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19 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. (Thurs 15 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

You must attach the greatest importance to the education of children, for this is the foundation of the Law of God and the bedrock of the edifice of His Faith. ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks. Available from www.bahai.org/r/708320940

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18 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. (Wed 14 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

Consort with all the peoples, kindreds and religions of the world with the utmost truthfulness, uprightness, faithfulness, kindliness, good-will and friendliness, that all the world of being may be filled with the holy ecstasy of the grace of Bahá, that ignorance, enmity, hate and rancor may vanish from the world and the darkness of estrangement amidst the peoples and kindreds of the world may give way to the Light of Unity. Should other peoples and nations be unfaithful to you show your fidelity unto them, should they be unjust toward you show justice towards them, should they keep aloof from you attract them to yourselves, should they show their enmity be friendly towards them, should they poison your lives, sweeten their souls, should they inflict a wound upon you, be a salve to their sores. Such are the attributes of the sincere! Such are the attributes of the truthful. ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Will And Testament of ‘Abdu’l Bahá. Available from www.bahai.org/r/194201115

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17 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. (Tues 13 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 13, 2025

May 13, 2025

Souls are inclined toward estrangement. Steps should first be taken to do away with this estrangement, for only then will the Word take effect. If a believer showeth kindness to one of the neglectful, and, with great love, gradually leadeth him to an understanding of the validity of the Holy Cause, so that he may come to know the fundamentals of God’s Faith and the implications thereof—such a one will certainly be transformed, excepting only those seldom-encountered individuals who are even as ashes, whose hearts are “hard as rocks, or harder still.”[1] 1. Qur’án 2:69 ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l Bahá. Available from www.bahai.org/r/884523413

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16 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. (Mon 12 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

Teach ye your children so that they may peruse the divine verses every morn and eve. God hath prescribed unto every father to educate his children, both boys and girls, in the sciences and in morals, and in crafts and professions. Thus have We instructed you in Our Most Holy Book, revealed by Us from Our all-hallowed Realm. Well is it with him who cleaveth fast to this with a power from Our own Self; he verily is a man related to this Station. Make ye an effort that there may issue forth from you that which befitteth the days of your God, the King before Whom all heads bow down. Bahá’u’lláh, Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh. Available from www.bahai.org/r/540900318

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15 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. (Sun 11 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 11, 2025

May 11, 2025

It is seemly that the servant should, after each prayer, supplicate God to bestow mercy and forgiveness upon his parents. Thereupon God’s call will be raised: “Thousand upon thousand of what thou hast asked for thy parents shall be thy recompense!” Blessed is he who remembereth his parents when communing with God. There is, verily, no God but Him, the Mighty, the Well-Beloved. VIII, 16. The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb. (Haifa: Bahai World Centre, 1982 lightweight edition) P. 94. Available from www.bahai.org/r/688608201

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14 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. (Sat 10 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 10, 2025

May 10, 2025

If in this day a soul shall act according to the precepts and the counsels of God, he will serve as a divine physician to mankind, and like the trump of Isráfíl,[1] he will call the dead of this contingent world to life; for the confirmations of the Abhá Realm are never interrupted, and such a virtuous soul hath, to befriend him, the unfailing help of the Company on high. Thus shall a sorry gnat become an eagle in the fullness of his strength, and a feeble sparrow change to a royal falcon in the heights of ancient glory. Wherefore, look not on the degree of your capacity, ask not if you are worthy of the task: rest ye your hopes on the help and loving-kindness, the favors and bestowals of Bahá’u’lláh—may my soul be offered up for His friends! Urge on the steed of high endeavor over the field of sacrifice, and carry away from this wide arena the prize of divine grace. Note 1. Believed to be the angel appointed to sound the trumpet on the Day of Resurrection to raise the dead at the bidding of the Lord. ‘Abdu’l Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l Bahá. Available from www.bahai.org/r/388135743

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13 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. (Fri 09 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

Beware not to deal unjustly with any one that appealeth to you, and entereth beneath your shadow. Walk ye in the fear of God, and be ye of them that lead a godly life. Rest not on your power, your armies, and treasures. Put your whole trust and confidence in God, Who hath created you, and seek ye His help in all your affairs. Succour cometh from Him alone. He succoureth whom He willeth with the hosts of the heavens and of the earth. Bahá’u’lláh, Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/PB/pb-3.html#pg9

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12 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. )Thu 08 May 2025(
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

In the clustered jewels of the races may the blacks be as sapphires and rubies and the whites as diamonds and pearls. The composite beauty of humanity will be witnessed in their unity and blending. How glorious the spectacle of real unity among mankind! How conducive to peace, confidence and happiness if races and nations were united in fellowship and accord! ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/PUP/pup-23.html

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11 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. (Wed 07 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

The essence of understanding is to testify to one’s poverty, and submit to the Will of the Lord, the Sovereign, the Gracious, the All-Powerful. The source of courage and power is the promotion of the Word of God, and steadfastness in His Love. The essence of charity is for the servant to recount the blessings of his Lord, and to render thanks unto Him at all times and under all conditions. Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/TB/tb-11.html#pg155

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10 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. )Tue 06 May 2025(
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

If ye become aware of a sin committed by another, conceal it, that God may conceal your own sin. He, verily, is the Concealer, the Lord of grace abounding. O ye rich ones on earth! If ye encounter one who is poor, treat him not disdainfully. Reflect upon that whereof ye were created. Every one of you was created of a sorry germ. 5<https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/SLH/slh-6.html#fn5> It behoveth you to observe truthfulness, whereby your temples shall be adorned, your names uplifted, your stations exalted amidst men, and a mighty recompense assured for you before God. 5. cf. Qur’án 77:20; 32:8. [[https://reference.bahai.org/images/fnup.gif] Back To Reference]<https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/SLH/slh-6.html#fr5> Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/SLH/slh-6.html#pg79

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