A kindly tongue is the lodestone of the hearts of men. It is the bread of the spirit, it clotheth the words with meaning, it is the fountain of the light of wisdom and understanding.
Bahá’u’lláh
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
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Bahá’u’lláh
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
www.bahai.org/r/594036330
February 9, 2026 at 10:48 AM
A kindly tongue is the lodestone of the hearts of men. It is the bread of the spirit, it clotheth the words with meaning, it is the fountain of the light of wisdom and understanding.
Bahá’u’lláh
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
www.bahai.org/r/594036330
Bahá’u’lláh
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
www.bahai.org/r/594036330
Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Available from www.bahai.org/r/590677343
February 9, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Available from www.bahai.org/r/590677343
Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Available from www.bahai.org/r/894221775
February 9, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Available from www.bahai.org/r/894221775
"… to be necessarily similar or different from human beings on this earth. Bahá'u'lláh does not specifically state whether such creatures are like or unlike us. He simply refers to the fact that there are creatures on every planet."
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February 9, 1937. On this date in 1937, Shoghi Effendi addressed a letter to an individual believer "Regarding the passage on p. 163 of the 'Gleanings': The creatures which Bahá'u'lláh states to be fo...
February 9, 1937. On this date in 1937, Shoghi Effendi addressed a letter to an individual believer "Regarding the passage on p. 163 o...
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February 8, 2026 at 12:53 PM
"… to be necessarily similar or different from human beings on this earth. Bahá'u'lláh does not specifically state whether such creatures are like or unlike us. He simply refers to the fact that there are creatures on every planet."
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February 9, 1937. On this date in 1937, Shoghi Effendi addressed a letter to an individual believer "Regarding the passage on p. 163 of the 'Gleanings': The creatures which Bahá'u'lláh states to be found on every planet cannot be considered ..."
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February 9, 1937. On this date in 1937, Shoghi Effendi addressed a letter to an individual believer "Regarding the passage on p. 163 of the 'Gleanings': The creatures which Bahá'u'lláh states to be fo...
February 9, 1937. On this date in 1937, Shoghi Effendi addressed a letter to an individual believer "Regarding the passage on p. 163 o...
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February 8, 2026 at 12:53 PM
February 9, 1937. On this date in 1937, Shoghi Effendi addressed a letter to an individual believer "Regarding the passage on p. 163 of the 'Gleanings': The creatures which Bahá'u'lláh states to be found on every planet cannot be considered ..."
onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
February 8. On this date in 1990, the Universal House of Justice wrote "To the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh throughout the World" regarding a special Two Year Plan for Eastern Europe and Asia. onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
February 8. On this date in 1990, the Universal House of Justice wrote "To the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh throughout the World" regarding a special Two Year Plan for Eastern Europe and Asia.
February 8. On this date in 1990, the Universal House of Justice wrote "To the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh throughout the World" regarding ...
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February 8, 2026 at 12:49 PM
February 8. On this date in 1990, the Universal House of Justice wrote "To the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh throughout the World" regarding a special Two Year Plan for Eastern Europe and Asia. onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
February 8. On this date in 1949, Shoghi Effendi wrote "The names of those cited in Bahá'u'lláh's prayer in the Dispensation are quite correct as you have them....In the prayer mentioned above Bahá'u'lláh identifies Himself with Imam Husayn." onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
February 8. On this date in 1949, Shoghi Effendi wrote "The names of those cited in Bahá'u'lláh's prayer in the Dispensation are quite correct as you have them....In the prayer mentioned above Bahá'u'...
February 8. On this date in 1949, Shoghi Effendi wrote "The names of those cited in Bahá'u'lláh's prayer in the Dispensation are quite ...
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February 8, 2026 at 12:42 PM
February 8. On this date in 1949, Shoghi Effendi wrote "The names of those cited in Bahá'u'lláh's prayer in the Dispensation are quite correct as you have them....In the prayer mentioned above Bahá'u'lláh identifies Himself with Imam Husayn." onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
"the deeds of its present and future Guardians" and noting "Divorced from the institution of the Guardianship the World Order of Bahá’u’lláh would be mutilated..." onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
February 8. On this date in 1934, Shoghi Effendi penned a work that would become the chapter titled "The Administrative Order" in his book World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, referring to "the deeds of its pr...
February 8. On this date in 1934, Shoghi Effendi penned a work that would become the chapter titled " The Administrative Order " in his b...
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February 8, 2026 at 12:42 PM
"the deeds of its present and future Guardians" and noting "Divorced from the institution of the Guardianship the World Order of Bahá’u’lláh would be mutilated..." onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
February 8. On this date in 1934, Shoghi Effendi penned a work that would become the chapter titled "The Administrative Order" in his book World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, referring to "the deeds of its present and future Guardians" and noting... onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
February 8. On this date in 1934, Shoghi Effendi penned a work that would become the chapter titled "The Administrative Order" in his book World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, referring to "the deeds of its pr...
February 8. On this date in 1934, Shoghi Effendi penned a work that would become the chapter titled " The Administrative Order " in his b...
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February 8, 2026 at 12:41 PM
February 8. On this date in 1934, Shoghi Effendi penned a work that would become the chapter titled "The Administrative Order" in his book World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, referring to "the deeds of its present and future Guardians" and noting... onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
They that commit disorders in the land after it hath been well ordered,
these indeed have outstepped the bounds that have been set in the Book.
Bahá’u’lláh
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
www.bahai.org/r/649539074
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these indeed have outstepped the bounds that have been set in the Book.
Bahá’u’lláh
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
www.bahai.org/r/649539074
#bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes
February 8, 2026 at 11:11 AM
They that commit disorders in the land after it hath been well ordered,
these indeed have outstepped the bounds that have been set in the Book.
Bahá’u’lláh
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
www.bahai.org/r/649539074
#bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes
these indeed have outstepped the bounds that have been set in the Book.
Bahá’u’lláh
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
www.bahai.org/r/649539074
#bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes
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No es nuestro… cuestionar… la capacidad de Bahá'u'lláh de forjar, con el martillo de Su Voluntad, …estos fragmentos dispersos… en los que ha caído un mundo perverso, en una sola unidad, …capaz de ejecutar Su designio para los hijos de los hombres.
Shoghi […]
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No es nuestro… cuestionar… la capacidad de Bahá'u'lláh de forjar, con el martillo de Su Voluntad, …estos fragmentos dispersos… en los que ha caído un mundo perverso, en una sola unidad, …capaz de ejecutar Su designio para los hijos de los hombres.
Shoghi […]
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February 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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No es nuestro… cuestionar… la capacidad de Bahá'u'lláh de forjar, con el martillo de Su Voluntad, …estos fragmentos dispersos… en los que ha caído un mundo perverso, en una sola unidad, …capaz de ejecutar Su designio para los hijos de los hombres.
Shoghi […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
No es nuestro… cuestionar… la capacidad de Bahá'u'lláh de forjar, con el martillo de Su Voluntad, …estos fragmentos dispersos… en los que ha caído un mundo perverso, en una sola unidad, …capaz de ejecutar Su designio para los hijos de los hombres.
Shoghi […]
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Wert thou to attain to but a dewdrop of the crystal waters of divine knowledge, thou wouldst readily realize that true life is not the life of the flesh but the life of the spirit. …
Bahá’u’lláh
The Kitáb-i-Íqán
www.bahai.org/r/414039593
#bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes
Bahá’u’lláh
The Kitáb-i-Íqán
www.bahai.org/r/414039593
#bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes
February 7, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Wert thou to attain to but a dewdrop of the crystal waters of divine knowledge, thou wouldst readily realize that true life is not the life of the flesh but the life of the spirit. …
Bahá’u’lláh
The Kitáb-i-Íqán
www.bahai.org/r/414039593
#bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes
Bahá’u’lláh
The Kitáb-i-Íqán
www.bahai.org/r/414039593
#bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes
February 7. On this date in 1923, Shoghi Effendi wrote Wellesley Tudor Pole "I have had a long talk with Col. Symes" regarding the right of access to Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh at Bahji by Mandate authorities to Bahá'ís and Covenant-breakers alike.
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February 7. On this date in 1923, Shoghi Effendi wrote Wellesley Tudor Pole "I have had a long talk with Col. Symes" regarding the right of access to Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh at Bahji by Mandate authorit...
February 7. On this date in 1923, Shoghi Effendi wrote Wellesley Tudor Pole "I have had a long talk with Col. Symes " regarding the righ...
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February 7, 2026 at 5:49 AM
February 7. On this date in 1923, Shoghi Effendi wrote Wellesley Tudor Pole "I have had a long talk with Col. Symes" regarding the right of access to Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh at Bahji by Mandate authorities to Bahá'ís and Covenant-breakers alike.
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… was the only Westerner to meet Bahá’u’lláh and leave a description of the experience.
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February 7. On this date in 1862, the eminent British Orientalist Edward Granville Browne was born. He published numerous articles and books of academic value, including accounts of early Bábí and Bah...
February 7. On this date in 1862, the eminent British Orientalist Edward Granville Browne was born. He published numerous articles and...
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February 7, 2026 at 5:47 AM
… was the only Westerner to meet Bahá’u’lláh and leave a description of the experience.
onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
"Bahá'u'lláh in quoting this passage seeks to refute the argument of the Muslims, who attach a purely literal interpretation to this verse of the Qur'an, and therefore consider it as implying bodily resurrection."
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onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
February 7. On this date in 1939, Shoghi Effendi wrote "Bahá'u'lláh in quoting this passage seeks to refute the argument of the Muslims, who attach a purely literal interpretation to this verse of the...
February 7. On this date in 1939, Shoghi Effendi wrote "Bahá'u'lláh in quoting this passage seeks to refute the argument of the Muslims...
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February 7, 2026 at 5:44 AM
"Bahá'u'lláh in quoting this passage seeks to refute the argument of the Muslims, who attach a purely literal interpretation to this verse of the Qur'an, and therefore consider it as implying bodily resurrection."
onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
February 7. On this date in 1939, Shoghi Effendi wrote "Bahá'u'lláh in quoting this passage seeks to refute the argument of the Muslims, who attach a purely literal interpretation to this verse of the Qur'an, and therefore …"
onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
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February 7. On this date in 1939, Shoghi Effendi wrote "Bahá'u'lláh in quoting this passage seeks to refute the argument of the Muslims, who attach a purely literal interpretation to this verse of the...
February 7. On this date in 1939, Shoghi Effendi wrote "Bahá'u'lláh in quoting this passage seeks to refute the argument of the Muslims...
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February 7, 2026 at 5:44 AM
February 7. On this date in 1939, Shoghi Effendi wrote "Bahá'u'lláh in quoting this passage seeks to refute the argument of the Muslims, who attach a purely literal interpretation to this verse of the Qur'an, and therefore …"
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onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
On May 1, 2001, The Universal House of Justice replied "it is suggested that the two powers referred to by Bahá'u'lláh in the Lawh-i-Maqsúd as being persecutors of the Jews would appear to be France and Russia." Bahá'u'lláh wrote the Tablet of Maqṣúd on January 20, 1882.
February 7. On this date in 2001, an individual asked the Universal House of Justice the "Two great powers" referred to in the Lawh-i-Maqsúd. On May 1, 2001, The Universal House of Justice replied "it...
February 7. On this date in 2001, an individual asked the Universal House of Justice the "Two great powers" referred to in the Lawh-i-M...
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February 7, 2026 at 5:41 AM
On May 1, 2001, The Universal House of Justice replied "it is suggested that the two powers referred to by Bahá'u'lláh in the Lawh-i-Maqsúd as being persecutors of the Jews would appear to be France and Russia." Bahá'u'lláh wrote the Tablet of Maqṣúd on January 20, 1882.
Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh. Available from reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/PM/pm...
February 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh. Available from reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/PM/pm...
Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/GWB/g...
February 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Available from reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/GWB/g...
"… of the Bahá'í teachings...Psychology is still a very young and inexact science, and as the years go by Bahá'í psychologists, who know from the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh the true pattern of human life, will be able to make great strides ..." onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
February 6. On this date in 1973, the UHJ wrote "...as a doctor working mainly as a counselor in family and sexual problems...as a Bahá'í, you know that what Bahá'u'lláh teaches about the purpose of h...
February 6. On this date in 1973, the UHJ wrote "...as a doctor working mainly as a counselor in family and sexual problems...as a Bah...
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February 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
"… of the Bahá'í teachings...Psychology is still a very young and inexact science, and as the years go by Bahá'í psychologists, who know from the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh the true pattern of human life, will be able to make great strides ..." onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
February 6. On this date in 1973, the UHJ wrote "...as a doctor working mainly as a counselor in family and sexual problems...as a Bahá'í, you know that what Bahá'u'lláh teaches about the purpose of human life, the nature of the human being …." onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
February 6. On this date in 1973, the UHJ wrote "...as a doctor working mainly as a counselor in family and sexual problems...as a Bahá'í, you know that what Bahá'u'lláh teaches about the purpose of h...
February 6. On this date in 1973, the UHJ wrote "...as a doctor working mainly as a counselor in family and sexual problems...as a Bah...
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February 6, 2026 at 1:22 PM
February 6. On this date in 1973, the UHJ wrote "...as a doctor working mainly as a counselor in family and sexual problems...as a Bahá'í, you know that what Bahá'u'lláh teaches about the purpose of human life, the nature of the human being …." onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
"But it is clear from the teaching of Bahá'u'lláh that homosexuality is not a condition to which a person should be reconciled, but is a distortion of his or her nature which should be controlled and overcome."
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onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
February 6. On this date in 1973, the UHJ wrote "A number of sexual problems, such as homosexuality and transsexuality can well have medical aspects, and in such cases recourse should certainly be had...
February 6. On this date in 1973, the UHJ wrote "A number of sexual problems, such as homosexuality and transsexuality can well have m...
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February 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
"But it is clear from the teaching of Bahá'u'lláh that homosexuality is not a condition to which a person should be reconciled, but is a distortion of his or her nature which should be controlled and overcome."
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One year previous, on March 30, 1980, the Universal House of Justice had written "The picture on page 83 of William Miller's book is a portrait of Bahá'u'lláh, but different from the one displayed in the International Archives." onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
February 6. On this date in 1981, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United State wrote "We would like to point out to you that the National Spiritual Assembly has no documentation ...
February 6. On this date in 1981, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United State wrote (also here ) "We would like...
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February 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
One year previous, on March 30, 1980, the Universal House of Justice had written "The picture on page 83 of William Miller's book is a portrait of Bahá'u'lláh, but different from the one displayed in the International Archives." onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
"… the illustrations in Mr. William McElwee Miller's book, and as such they cannot be regarded as being of Bahá'u'lláh and the Bab." onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
February 6. On this date in 1981, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United State wrote "We would like to point out to you that the National Spiritual Assembly has no documentation ...
February 6. On this date in 1981, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United State wrote (also here ) "We would like...
onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
"… the illustrations in Mr. William McElwee Miller's book, and as such they cannot be regarded as being of Bahá'u'lláh and the Bab." onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
"And this is what Bahá'u'lláh has encouraged the believers to do. But marriage is by no means an obligation. In the last resort it is for the individual to decide whether he wishes to lead a family life or live in a state of celibacy."
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onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
February 6. On this date in 1973, the Universal House of Justice quoted Shoghi Effendi has having said "Of course, under normal circumstances, every person should consider it his moral duty to marry. ...
February 6. On this date in 1973, the Universal House of Justice quoted Shoghi Effendi has having said "Of course, under normal circum...
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February 6, 2026 at 1:16 PM
"And this is what Bahá'u'lláh has encouraged the believers to do. But marriage is by no means an obligation. In the last resort it is for the individual to decide whether he wishes to lead a family life or live in a state of celibacy."
onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...
onthisdateinbahaihistory.blogspot.com/2021/02/febr...