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13 Jalál / Glory (1st Day of Ridván) 183 B.E. (Tues 21 April 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith April 21, 2026

April 21, 2026

Glad tidings! The stars of worldly glory have fallen! Glad tidings! The Spirit of God and the hosts of the Kingdom are rushing in! Glad tidings! The angels of heaven have scattered throughout all regions! Glad tidings! The breaths of the Holy Spirit have been wafted! Glad tidings! The morn of joyful tidings hath dawned! Glad tidings! The Sun of Truth hath shone forth! ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks. Available from www.bahai.org/r/190121715

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12 Jalál / Glory 183 B.E. (Mon 20 April 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith April 20, 2026

April 20, 2026

I have been in America nine months and have traveled to all the large cities, speaking before various assemblages, proclaiming to them the oneness of the world of humanity, summoning all to union, harmony and oneness. I have indeed received the greatest kindness from the American people. I look upon them as a noble nation, capable of every perfection. Tomorrow I am going away to Europe, and now I bid farewell to you all, seeking for you the divine mercy, the eternal glory and everlasting life; and I pray that you may attain the highest station of humanity. I am greatly pleased with this meeting. My happiness is great. I shall never forget you. You shall always live in my thought. I shall always pray and supplicate before the Kingdom of God and seek heavenly blessings for you. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace. Available from www.bahai.org/r/792941907

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11 Jalál / Glory 183 B.E. (Sun 19 April 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith April 18, 2026

April 18, 2026

Lauded be Thy name, O Thou Who art the Goal of my desire! I swear by Thy glory! How great is my wish to attain unto a detachment so complete that were there to appear before me those countenances which are hid within the chambers of chastity, and the beauty of which Thou didst veil from the eyes of the entire creation, and whose faces Thou didst sanctify from the sight of all beings, and were they to unveil themselves in all the glory of the splendors of Thine incomparable beauty, I would refuse to look upon them, and would behold them solely for the purpose of discerning the mysteries of Thy handiwork, which have perplexed the minds of such as have drawn nigh unto Thee, and awed the souls of all them that have recognized Thee. I would, by Thy power and Thy might, soar to such heights that nothing whatsoever would have the power to keep me back from the manifold evidences of Thy transcendent dominion, nor would any earthly scheme shut me out from the manifestations of Thy Divine holiness. Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh. Available from www.bahai.org/r/048081966 Dr. Jeff Williams Prof. Language V (English) Facultad de Lenguas Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC) Córdoba Argentina

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10 Jalál / Glory 183 B.E. (Sat 18 April 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith April 18, 2026

April 18, 2026

Every man of perception who hath scaled the noble heights of detachment, and every man of eloquence who hath attained the most sublime station, beareth witness that Thou art God, the Incomparable, and that Thou hast assigned no associate unto Thyself in the kingdom of creation, nor is there anyone to compare with Thee in the realm of invention. Men of wisdom, who had but a notion of the revelation of Thy glory, conceived a likeness of Thee according to their own understanding, and men of erudition, who had gained but a glimpse of the manifold evidences of Thy loving-kindness and glory, have contrived peers for Thee in conformity with their own imaginations. The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb. Available from www.bahai.org/r/892462090 Dr. Jeff Williams Prof. Language V (English) Facultad de Lenguas Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC) Córdoba Argentina

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09 Jalál / Glory 183 B.E. (Fri 17 April 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith April 17, 2026

April 17, 2026

Glory be to God! What an extraordinary situation now obtains, when no one, hearing a claim advanced, asks himself what the speaker’s real motive might be, and what selfish purpose he might not have hidden behind the mask of words. You find, for example, that an individual seeking to further his own petty and personal concerns, will block the advancement of an entire people. To turn his own water mill, he will let the farms and fields of all the others parch and wither. To maintain his own leadership, he will everlastingly direct the masses toward that prejudice and fanaticism which subvert the very base of civilization. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, The Secret of Divine Civilization. Available from www.bahai.org/r/405583594

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08 Jalál / Glory 183 B.E. (Thurs 16 April 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith April 16, 2026

April 16, 2026

Set before thine eyes God’s unerring Balance and, as one standing in His Presence, weigh in that Balance thine actions every day, every moment of thy life. Bring thyself to account ere thou art summoned to a reckoning, on the Day when no man shall have strength to stand for fear of God, the Day when the hearts of the heedless ones shall be made to tremble. Bahá’u’lláh. The Summons of the Lord of Hosts. Available from www.bahai.org/r/832620951

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07 Jalál / Glory 183 B.E. (Wed 15 April 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith April 15, 2026

April 15, 2026

“Know of a truth that your subjects are God’s trust amongst you. Watch ye, therefore, over them as ye watch over your own selves. Beware that ye allow not wolves to become the shepherds of the fold, or pride and conceit to deter you from turning unto the poor and the desolate. Arise thou, in My name, above the horizon of renunciation, and set, then, thy face towards the Kingdom, at the bidding of thy Lord, the Lord of strength and of might.” Bahá’u’lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf. Available from www.bahai.org/r/129952421

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06 Jalál / Glory 183 B.E. (Tues 14 April 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith April 14, 2026

April 14, 2026

If administrators of the law would take into consideration the spiritual consequences of their decisions, and follow the guidance of religion, “They would be Divine agents in the world of action, the representatives of God for those who are on earth, and they would defend, for the love of God, the interests of His servants as they would defend their own.” If a governor realizes his responsibility, and fears to defy the Divine Law, his judgments will be just. Above all, if he believes that the consequences of his actions will follow him beyond his earthly life, and that “as he sows so must he reap,” such a man will surely avoid injustice and tyranny. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, Paris Talks. Available from www.bahai.org/r/864596543

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05 Jalál / Glory 183 B.E. (Mon 13 April 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith April 13, 2026

April 13, 2026

Tear asunder, in My Name, the veils that have grievously blinded your vision, and, through the power born of your belief in the unity of God, scatter the idols of vain imitation. Enter, then, the holy paradise of the good-pleasure of the All-Merciful. Sanctify your souls from whatsoever is not of God, and taste ye the sweetness of rest within the pale of His vast and mighty Revelation, and beneath the shadow of His supreme and infallible authority. Suffer not yourselves to be wrapt in the dense veils of your selfish desires, inasmuch as I have perfected in every one of you My creation, so that the excellence of My handiwork may be fully revealed unto men. It followeth, therefore, that every man hath been, and will continue to be, able of himself to appreciate the Beauty of God, the Glorified. Had he not been endowed with such a capacity, how could he be called to account for his failure? If, in the Day when all the peoples of the earth will be gathered together, any man should, whilst standing in the presence of God, be asked: “Wherefore hast thou disbelieved in My Beauty and turned away from My Self?”, and if such a man should reply and say: “Inasmuch as all men have erred, and none hath been found willing to turn his face to the Truth, I, too, following their example, have grievously failed to recognize the Beauty of the Eternal,” such a plea will, assuredly, be rejected. For the faith of no man can be conditioned by anyone except himself. Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from www.bahai.org/r/218079514

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04 Jalál / Glory 183 B.E. (Sun 12 April 2026)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith April 12, 2026

April 12, 2026

There is no paradise, in the estimation of the believers in the Divine Unity, more exalted than to obey God’s commandments, and there is no fire in the eyes of those who have known God and His signs, fiercer than to transgress His laws and to oppress another soul, even to the extent of a mustard seed. On the Day of Resurrection God will, in truth, judge all men, and we all verily plead for His grace. V, 19. The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb. Available from www.bahai.org/r/627124703

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