March 25, 2016
March 17, 2016
Prayer - Assistance to serve and observe the Teachings
Glory be to Thee Who hast caused all the holy Ones to
confess their helplessness before the manifold revelations of Thy might, and
every Prophet to acknowledge His nothingness at the effulgence of Thine abiding
glory. I beseech Thee, by Thy name that hath unlocked the gates of Heaven and
filled with ecstasy the Concourse on high, to enable me to serve Thee, in this
Day, and to strengthen me to observe that which Thou didst prescribe in Thy
Book. Thou knowest, O my Lord, what is in me; but I know not what is in Thee.
Thou art the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of
Baha’u’llah’)
March 10, 2016
Mashriqu'l-Adhkár & the blessedness of the person who enters it
From: Daily
Verses of God
Blessed is he who, at the hour of dawn, centring his
thoughts on God, occupied with His remembrance, and supplicating His
forgiveness, directeth his steps to the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár and, entering
therein, seateth himself in silence to listen to the verses of God, the
Sovereign, the Mighty, the All-Praised. Say: The Mashriqu'l-Adhkár is each and
every building which hath been erected in cities and villages for the
celebration of My praise. Such is the name by which it hath been designated
before the throne of glory, were ye of those who understand.
- Baha’u’llah ('The Kitab-i-Aqdas')March 3, 2016
The “four stations” embedded in the Islamic Tradition: "I was a Hidden Treasure and loved to be known. Therefore I created the Creation that I might be known."
Know, O bird of the flower-garden of Divine Unity and
nightingale of the garden of detachment! that in order to comprehend this
Tradition: "I was a Hidden Treasure and loved to be known Therefore I
created the Creation that I might be known", it is necessary to understand
four stations. This Tradition is upon the tongues of all people, be they of the
generality or of special rank, and is written in all the books and treatises.
As for understanding these four stations, the first is "the Hidden
Treasure"; the second is the stages and stations of "Love"; the
third is the station of "Creation" and similar matters; and the
fourth is the station of "Knowledge".
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