Vision and Insight from the Baha'i Sacred Writings

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Oct 3, 2025

The effect of a departed soul “faithful to the Cause of God” on “the world of being”

The soul that hath remained faithful to the Cause of God, and stood unwaveringly firm in His Path shall, after his ascension, be possessed o...

Oct 1, 2025

“practices and rituals”: praying in private vs. prayers at meetings

When one is praying in private, one may do what one's heart prompts in such matters. However when prayers are read at meetings, care sho...

Sep 29, 2025

The Bible and the Qur’an

...The Bible is not wholly authentic, and in this respect is not to be compared with the Qur'an, and should be wholly subordinated to t...

Sep 27, 2025

“to sow pure seeds in a fertile soil”

What captives of superstitions people are! What troubles they endure for the sake of name and fame! What fruit will these superstitions bear...

Sep 25, 2025

Attributes of a Baha’i

Become ye a shelter and asylum to the fearful ones, be ye a cause of tranquillity and ease to the souls and hearts of the agitated ones, imp...

Sep 23, 2025

“The servants of God and His handmaidens are regarded on the same plane.”

In this Day the Hand of divine grace hath removed all distinctions. The servants of God and His handmaidens are regarded on the same plane. ...

Sep 21, 2025

“contentment under all circumstances”

Verily the most necessary thing is contentment under all circumstances; by this one is preserved from morbid conditions and from lassitude. ...

Sep 19, 2025

“craftsmanship is regarded as worship”

O thou servant of the One true God! In this universal dispensation man's wondrous craftsmanship is reckoned as worship of the Resplenden...

Sep 17, 2025

“the cardinal principle that all contributions to the Fund are to be purely and strictly voluntary in character”

In connection with the institution of the National Fund and the budgetary system set forth in the minutes of the National Spiritual Assembly...

Sep 15, 2025

Indications that a believer is being “confirmed with the powers of the Kingdom, [and] assisted by the heaven of Might"

O ye Cohorts of God! If you observe that a soul has turned his face completely toward the Cause of God, his intention is centralized upon th...

Sep 13, 2025

The sacredness of Mount Carmel

This mountain [Carmel] is where Israel's prophets passed their nights in prayers. Every step of it has been blessed by the footsteps of ...

Sep 11, 2025

“the key for unlocking the doors of sciences, of arts, of knowledge, of well-being, of prosperity and wealth”

Unveiled and unconcealed, this Wronged One hath, at all times, proclaimed before the face of all the peoples of the world that which will se...

Sep 9, 2025

Not to “transgress the limits of moderation”

Whoso cleaveth to justice, can, under no circumstances, transgress the limits of moderation. He discerneth the truth in all things, through ...

Sep 7, 2025

One’s “every talent or faculty” “should become devoted to the progress of the Cause of God”

Upon becoming a Bahá'í one’s whole life is, or should become devoted to the progress of the Cause of God, and every talent or faculty he...

Sep 5, 2025

“the happiness and greatness, the rank and station, the pleasure and peace, of an individual”

...the happiness and greatness, the rank and station, the pleasure and peace, of an individual have never consisted in his personal wealth, ...

Sep 3, 2025

“discrepancies among the three Torahs”

In the Hebrew Torah, it is recorded that from Noah's flood until the birth of Abraham there was an interval of two hundred and ninety-tw...

Sep 1, 2025

Mount Carmel: “the abode of the prophets, the haven of Elijah, the sanctuaty of Isaiah, the heights which the Spirit of God, Jesus Christ…hath traversed”

Thou seest me, O my God, in this lofty Mountain, this high and exalted place .. . , the abode of the prophets, the haven of Elijah, the sanc...

Aug 30, 2025

“The Lord is come in His great glory!”

O concourse of priests! Leave the bells, and come forth, then, from your churches. It behoveth you, in this day, to proclaim aloud the Most ...

Aug 28, 2025

The “Essence” and “sanctuary” of the Manifestations of God

Know then that all thou hast heard and witnessed that Daystar of Truth, the Primal Point, ascribe to Himself from the designations of former...

Aug 26, 2025

“drawing up a will”

… it should be noted that the question of the will is of extreme importance: everyone should devote the most serious attention to drawing up...

Aug 24, 2025

“to make authentic Bahá'í literature, on the Covenant and on Bahá'í teachings generally, easily available” on internet

More generally, while it is disconcerting that Covenant-breaker material is being disseminated on the Internet, there is little that can or ...

Aug 22, 2025

justice vs. forgiveness

The canopy of existence resteth upon the pole of justice, and not of forgiveness, and the life of mankind dependeth on justice and not on fo...

Aug 20, 2025

“the Essence of Divinity”

Now concerning the Essence of Divinity: in truth it is on no account determined by anything apart from its own nature, and can in no wise be...

Aug 18, 2025

“every created thing” is “entrusted” by God “with a sign of His knowledge”: - it is “ the mirror of His beauty in the world of creation”

From the exalted source, and out of the essence of His favor and bounty He hath entrusted every created thing with a sign of His knowledge, ...

Aug 16, 2025

“a praiseworthy character and upright conduct”

Say: O people of God! That which can insure the victory of Him Who is the Eternal Truth, His hosts and helpers on earth, have been set down ...

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