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09 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. )Mon 05 May 2025(
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025

In the day-time and in the night season, at even and at morn, We pray to God on thy behalf, that He may graciously aid thee to be obedient unto Him and to observe His commandment, that He may shield thee from the hosts of the evil ones. Do, therefore, as it pleaseth thee, and treat Us as befitteth thy station and beseemeth thy sovereignty. Be not forgetful of the law of God in whatever thou desirest to achieve, now or in the days to come. Say: Praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds! Bahá’u’lláh, Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/PB/pb-11.html#pg53

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08 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. (Sun 04 May 2025)
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 4, 2025

May 4, 2025

O SON OF PASSION! Cleanse thyself from the defilement of riches and in perfect peace advance into the realm of poverty; that from the well-spring of detachment thou mayest quaff the wine of immortal life. Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/HW/hw-128.html

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07 Jamál / Beauty 182 B.E. )Sat 03 May 2025(
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 3, 2025

May 3, 2025

O ye Cohorts of God! Beware lest ye offend the feelings of anyone, or sadden the heart of any person, or move the tongue in reproach of and finding fault with anybody, whether he is friend or stranger, believer or enemy. Pray in behalf of all and entreat God for forgiveness and bounty for all. Beware, beware that any soul take revenge or retaliate over another even if he be a bloodthirsty enemy. Beware, beware that any one rebuke or reproach a soul, though he may be an ill-wisher and an ill-doer. Do ye not look upon the creature, advance ye toward the Creator. Behold ye not the rebellious people, turn your faces toward the Lord of Hosts. Look ye not upon the ground, raise your eyes to the world-illuminating Sun, which hath transformed every atom of the gloomy soil into bright and luminous substance. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Abbas. Available from https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/TAB/tab-39.html#pg45

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06 Jamál / Beauty, 182 B.E. Fri 02 May 2025
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

O My servants! It behooveth you to refresh and revive your souls through the gracious favors which, in this Divine, this soul-stirring Springtime, are being showered upon you. The Daystar of His great glory hath shed its radiance upon you, and the clouds of His limitless grace have overshadowed you. How high the reward of him that hath not deprived himself of so great a bounty, nor failed to recognize the beauty of his Best-Beloved in this, His new attire. Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from www.bahai.org/r/586198741

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05 Jamál / Beauty, (12th day of Ridvan), 182 B.E. Thurs 01 May 2025
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

O ye spiritual friends of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! At this moment, when the Star of the Riḍván Festival gleameth bright above the horizon of creation and the whole world is wrapt in an ecstasy of joy and fervour, it is the time for rapture and bliss, for exultation and delight, and for the revelation of this celebrated Day. It is the season to rejoice and be happy in heart and soul, the time for music and song, for the melody of harp and lute. The signs of gladness are manifest from every side, and the light of rapture shineth in all directions. The loved ones of the Lord are in perfect joy, and His chosen ones beam with delight, for this is the Day whereon the Most Great Name set out from the City of God in Iraq and entered the luminous Garden. On that resplendent Day, the Beloved evinced such ineffable bliss that the radiance of His joy suffused the kingdom of existence. On that glorious Day, the Word of God was exalted amidst all creation. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Light of the World. Available from www.bahai.org/r/883965922

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04 Jamál / Beauty, (11th day of Ridvan), 182 B.E. Wed 30 April 2025
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025

Verily, the eye of creation hath never beheld the light of those days, nor hath the gaze of humankind ever witnessed their like. The approach of Him Who is the Desire of the world, His entrance into that garden, His ascent upon the throne of utterance, and the words that streamed forth from the mouth of His will at that moment shall forever transcend every earthly mention. Any attribute that might be ascribed unto them, any praise wherewith they might be extolled will fail to do justice to the dust that hath been ennobled by His footsteps, how much less to His mighty throne, His manifest establishment thereon, and His pervasive and all-embracing utterance. Indeed, the splendours of that Day elude the understanding and comprehension of the peoples of the world. Bahá’u’lláh, Days of Remembrance. Available from www.bahai.org/r/918133266

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03 Jamál / Beauty, (10th day of Ridvan), 182 B.E. Tues 29 April 2025
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith April 29, 2025

April 29, 2025

O My friend! Listen with heart and soul to the songs of the spirit, and treasure them as thine own eyes; for heavenly wisdoms, even as vernal showers, will not rain forever upon the earth of men’s hearts, and though the grace of the All-Bounteous One is never ceasing and never stilled, yet to every time and era a portion is allotted and a bounty assigned, which is vouchsafed in a given measure. “And no one thing is there, but with Us are its storehouses; and We send it not down but in settled measure.”67 <https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/call-divine-bel…> Indeed, the clouds of the Loved One’s mercy rain only on the garden of the spirit, and bestow this bounty only in the season of spring. Other seasons have no share in this supernal grace, and barren lands hold no portion of this bounteous favour. Note: 67 Qur’án 15:21. Bahá’u’lláh, The Call of the Divine Beloved. Available from www.bahai.org/r/580916946

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02 Jamál / Beauty, (9th day of Ridván), 182 B.E. Mon 28 April 2025
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith April 28, 2025

April 28, 2025

This is the ninth day of Riḍván, O my God, and on this day one of Thy loved ones hath, as a token of his love for Thy Beauty and in the eagerness of his devotion to Thee, invited Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy Self and the Dayspring of Thy glory to leave His room in the prison for another. There he hath spread before Thy presence such of Thy gifts as he hath been able to provide, notwithstanding that the people had plundered all his possessions and the possessions of others among Thy loved ones. O Lord, since Thou hast gathered them round Thee and aided them to attain this surpassing grace, endue them with constancy in Thy Cause and bind their hearts together in such wise that no differences may arise in their midst. Grant, then, that they may guide all people unto this Luminary, the like of which the eye of creation hath never beheld and which standeth peerless in the realms of the seen and the unseen. Bahá’u’lláh, Days of Remembrance. Available from www.bahai.org/r/196684689

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01 Jamál / Beauty, (8th day of Ridvan), 182 B.E. Sun 27 April 2025
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith April 27, 2025

April 27, 2025

Release yourselves, O nightingales of God, from the thorns and brambles of wretchedness and misery, and wing your flight to the rose-garden of unfading splendour. O My friends that dwell upon the dust! Haste forth unto your celestial habitation. Announce unto yourselves the joyful tidings: “He Who is the Best-Beloved is come! He hath crowned Himself with the glory of God’s Revelation, and hath unlocked to the face of men the doors of His ancient Paradise.” Let all eyes rejoice, and let every ear be gladdened, for now is the time to gaze on His beauty, now is the fit time to hearken to His voice. Proclaim unto every longing lover: “Behold, your Well-Beloved hath come among men!” and to the messengers of the Monarch of love impart the tidings: “Lo, the Adored One hath appeared arrayed in the fullness of His glory!” O lovers of His beauty! Turn the anguish of your separation from Him into the joy of an everlasting reunion, and let the sweetness of His presence dissolve the bitterness of your remoteness from His court. Bahá’u’lláh, Days of Remembrance. Available from www.bahai.org/r/283064022

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19 Jalál / Glory (7th day of Ridvan) 182 B.E. Sat 26 April 202
by Writings from the Baha'i Faith April 27, 2025

April 27, 2025

That garden hath been named after its caretaker, who was called Riḍván. Those were the days whereon the All-Merciful cast the splendour of all His names over all who are in His heaven and on His earth. Some among His chosen ones had the honour of witnessing those days and beholding that which was manifested therein. In the arrival and departure of the Ancient Beauty, the signs and tokens of God were made clear and evident, and the light of Revelation was made to shine forth in the plenitude of its glory. Verily, His majesty was exalted, His power magnified, and His sovereignty revealed. Bahá’u’lláh, Days of Remembrance. Available from www.bahai.org/r/734094856

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