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06 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Sat 28 June 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith June 28, 2025

June 28, 2025

All men have been created to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization. The Almighty beareth Me witness: To act like the beasts of the field is unworthy of man. Those virtues that befit his dignity are forbearance, mercy, compassion and loving-kindness towards all the peoples and kindreds of the earth. Bahá’u’lláh. Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from www.bahai.org/r/994085186

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05 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Fri 27 June 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith June 27, 2025

June 27, 2025

The individual should, prior to engaging in the study of any subject, ask himself what its uses are and what fruit and result will derive from it. If it is a useful branch of knowledge, that is, if society will gain important benefits from it, then he should certainly pursue it with all his heart. If not, if it consists in empty, profitless debates and in a vain concatenation of imaginings that lead to no result except acrimony, why devote one’s life to such useless hairsplittings and disputes. ‘Abdu’l Bahá. The Secret of Divine Civilization. Available from www.bahai.org/r/877102601

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04 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Thurs 26 June 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith June 26, 2025

June 26, 2025

The teaching work should under all conditions be actively pursued by the believers because divine confirmations are dependent upon it. Should a Bahá’í refrain from being fully, vigorously and wholeheartedly involved in the teaching work he will undoubtedly be deprived of the blessings of the Abhá Kingdom. Even so, this activity should be tempered with wisdom—not that wisdom which requireth one to be silent and forgetful of such an obligation, but rather that which requireth one to display divine tolerance, love, kindness, patience, a goodly character, and holy deeds. In brief, encourage the friends individually to teach the Cause of God and draw their attention to this meaning of wisdom mentioned in the Writings, which is itself the essence of teaching the Faith—but all this to be done with the greatest tolerance, so that heavenly assistance and divine confirmation may aid the friends. ‘Abdu’l Bahá. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l Bahá. Available from www.bahai.org/r/401321211

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03 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Wed 25 June 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith June 25, 2025

June 25, 2025

Think ye that the things ye possess shall profit you? Soon others will possess them and ye will return unto the dust with none to help or succour you. What advantage is there in a life that can be overtaken by death, or in an existence that is doomed to extinction, or in a prosperity that is subject to change? Cast away the things that ye possess and set your faces toward the favours of God which have been sent down in this wondrous Name. Bahá’u’lláh. The Summons of the Lord of Hosts. Available from www.bahai.org/r/113078858

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02 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Tues 24 June 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith June 24, 2025

June 24, 2025

The fourth Ṭaráz concerneth trustworthiness. Verily it is the door of security for all that dwell on earth and a token of glory on the part of the All-Merciful. He who partaketh thereof hath indeed partaken of the treasures of wealth and prosperity. Trustworthiness is the greatest portal leading unto the tranquility and security of the people. In truth the stability of every affair hath depended and doth depend upon it. All the domains of power, of grandeur and of wealth are illumined by its light. Baha’u’llah, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from www.bahai.org/r/580894915

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01 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Mon 23 June 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith June 23, 2025

June 23, 2025

How great the number of people who deck themselves with robes of silk all their lives, while clad in the garb of fire, inasmuch as they have divested themselves of the raiment of divine guidance and righteousness; and how numerous are those who wear clothes made of cotton or coarse wool throughout their lives, and yet by reason of their being endowed with the vesture of divine guidance and righteousness, are truly attired with the raiment of Paradise and take delight in the good-pleasure of God. Indeed it would be better in the sight of God were ye to combine the two, adorning yourselves with the raiment of divine guidance and righteousness and wearing exquisite silk, if ye can afford to do so. If not, at least act ye not unrighteously, but rather observe piety and virtue.… The Bab, Selections from the Writings of the Báb. Available from www.bahai.org/r/464816503

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19 Núr / Light 182 B.E. (Sun 22 June 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith June 22, 2025

June 22, 2025

BE generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity. Be worthy of the trust of thy neighbor, and look upon him with a bright and friendly face. Be a treasure to the poor, an admonisher to the rich, an answerer of the cry of the needy, a preserver of the sanctity of thy pledge. Be fair in thy judgment, and guarded in thy speech. Be unjust to no man, and show all meekness to all men. Be as a lamp unto them that walk in darkness, a joy to the sorrowful, a sea for the thirsty, a haven for the distressed, an upholder and defender of the victim of oppression. Let integrity and uprightness distinguish all thine acts. Be a home for the stranger, a balm to the suffering, a tower of strength for the fugitive. Be eyes to the blind, and a guiding light unto the feet of the erring. Be an ornament to the countenance of truth, a crown to the brow of fidelity, a pillar of the temple of righteousness, a breath of life to the body of mankind, an ensign of the hosts of justice, a luminary above the horizon of virtue, a dew to the soil of the human heart, an ark on the ocean of knowledge, a sun in the heaven of bounty, a gem on the diadem of wisdom, a shining light in the firmament of thy generation, a fruit upon the tree of humility. Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from www.bahai.org/r/174232426

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18 Núr / Light 182 B.E. (Sat 21 June 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith June 21, 2025

June 21, 2025

Sixth, Bahá’u’lláh set forth principles of guidance and teaching for economic readjustment. Regulations were revealed by Him which ensure the welfare of the commonwealth. As the rich man enjoys his life surrounded by ease and luxuries, so the poor man must, likewise, have a home and be provided with sustenance and comforts commensurate with his needs. This readjustment of the social economy is of the greatest importance inasmuch as it ensures the stability of the world of humanity; and until it is effected, happiness and prosperity are impossible. ‘Abdu'l-Bahá. The Promulgation of Universal Peace. Available from www.bahai.org/r/726278506

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17 Núr / Light 182 B.E. (Fri 20 June 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith June 19, 2025

June 19, 2025

During the last six thousand years nations have hated one another, it is now time to stop. War must cease. Let us be united and love one another and await the result. We know the effects of war are bad. So let us try, as an experiment, peace, and if the results of peace are bad, then we can choose if it would be better to go back to the old state of war! Let us in any case make the experiment. If we see that unity brings Light we shall continue it. For six thousand years we have been walking on the left-hand path; let us walk on the right-hand path now. We have passed many centuries in darkness, let us advance towards the light. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in London. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/ABL/abl-23.html

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16 Núr / Light 182 B.E. (Thu 19 June 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith June 18, 2025

June 18, 2025

But since the dawning of this Day-Star was in Persia, and since from that orient the sun shone upon the west, it is our fondest hope that the flames of love’s fire should blaze ever more vehemently in that land, and that there the splendour of this Holy Faith should grow ever more intense. May the tumult of God’s Cause so shake that land to its foundations, may the spiritual force of His Word so manifest itself, as to make Írán the core and focus of well-being and peace. May rectitude and conciliation, and love and trust, issuing forth from Írán, bring immortality to all on earth. May she raise on the highest summits the banner of public order, of purest spirituality, of universal peace. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/SAB/sab-207.html#pg256

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