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03 Qudrat / Power 182 B.E. (Wed 05 November 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Nov. 5, 2025

Nov. 5, 2025

In like manner, all the doings of man are sustained by the power of divine assistance, but the choice of good or evil belongs to him alone. It is like when the king appoints an individual as governor of a city, grants him full authority, and shows him that which is just and unjust according to the law. Now, should the governor commit injustice, even though he acts by the power and authority of the king, yet the king would not condone his injustice. And should the governor act with justice, this too would be through the royal authority, and the king would be well pleased and satisfied with his justice. Our meaning is that the choice of good and evil belongs to man, but that under all circumstances he is dependent upon the life-sustaining assistance of Divine Providence. The sovereignty of God is great indeed, and all are held captive in the grasp of His power. The servant can do nothing of his own will alone: God is almighty and all-powerful and bestows His assistance upon all creation. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, Some Answered Questions. Available from www.bahai.org/r/139812793

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02 Qudrat / Power 182 B.E. (Tues 04 November 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Nov. 4, 2025

Nov. 4, 2025

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee, by Thy Name which none hath befittingly recognized, and whose import no soul hath fathomed; I beseech Thee, by Him Who is the Fountainhead of Thy Revelation and the Dayspring of Thy signs, to make my heart to be a receptacle of Thy love and of remembrance of Thee. Knit it, then, to Thy most great Ocean, that from it may flow out the living waters of Thy wisdom and the crystal streams of Thy glorification and praise. The limbs of my body testify to Thy unity, and the hair of my head declareth the power of Thy sovereignty and might. I have stood at the door of Thy grace with utter self-effacement and complete abnegation, and clung to the hem of Thy bounty, and fixed mine eyes upon the horizon of Thy gifts. Do Thou destine for me, O my God, what becometh the greatness of Thy majesty, and assist me, by Thy strengthening grace, so to teach Thy Cause that the dead may speed out of their sepulchers, and rush forth towards Thee, trusting wholly in Thee, and fixing their gaze upon the orient of Thy Cause, and the dawning-place of Thy Revelation. Thou, verily, art the Most Powerful, the Most High, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh. Available from www.bahai.org/r/256329391

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01 Qudrat / Power 182 B.E. (Mon 03 November 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Nov. 3, 2025

Nov. 3, 2025

For man two wings are necessary. One wing is physical power and material civilization; the other is spiritual power and divine civilization. With one wing only, flight is impossible. Two wings are essential. Therefore, no matter how much material civilization advances, it cannot attain to perfection except through the uplift of spiritual civilization. All the Prophets have come to promote divine bestowals, to found the spiritual civilization and teach the principles of morality. Therefore, we must strive with all our powers so that spiritual influences may gain the victory. For material forces have attacked mankind. The world of humanity is submerged in a sea of materialism. The rays of the Sun of Reality are seen but dimly and darkly through opaque glasses. The penetrative power of the divine bounty is not fully manifest. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace. Available from www.bahai.org/r/202957535

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19 ‘Ilm / Knowledge 182 B.E. (Sun 02 November 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Nov. 2, 2025

Nov. 2, 2025

O Son of Dust! Blind thine eyes, that thou mayest behold My beauty; stop thine ears, that thou mayest hearken unto the sweet melody of My voice; empty thyself of all learning, that thou mayest partake of My knowledge; and sanctify thyself from riches, that thou mayest obtain a lasting share from the ocean of My eternal wealth. Blind thine eyes, that is, to all save My beauty; stop thine ears to all save My word; empty thyself of all learning save the knowledge of Me; that with a clear vision, a pure heart and an attentive ear thou mayest enter the court of My holiness. Bahá’u’lláh, Bahá’í Sacred Writings. Available from www.bahai.org/r/078416468

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18 ‘Ilm / Knowledge 182 B.E. (Sat 01 November 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Nov. 1, 2025

Nov. 1, 2025

O My brother! A pure heart is as a mirror; cleanse it with the burnish of love and severance from all save God, that the true sun may shine therein and the eternal morning dawn. Then wilt thou clearly see the meaning of “Earth and heaven cannot contain Me; what can alone contain Me is the heart of him that believeth in Me.” And thou wilt take up thy life in thy hand and with infinite longing cast it before thy newly found Beloved. Bahá’u’lláh, Bahá’í Sacred Writings. Available from www.bahai.org/r/867516722

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17 ‘Ilm / Knowledge 182 B.E. (Fri 31 October 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Oct. 31, 2025

Oct. 31, 2025

Study the sciences, acquire more and more knowledge. Assuredly one may learn to the end of one’s life! Use your knowledge always for the benefit of others; so may war cease on the face of this beautiful earth, and a glorious edifice of peace and concord be raised. Strive that your high ideals may be realized in the Kingdom of God on earth as they will be in Heaven. ‘Abdu’l Bahá, Paris Talks. Available from www.bahai.org/r/107202177

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16 ‘Ilm / Knowledge 182 B.E. (Thurs 30 October 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Oct. 30, 2025

Oct. 30, 2025

I counsel you, in the end, not to overstep the bounds of God, nor to heed the ways and habits of men, for these can neither “fatten nor appease your hunger”. Fix, rather, your gaze upon the precepts of God. Whosoever desireth, let him accept this counsel as a path leading unto his Lord, and whosoever desireth, let him return to his own idle imaginings. My Lord, verily, is independent above all who are in the heavens and on the earth, and above all that they say and do. Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts. Available from www.bahai.org/r/258571758

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15 ‘Ilm / Knowledge 182 B.E. (Wed 29 October 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Oct. 29, 2025

Oct. 29, 2025

The Divine Springtime is come, O Most Exalted Pen, for the Festival of the All-Merciful is fast approaching. Bestir thyself, and magnify, before the entire creation, the name of God, and celebrate His praise, in such wise that all created things may be regenerated and made new. Speak, and hold not thy peace. The daystar of blissfulness shineth above the horizon of Our name, the Blissful, inasmuch as the kingdom of the names of God hath been adorned with the ornament of the name of thy Lord, the Creator of the heavens. Arise before the nations of the earth, and arm thyself with the power of this Most Great Name, and be not of those who tarry. Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from www.bahai.org/r/139797508

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14 ‘Ilm / Knowledge 182 B.E. (Tues 28 October 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Oct. 28, 2025

Oct. 28, 2025

Blessed the one who hath remained faithful to the Covenant of God, and woe betide him who hath broken it and disbelieved in Him, the Knower of secrets. Say: This is the Day of Bounty! Bestir yourselves that I may make you monarchs in the realms of My Kingdom. If ye follow Me, ye shall behold that which ye were promised, and I will make you My companions in the dominion of My majesty and the intimates of My beauty in the heaven of My power forevermore. If ye rebel against Me, I will in My clemency endure it patiently, that haply ye may awaken and rise up from the couch of heedlessness. Thus hath My mercy encompassed you. Fear ye God and follow not in the ways of those who have turned away from His face, though they invoke His name in the daytime and in the night season. Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts. Available from www.bahai.org/r/717405632

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13 ‘Ilm / Knowledge 182 B.E. (Mon 27 October 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Oct. 27, 2025

Oct. 27, 2025

Ye have, one and all, been called into being to seek His presence and to attain that exalted and glorious station. Indeed, He will send down from the heaven of His mercy that which will benefit you, and whatever is graciously vouchsafed by Him shall enable you to dispense with all mankind. The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb. Available from www.bahai.org/r/166614167

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