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12 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Fri 04 July 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith July 4, 2025

July 4, 2025

First among the great principles revealed by Him is that of the investigation of reality. The meaning is that every individual member of humankind is exhorted and commanded to set aside superstitious beliefs, traditions and blind imitation of ancestral forms in religion and investigate reality for himself. Inasmuch as the fundamental reality is one, all religions and nations of the world will become one through investigation of reality. The announcement of this principle is not found in any of the sacred Books of the past. ‘Abdu’l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace. Available from www.bahai.org/r/451466439

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11 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Thurs 03 July 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith July 3, 2025

July 3, 2025

It is your duty to be exceedingly kind to every human being, and to wish him well; to work for the upliftment of society; to blow the breath of life into the dead; to act in accordance with the instructions of Bahá’u’lláh and walk His path—until ye change the world of man into the world of God. ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l Bahá. Available from www.bahai.org/r/775771769

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10 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Wed 02 July 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith July 2, 2025

July 2, 2025

It is clear and evident that all men shall, after their physical death, estimate the worth of their deeds, and realize all that their hands have wrought. I swear by the Daystar that shineth above the horizon of Divine power! They that are the followers of the one true God shall, the moment they depart out of this life, experience such joy and gladness as would be impossible to describe, while they that live in error shall be seized with such fear and trembling, and shall be filled with such consternation, as nothing can exceed. Well is it with him that hath quaffed the choice and incorruptible wine of faith through the gracious favor and the manifold bounties of Him Who is the Lord of all Faiths.… Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from www.bahai.org/r/547476064

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09 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Tues 01 July 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith July 1, 2025

July 1, 2025

As to the fundamentals of teaching the Faith: know thou that delivering the Message can be accomplished only through goodly deeds and spiritual attributes, an utterance that is crystal clear and the happiness reflected from the face of that one who is expounding the Teachings. It is essential that the deeds of the teacher should attest the truth of his words. Such is the state of whoso doth spread abroad the sweet savors of God and the quality of him who is sincere in his faith. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá. Available from www.bahai.org/r/998484691

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08 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Mon 30 June 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith June 30, 2025

June 30, 2025

We beseech the one true God, magnified be His glory, to enable us to recognize Him Whose unerring wisdom pervadeth all things and that we may acknowledge His truth. For once one hath recognized Him and borne witness to His Reality, one will no longer be troubled by the idle fancies and vain imaginings of men. The divine Physician hath the pulse of mankind within His almighty grasp. Bahá’u’lláh, The Tabernacle of Unity. Available from www.bahai.org/r/916074020

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07 Rahmat / Mercy 182 B.E. (Sun 29 June 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith June 29, 2025

June 29, 2025

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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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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