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16 'Izzat / Might 182 B.E. (Mon 22 September 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Sept. 22, 2025

Sept. 22, 2025

O army of God! The Exalted One, the Báb, gave up His life. The Blessed Perfection gave up a hundred lives at every breath. He bore calamities. He suffered anguish. He was imprisoned. He was chained. He was made homeless and was banished to distant lands. Finally, then, He lived out His days in the Most Great Prison. Likewise, a great multitude of the lovers of God who followed this path have tasted the honey of martyrdom and they gave up everything—life, possessions, kindred—all they had. How many homes were reduced to rubble; how many dwellings were broken into and pillaged; how many a noble building went to the ground; how many a palace was battered into a tomb. And all this came about that humankind might be illumined, that ignorance might yield to knowledge, that men of earth might become men of heaven, that discord and dissension might be torn out by the roots, and the Kingdom of Peace become established over all the world. Strive ye now that this bounty become manifest, and this best-beloved of all hopes be realized in splendor throughout the community of man. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá. Available from www.bahai.org/r/013901981

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15 'Izzat / Might 182 B.E. (Sun 21 September 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Sept. 21, 2025

Sept. 21, 2025

O ye handmaids of the Lord! In this century—the century of the Almighty Lord—the Daystar of the Realms above, the Light of Truth, shineth in its meridian splendor and its rays illuminate all regions. For this is the age of the Ancient Beauty, the day of the revelation of the might and power of the Most Great Name—may my life be offered up as a sacrifice for His loved ones. In the ages to come, though the Cause of God may rise and grow a hundredfold and the shade of the Sadratu’l-Muntahá shelter all mankind, yet this present century shall stand unrivalled, for it hath witnessed the breaking of that Morn and the rising of that Sun. This century is, verily, the source of His Light and the dayspring of His Revelation. Future ages and generations shall behold the diffusion of its radiance and the manifestations of its signs. Wherefore, exert yourselves, haply ye may obtain your full share and portion of His bestowals. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá. Available from www.bahai.org/r/823280470

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14 'Izzat / Might 182 B.E. (Sat 20 September 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Sept. 20, 2025

Sept. 20, 2025

This Youth regarded the scene with great amazement. When the royal audience was ended, the curtain was drawn, and, after some twenty minutes, a man emerged from behind the tent carrying a box under his arm. “What is this box,” I asked him, “and what was the nature of this display?” “All this lavish display and these elaborate devices,” he replied, “the king, the princes, and the ministers, their pomp and glory, their might and power, everything you saw, are now contained within this box.” I swear by My Lord Who, through a single word of His Mouth, hath brought into being all created things! Ever since that day, all the trappings of the world have seemed in the eyes of this Youth akin to that same spectacle. They have never been, nor will they ever be, of any weight and consequence, be it to the extent of a grain of mustard seed. How greatly I marvelled that men should pride themselves upon such vanities, whilst those possessed of insight, ere they witness any evidence of human glory, perceive with certainty the inevitability of its waning. “Never have I looked upon any thing save that I have seen extinction before it; and God, verily, is a sufficient witness!” Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá’í Sacred Writings. Available from www.bahai.org/r/243033750

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13 'Izzat / Might 182 B.E. (Fri 19 September 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Sept. 19, 2025

Sept. 19, 2025

O Quintessence of Passion! Put away all covetousness and seek contentment; for the covetous hath ever been deprived, and the contented hath ever been loved and praised. Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words – From the Persian. Available from www.bahai.org/r/089879189

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12 'Izzat / Might 182 B.E. (Thurs 18 September 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Sept. 18, 2025

Sept. 18, 2025

Become as true brethren in the one and indivisible religion of God, free from distinction, for verily God desireth that your hearts should become mirrors unto your brethren in the Faith, so that ye find yourselves reflected in them, and they in you. This is the true Path of God, the Almighty, and He is indeed watchful over your actions. Chapter XLVI. The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb. Available from www.bahai.org/r/068815951

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11 'Izzat / Might 182 B.E. (Wed 17 September 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Sept. 17, 2025

Sept. 17, 2025

They who recite the verses of the All-Merciful in the most melodious of tones will perceive in them that with which the sovereignty of earth and heaven can never be compared. From them they will inhale the divine fragrance of My worlds—worlds which today none can discern save those who have been endowed with vision through this sublime, this beauteous Revelation. Say: These verses draw hearts that are pure unto those spiritual worlds that can neither be expressed in words nor intimated by allusion. Blessed be those who hearken. Bahá'u'lláh, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Available from www.bahai.org/r/128748070

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10 'Izzat / Might 182 B.E. (Tues 16 September 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Sept. 16, 2025

Sept. 16, 2025

In short, it behooves us all to be lovers of truth. Let us seek her in every season and in every country, being careful never to attach ourselves to personalities. Let us see the light wherever it shines, and may we be enabled to recognize the light of truth no matter where it may arise. Let us inhale the perfume of the rose from the midst of thorns which surround it; let us drink the running water from every pure spring. ‘Abdu'l-Bahá, Paris Talks. Available from www.bahai.org/r/378940843

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09 'Izzat / Might 182 B.E. (Mon 15 September 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Sept. 15, 2025

Sept. 15, 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! Bahá'u'lláh, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf. Available from www.bahai.org/r/900726044

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08 'Izzat / Might 182 B.E. (Sun 14 September 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Sept. 14, 2025

Sept. 14, 2025

Science is the first emanation from God toward man. All created beings embody the potentiality of material perfection, but the power of intellectual investigation and scientific acquisition is a higher virtue specialized to man alone. Other beings and organisms are deprived of this potentiality and attainment. God has created or deposited this love of reality in man. The development and progress of a nation is according to the measure and degree of that nation’s scientific attainments. Through this means its greatness is continually increased, and day by day the welfare and prosperity of its people are assured. ‘Abdu'l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace. Available from www.bahai.org/r/457413907

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07 ‘Izzat / Might 182 B.E. (Sat 13 September 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith Sept. 13, 2025

Sept. 13, 2025

The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony, with friendliness and fellowship. He Who is the Daystar of Truth beareth Me witness! So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth. The one true God, He Who knoweth all things, Himself testifieth to the truth of these words. Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from www.bahai.org/r/487380847

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