Daily Frameworks for 04 January 2026

Jamál, 06 Sharaf (Honor), 182 B.E.

Quotes for Reflection

Verily I say: Incline your ears to My sweet voice, and sanctify yourselves from the defilement of your evil passions and corrupt desires. They who dwell within the tabernacle of God, and are established upon the seats of everlasting glory, will refuse, though they be dying of hunger, to stretch their hands and seize unlawfully the property of their neighbor, however vile and worthless he may be.

The purpose of the one true God in manifesting Himself is to summon all mankind to truthfulness and sincerity, to piety and trustworthiness, to resignation and submissiveness to the Will of God, to forbearance and kindliness, to uprightness and wisdom. His object is to array every man with the mantle of a saintly character, and to adorn him with the ornament of holy and goodly deeds. — Bahá’u’lláh ^{1 2}

Question for Consideration

What are the implications for humanity by God manifesting Himself?

Perplexity Pro Response ³

God manifesting Himself through His Messengers and Manifestations implies, in Bahá’í terms, nothing less than the moral and spiritual re‑creation of humanity and the gradual building of a unified, just world civilization. [1] [2]​

Inner transformation

• The Manifestations come to educate the human soul, freeing it from “evil passions and corrupt desires” and awakening its latent divine qualities. [1] [3] [4]​
• Their purpose is to “array every man with the mantle of a saintly character, and to adorn him with the ornament of holy and goodly deeds,” calling all to truthfulness, sincerity, piety, and trustworthiness. [1] [5] [6]​

Moral standards of conduct

• God’s manifestation establishes a clear standard of right and wrong so high that one “will refuse, though [he] be dying of hunger, to stretch [his] hands and seize unlawfully the property of [his] neighbor.” [7] [8] ​
• This standard reshapes relationships—personal, economic, and social—so that justice, honesty, and goodwill become the expected norms rather than exceptions. [8] [9] ​

Social order and civilization

• Bahá’í writings state that religion is sent “for the purpose of establishing fellowship among humankind” and turning “this nether realm [into] the Kingdom,” replacing discord with unity and love. [1]​
• As these teachings are applied, the outcome is a new stage of human life: the “coming of age of humanity,” where collective structures reflect unity, equity, and peace. [2] [10]​

Knowledge of God and life’s purpose

• Because the transcendent God cannot be directly known, the Manifestations serve as perfect mirrors of the divine attributes, making God’s will, character, and purpose accessible to humanity. [2] [11]​
• Through them, people learn the true purpose of life: to know and worship God, develop spiritual virtues, and prepare the soul to “ascend, in the utmost purity and sanctity” beyond this world. [3] [5] ​

Continuity and hope for the future

• Each Manifestation brings what the world needs for its particular age, but all share one aim: “that the world of man should become the world of God,” and that “unity, fellowship and love be won for the whole human race.” [1] [12]​
• This implies that history is not random; it is a divinely guided process in which humanity, despite setbacks, is being led toward a consciously unified and spiritually grounded global civilization. [2] [10]

Citations

1. Purpose and Mission of the Manifestations of God | Bahá’í Library Online
2. Manifestations of God | The Bahá’í Faith
3. Bahá’í Sacred Writings | Bahá’í Reference Library
4. Manifestations | Bahá’í Quotes
5. How Physical Creation Helps Us Achieve Our Purpose in Life – BahaiTeachings.org
6. An extract from the writings of Shoghi Effendi on character and conduct | The Bahá’í Faith
7. Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, CXXXVII | Bahá’í Reference Library
8. Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, CXXXI | Bahá’í Reference Library
9. Bahá’u’lláh: Manifestation of God | Uplifting Words
10. The Coming of Age of Humanity | The Bahá’í Faith
11. The Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá’í Writings | Bahá’í Library Online
12. Baha’u’llah’s “Gleanings”: A Gift to Humanity – BahaiTeachings.org
13. Trustworthiness: A Cardinal Bahá’í Virtue. Compiled by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, Revised August 1990 – Bahá’í Reference Library
14. “Verily I say: Incline your ears to My sweet voice…” | Daily Baha’i Readings (Facebook)
15. “The purpose of the one true God…” | Some thoughts
16. Manifestation of God (Baháʼí Faith) | Wikipedia
17. Writings on the Civilizing of Human Character | Bahaullah.com
18. Truthfulness | Bahá’í Quotes
19. Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, CI | Bahá’í Reference Library
20. The Spiritual Purpose of Our Physical Life – BahaiTeachings.org

Footnotes

1. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice. “Trustworthiness: A Cardinal Bahá’í Virtue.” Bahá’í Reference Library, Revised August 1990. https://www.bahai.org/r/642255461. ↩︎
2. Bahá’u’lláh. Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. Translated by Shoghi Effendi. Bahá’í Reference Library, 1935. https://www.bahai.org/r/719229181. ↩︎
3. Perplexity Pro. “The Purpose of the One True God.” Edited by Steve Bosserman. January 3, 2025. https://www.perplexity.ai/search/verily-i-say-incline-your-ears-D7p9TEe9SPuohD4cuZHkdw#0 ↩︎