Tag: "Reading the Writings"

tag name:	Reading the Writings	type:	Practices; Writings, general
web link:	bahai-library.com/tags/Reading_the_Writings
related tags:	- Bahá'í Writings; – Requisites for spiritual growth; Deepening; God, Word of; Meditation; Prayer; Reading; Recitation
referring tags:	Memorization; Su'al va Javab (Questions and Answers, Kitáb-i-Aqdas)
Inventory subject:	Importance of reading the Sacred Writings
notes:	"Recite ye the verses of God every morn and eventide…Pride not yourselves on much reading of the verses or on a multitude of pious acts by night and day; for were a man to read a single verse with joy and radiance it would be better for him than to read with lassitude all the Holy Books of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. Read ye the sacred verses in such measure that ye be not overcome by languor and despondency. Lay not upon your souls that which will weary them and weigh them down, but rather what will lighten and uplift them, so that they may soar on the wings of the Divine verses towards the Dawning-place of His manifest signs; this will draw you nearer to God, did ye but comprehend." — Bahá’u’lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, ¶149 "Recite ye the verses of God every morn and eventide. ¶149 Bahá’u’lláh states that the essential “requisite” for reciting “the verses of God” is the “eagerness and love” of the believers to “read the Word of God” (Q&A 68). With regard to the definition of “verses of God,” Bahá’u’lláh states that it refers to “all that hath been sent down from the Heaven of Divine Utterance.” Shoghi Effendi, in a letter written to one of the believers in the East, has clarified that the term “verses of God” does not include the writings of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá; he has likewise indicated that this term does not apply to his own writings." — Kitáb-i-Aqdas, note 165 "Intone, O My servant, the verses of God that have been received by thee, as intoned by them who have drawn nigh unto Him, that the sweetness of thy melody may kindle thine own soul, and attract the hearts of all men. Whoso reciteth, in the privacy of his chamber, the verses revealed by God, the scattering angels of the Almighty shall scatter abroad the fragrance of the words uttered by his mouth, and shall cause the heart of every righteous man to throb. Though he may, at first, remain unaware of its effect, yet the virtue of the grace vouchsafed unto him must needs sooner or later exercise its influence upon his soul. Thus have the mysteries of the Revelation of God been decreed by virtue of the Will of Him Who is the Source of power and wisdom." — Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, CXXXVI (BH00994) See also: – Ruhi book 1: Reflections on the Life of the Spirit – Bahá'í Reference Library: Authoritative Writings and Guidance
references:	bahai9.com/wiki/Recitation_of_the_verses_of_God; bahaiquotes.com/subject/reading-writings; bahaiquotes.com/subject/writings-reading-them; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Read

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