 8, 2026

“Man is My mystery, and I am his mystery.” Manifold are the verses that have been repeatedly revealed in all the Heavenly Books and the Holy Scriptures, expressive of this most subtle and lofty theme. Even as He hath revealed: “We will surely show them Our signs in the world and within themselves.” Again He saith: “And also in your own selves: will ye not, then, behold the signs of God?” And yet again He revealeth: “And be ye not like those who forget God, and whom He hath therefore caused to forget their own selves.” In this connection, He Who is the eternal King—may the souls of all that dwell within the mystic Tabernacle be a sacrifice unto Him—hath spoken: “He hath known God who hath known himself.” Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from www.bahai.org/r/500100567

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06 ‘Alá’ / Loftiness (Fast) 182 B.E. (Sat 07 March 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith March 7, 2026

March 7, 2026

O My servants! Seek ye earnestly this highest reward, as I have indeed created for the Remembrance of God gardens which remain inscrutable to anyone save Myself, and naught therein hath been made lawful unto anyone except those whose lives have been sacrificed in His Path. Hence beseech ye God, the Most Exalted, that He may grant you this meritorious reward, and He is in truth the Most High, the Most Great. Had it been Our wish, We would have brought all men into one fold round Our Remembrance, yet they will not cease to differ,1 <https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/the-bab/selections-writin…> unless God accomplish what He willeth through the power of truth. In the estimation of the Remembrance this commandment hath, in very truth, been irrevocably ordained.… Note: 1 cf. Qur’án 11:120. God hath indeed chosen Thee to warn the people, to guide the believers aright and to elucidate the secrets of the Book. Chapter LXXXV. the Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb. Available from www.bahai.org/r/717493059

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05 ‘Alá’ / Loftiness (Fast) 182 B.E. (Fri 06 March 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith March 6, 2026

March 6, 2026

Worship thou God in such wise that if thy worship lead thee to the fire, no alteration in thine adoration would be produced, and so likewise if thy recompense should be paradise. Thus and thus alone should be the worship which befitteth the one True God. Shouldst thou worship Him because of fear, this would be unseemly in the sanctified Court of His presence, and could not be regarded as an act by thee dedicated to the Oneness of His Being. Or if thy gaze should be on paradise, and thou shouldst worship Him while cherishing such a hope, thou wouldst make God’s creation a partner with Him, notwithstanding the fact that paradise is desired by men. The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb. Available from www.bahai.org/r/436577209

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04 ‘Alá’ / Loftiness (Fast) 182 B.E. (Thurs 05 March 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith March 5, 2026

March 5, 2026

The Great Being saith: The heaven of divine wisdom is illumined with the two luminaries of consultation and compassion. Take ye counsel together in all matters, inasmuch as consultation is the lamp of guidance which leadeth the way, and is the bestower of understanding. Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from www.bahai.org/r/545364905

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03 ‘Alá’ / Loftiness (Fast) 182 B.E. (Wed 04 March 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith March 4, 2026

March 4, 2026

O ye beloved of the Lord! The Kingdom of God is founded upon equity and justice, and also upon mercy, compassion, and kindness to every living soul. Strive ye then with all your heart to treat compassionately all humankind—except for those who have some selfish, private motive, or some disease of the soul. Kindness cannot be shown the tyrant, the deceiver, or the thief, because, far from awakening them to the error of their ways, it maketh them to continue in their perversity as before. No matter how much kindliness ye may expend upon the liar, he will but lie the more, for he believeth you to be deceived, while ye understand him but too well, and only remain silent out of your extreme compassion. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá. Available from www.bahai.org/r/809863038

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02 ‘Alá’ / Loftiness (Fast) 182 B.E. (Tues 03 March 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith March 3, 2026

March 3, 2026

We, verily, have set forth all things in Our Book, as a token of grace unto those who have believed in God, the Almighty, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. And We have ordained obligatory prayer and fasting so that all may by these means draw nigh unto God, the Most Powerful, the Well-Beloved. We have written down these two laws and expounded every irrevocable decree. We have forbidden men from following whatsoever might cause them to stray from the Truth, and have commanded them to observe that which will draw them nearer unto Him Who is the Almighty, the All-Loving. Say: Observe ye the commandments of God for love of His beauty, and be not of those who follow in the ways of the abject and foolish. Bahá’u’lláh, The Importance of Obligatory Prayer and Fasting. Available from www.bahai.org/r/377107852

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01 ‘Alá’ / Loftiness (Fast) 182 B.E. (Mon 02 March 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith March 2, 2026

March 2, 2026

The second wisdom is that fasting is conducive to spiritual awareness. One’s heart grows more tender, one’s spirituality is increased, and as a result one’s thoughts become purely focused on the remembrance of God. Such awareness and awakening leads inexorably to spiritual progress. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, Twelve Table Talks Given by ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá in ‘Akká. Available from www.bahai.org/r/465793620

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05 Ayyám-i-Há / Intercalary Days 182 B.E. (Sun 01 March 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith March 1, 2026

March 1, 2026

Let the days in excess of the months be placed before the month of fasting. We have ordained that these, amid all nights and days, shall be the manifestations of the letter Há, and thus they have not been bounded by the limits of the year and its months. It behooveth the people of Bahá, throughout these days, to provide good cheer for themselves, their kindred and, beyond them, the poor and needy, and with joy and exultation to hail and glorify their Lord, to sing His praise and magnify His Name; and when they end—these days of giving that precede the season of restraint—let them enter upon the Fast. Thus hath it been ordained by Him Who is the Lord of all mankind. The traveler, the ailing, those who are with child or giving suck, are not bound by the Fast; they have been exempted by God as a token of His grace. He, verily, is the Almighty, the Most Generous. Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Available from www.bahai.org/r/425697371

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