Splendour: London, England
Tower Bridge, London. Taken on the evening of the 20th of March, 2011. 168 BE or 2011 is 100 years since Abdu’l-Bahá, the perfect exemplar and son of the Founder of the Baha’i Faith visited London. “the perfect man, the Prophet, is one who is transfigured, one who has the purity and the clearness of a [...]
Splendour: Bahji, Israel
Sunlit Splendour in Bahji, where Mr Khanjani and Baha’is around the world turn in each day in prayer Photo by Mehdi van den Bos
Splendour: Vancouver, Canada
“Sanctified be the Lord of all mankind, at the mention of Whose name all the atoms of the earth have been made to vibrate, and the Tongue of Grandeur hath been moved to disclose that which had been wrapt in His knowledge and lay concealed within the treasury of His might. He, verily, through the potency [...]
Splendour: California, USA
Topanga canyon “Illumine my inner being, O my Lord, with the splendors of the Dayspring of Thy Revelation, even as Thou didst illumine my outer being with the morning light of Thy favor.” Bahá’u’lláh
Splendour: London, England
Resting Place of Shoghi Effendi “Shoghi Effendi had picked out the patterns, knitted the seams, fashioned the brilliant protective clasps of his interpretations of the Sacred Texts, never to be sundered, never to be torn away until that day when a new Law-giver comes to the world and once again wraps His creature man [...]
Splendour: Arizona, USA
“Give ear unto that which the Spirit imparteth unto thee from the verses of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting, that His Call may attract thee to the Summit of transcendent glory and draw thee nigh unto the Station where thou shalt behold thine entire being set ablaze with the fire of the [...]
Splendour: Guam
How many human rights could be fulfilled by an individual practicing selflessness in his or her family and neighborhood? What splendors could be made visible with such a transformation? “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 [...]
Splendour: Chicago, USA
The painter/painting metaphor for the Creator & His creation inspired this image. “All that is in heaven and all that is in the earth have come to exist at His bidding, and by His Will all have stepped out of utter nothingness into the realm of being.” Baha’u’llah, Gleanings. “There arose the houri, Who [...]
Splendour: Haifa, Israel
During my time in Haifa, and especially during the Fasting period, I have witnessed the splendour of many sunrises. It is one of many blessings, however small, of living where I do. I cannot see the sunrise from my home in the suburbs of Adelaide, Australia. This sunrise was particularly magnificent as the sun shone through [...]
Splendour: Cairo, Egypt
No one ever thought about the Elephant’s eye or got close to it …. but once I did I felt I could see a life-journey from his eyes !
Splendour: Oklahoma, USA
God leaves not His children comfortless, but, when the darkness of winter overshadows them, then again He sends His Messengers, the Prophets, with a renewal of the blessed spring. The Sun of Truth appears again on the horizon of the world shining into the eyes of those who sleep, awaking them to behold the glory [...]
Splendour: Chicago, USA
Spring is still a bit distant in Chicago, but the orchids inside the Baha’i National Center bloom all year round, 5 or 10 blossoms on each plant. The sun is finally showing its face after months of gray skies, and we are looking forward to a new year. “In the Rose Garden of changeless splendor [...]
Splendour: Trieste
A glimpse of faded splendour. Just around the corner from us, the blinding new. “O my friend! Thou art the day-star of the heavens of My holiness, let not the defilement of the world eclipse thy splendour. Rend asunder the veil of heedlessness, that from behind the clouds thou mayest emerge resplendent and array all [...]
Splendour: London
At 250th of a second, this photo is showing the Splendour of the humble water drop bringing this glass to life. “Thou hast surely quaffed from the ocean of Mine utterance and hast witnessed the effulgent splendour of the orb of My wisdom.” Bahá’u’lláh (Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas)
Splendour: Guam
“The potency of the Holy Spirit is everlasting, not temporary; for the sanctity of the Holy Spirit is its power and efficacy manifest in the spirits it quickens. We pray that all of us may become recipients of its bestowals, that we may be illumined by the lights of heaven, edified through the teachings of [...]
Splendour: North Carolina
“Brighten our hearts, O my Lord, with the splendor of Thy knowledge, and illumine our sight with the light of such eyes as are fixed upon the horizon of Thy grace and the Day-Spring of Thy glory.” Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh
Splendour: Quito, Ecuador
Magnificent mountains and crazy skies surround us in this little South American country. What a blessing that the splendor and beauty of God’s creation is visible to us every day and everywhere we look. “May you each and all share in the Divine Bounties of the Kingdom of Heaven… May you receive the clear vision [...]
Splendour: Boston
Taken during a bracing twilight swim in a beautiful, serene pond. The splendor of the sun above, shining through the gloom. “On this plane, the self is not rejected but beloved; it is well-pleasing and not to be shunned. Although at the beginning, this plane is the realm of conflict, yet it endeth in attainment [...]
Splendour: Los Angeles
I was driving through skid row with my friend Jamal. It was an entirely different world…one that I have been use to seeing on my TV screen but feeling with only a fraction of emotion. We turned the corner and my heart sank when I saw her limping slowly at the end of the block. [...]
Splendour: Chicago
Every time I hear the water in the fountains at the House of Worship, a sense of peace comes over me. It is as if every comforting thing in the world is centered around this spot. “I know not, O my God, what the Fire is which Thou didst kindle in Thy land. Earth can [...]
