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Hvordan kan jeg velge å sove, o Gud, min Gud, når de som lengter etter deg ikke får søvn på sine øyne på grunn av sin adskillelse fra deg; og hvordan kan jeg legge meg for å hvile så lenge de som elsker deg lider sjelekvaler fordi de er langt borte fra ditt nærvær?

Jeg har overgitt, o min Herre, min ånd og hele mitt vesen i din makts og din beskyttelses høyre hånd, og jeg legger hodet på puten ved din kraft og løfter det etter din vilje og ditt velbehag. Du er i sannhet beskytteren, bevareren, den allmektige, den sterkeste.

Ved din makt! Hva enten jeg sover eller er våken, ber jeg ikke om annet enn det som du ønsker. Jeg er din tjener og er i din hånd. Hjelp du meg nådigst til å gjøre det som vil få ditt velbehags dufter til å bre seg. Dette er, sannelig, mitt håp og det håp som fyller dem som er deg nær. Lovet være du, o Herre over alle verdener!

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O min Gud, min Mester, mine lengslers mål! Denne din tjener søker å sove i din barmhjertighets ly og å hvile under din nådes hvelving idet han bønnfaller om din omsorg og din beskyttelse.

Jeg trygler deg, o min Herre, ved ditt øye som aldri sover, om å bevare mine øyne fra å se noe annet enn deg. Styrk da deres synsevne så de kan oppdage dine tegn og skue din åpenbarings horisont. Du er den som ved å åpenbare din allmakt har bragt selve innbegrepet av makt til å beve.

Ingen annen Gud er der enn deg, den allmektige, den altbetvingende, den absolutte.

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“De daglige obligatoriske bønnene er, sammen med noen få andre spesielle bønner, så som Helbredelsesbønnen og Ahmads tavle, av Bahá’u’lláh blitt inngitt en egen kraft og betydning og bør derfor godtas som sådanne. De bør fremsies med ubetinget tro og tillit av de troende, slik at de ved dem kan komme inn i et mye nærmere fellesskap med Gud og mer fullstendig identifisere seg med hans lover og forskrifter.” Fra et brev skrevet på vegne av Shoghi Effendi.

Han er Kongen, den allvitende, den vise!

Se, Paradisets Nattergal synger fra grenene på Evighetens Tre, i hellige og liflige toner, og forkynner for de oppriktige det glade budskap om Guds nærhet, kaller dem som tror på den guddommelige enhet til kongesetet for den gavmildes nærvær, forteller dem som har løsrevet seg om det budskap som er åpenbart av Gud, Kongen, den herlige, den uforlignelige, og leder dem som elsker ham til hellighetens sete og til denne strålende Skjønnhet.

Sannelig, dette er den Største Skjønnhet, forutsagt i budbringernes Bøker, ved hvem sannhet skal skilles fra villfarelse og visdommen i enhver forordning bli prøvet. I sannhet er han Livets Tre som bærer fruktene fra Gud, den opphøyede, den mektige, den store.

O Ahmad! Vær du et vitne på at han sannelig er Gud og at der ingen annen Gud er enn ham, Kongen, beskytteren, den uforlignelige, den allmektige; og at den som han har sendt ved navn ‘Ali,* var den sanne utsending fra Gud, hvis bud vi alle adlyder.

Si: O mennesker, vær lydige mot Guds forordninger, som er pålagt oss i Bayanen av den herlige, den vise. Sannelig, han er budbringernes Konge og hans Bok er Moderboken, om dere bare visste det.

Slik lar Nattergalen sin sang lyde til dere fra dette fengsel. Den har kun å overbringe dette klare budskap. Den som ønsker det, la ham vende seg bort fra dette råd, og den som ønsker det, la ham velge veien til sin Herre.

O mennesker, hvis dere fornekter disse ord, ved hvilket bevis har dere så trodd på Gud? Fremlegg beviset, o hyklerske skare.

Nei, ved den som har min sjel i sin hånd, ikke er de i stand til dette og aldri skal de bli det, om de så skulle slutte seg sammen for å hjelpe hverandre.

O Ahmad! Glem ikke mine gaver mens jeg er fraværende. Bevar i dine dager erindringen om mine dager, og husk min trengsel og forvisning i dette avsides fengsel. Og vær du så standhaftig i min kjærlighet at ditt hjerte aldri vakler, selv om fiendens sverdslag hagler ned over deg og alle himlene og jorden reiser seg mot deg.

Vær du som en flammende ild overfor mine fiender og som en elv av evig liv for dem som jeg elsker, og vær ikke av dem som tviler.

Og om du blir rammet av lidelse på min vei eller fornedrelse for min skyld, så la deg ikke bekymre av det.

Sett din lit til Gud, din Gud og dine fedres Herre. For menneskene vandrer på villfarelsens veier, fratatt evnen til å se Gud med sine egne øyne eller høre hans melodi med sine egne ører. Slik har vi funnet dem, som også du er vitne til.

På denne måte er deres overtro blitt et slør mellom dem og deres egne hjerter og har holdt dem borte fra den vei som fører til Gud, den opphøyede, den store.

Vær du i deg selv forvisset om at, sannelig, den som vender seg bort fra denne Skjønnhet også har vendt seg bort fra fortidens budbringere og viser hovmod overfor Gud fra all evighet og til all evighet.

Lær denne tavlen godt, o Ahmad. Fremsi den mens du lever dine dager, og unnlat ikke å gjøre det. For Gud har i sannhet bestemt for den som fremsier den, belønning som til hundre martyrer og tjeneste i begge verdener. Disse gunstbevisninger har vi skjenket deg som en gave fra vår side og som en nåde fra vårt nærvær, så at du kan bli av dem som er takknemlige.

Ved Gud! Skulle en som lider eller sørger lese denne tavle med full oppriktighet, vil Gud fordrive hans sørgmodighet, løse hans vanskeligheter og fjerne hans lidelser.

Sannelig, han er den barmhjertige, den medlidende. Lovet være Gud, Herren over alle verdener.

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Av din evighets mildt angende strømmer gi meg å drikke, o min Gud, og av fruktene på din tilværelses tre gjør meg i stand til å smake, o mitt håp! Av din kjærlighets krystallklare kilder la meg leskes, o min herlighet, og i ly av ditt evige forsyn la meg hvile, o mitt lys! På din nærhets enger, og for ditt åsyn, gjør meg i stand til å ferdes, o min elskede, og ved den høyre side av din barmhjertighets trone gi meg en plass, o min lengsel! Fra din gledes duftende briser la et pust stryke hen over meg, o mitt mål, og til høydene i din virkelighets paradis la meg få adgang, o min tilbedte! Til melodiene fra din enhets due la meg få lytte, o du den strålende, og ved din styrkes og din veldes ånd gi meg nytt liv, o min forsørger! I din kjærlighets ånd la meg forbli standhaftig, o min hjelper, og på ditt velbehags sti gjør mine trinn faste, o min skaper! I din udødelighets have, og for ditt åsyn, la meg for alltid ha tilhold, o du som er barmhjertig mot meg, og på din herlighets sete grunnfest meg, o du som er min besitter! Til din miskunnhets himmel løft meg opp, o min livgiver, og til din ledelses sol før meg, o du min dragende kraft! Ved din usynlige ånds åpenbaringer byd meg å være til stede, o du som er mitt opphav og mitt høyeste ønske, og til essensen av duften fra din skjønnhet, som du vil åpenbare, la meg vende tilbake, o du som er min Gud!

Mektig er du til å gjøre det som deg behager. Du er i sannhet den mest opphøyede, den overmåte herlige, den allerhøyeste.

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Jeg vet ikke, o min Gud, hva slags ild du tente i ditt land. Jord kan aldri fordunkle dens glans, ei heller vann slukke dens flamme. Alle verdens folkeslag mangler styrke til å stå imot dens kraft. Storlig velsignet er den som har nærmet seg ilden og hørt dens bulder.

Noen, o min Gud, satte du, ved din styrkende nåde, i stand til å komme den nær, mens du holdt andre tilbake på grunn av det deres hender har forøvet i dine dager. Enhver som har hastet mot den og nådd frem til den, har, i sin iver etter å skue din skjønnhet, gitt sitt liv på din sti og steget opp til deg, fullstendig løsrevet fra alt annet enn deg.

Jeg bønnfaller deg, o min Herre, ved denne ild som luer og raser i skapningens verden, om å sønderrive de slør som har hindret meg fra å tre frem for din veldes trone og fra å stå ved din inngangs portal. Bestem du for meg, o min Herre, enhver god ting som du sendte ned i din Bok, og tillat meg å ikke forbli langt borte fra din barmhjertighets vern.

Mektig er du til å gjøre det som deg behager. Du er i sannhet den allmektige, den mest gavmilde.

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Lovet være du, o Herre min Gud! Jeg bevitner at du fra evighet var opphøyet i din altoverskyggende velde og makt, og at du til evighet vil forbli i din altoverstrålende kraft og herlighet. Ingen i jordens og himmelens riker makter å gjøre ditt forsett til intet; ingen i alle åpenbaringens og skapningens verdener kan beseire deg. På ditt bud gjør du hva du vil, og ved ditt herredømmes kraft hersker du som du behager.

Jeg bønnfaller deg, o du som får dagen til å gry, ved din lampe som du tente med din kjærlighets ild i påsyn av alle som er i himmel og på jord, og hvis flamme du nærer med din visdoms brensel i din skapnings rike, om å gjøre meg til en av dem som har svevet opp i din atmosfære og overgitt sin vilje til din styrelse.

Jeg er idel ynkelighet, o min Herre, og du er den sterkeste, den allmektige. Forbarm deg over meg ved din nåde og rike gunst, og hjelp meg nådigst til å tjene deg og dem som du har kjær. Mektig er du til å gjøre som du vil. Ingen annen Gud er der enn deg, styrkens, herlighetens og visdommens Gud.

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Lovet være du, o min Gud! Jeg er en av dine tjenere, som har trodd på deg og på dine tegn. Du ser hvordan jeg har vendt meg mot din barmhjertighets dør og rettet blikket mot din miskunn. Jeg bønnfaller deg, ved dine ypperste titler og dine uendelig opphøyede egenskaper, om å åpne dine gavers porter for mitt ansikt. Hjelp meg derfor til å gjøre det som er godt, o du som er besitteren av alle navn og egenskaper!

Jeg er fattig, o min Herre, og du er den rike. Jeg har vendt mitt ansikt mot deg, og løsrevet meg fra alt uten deg. Berøv meg ikke, bønnfaller jeg deg, din kjærlige barmhjertighets milde vinder, og hold ikke tilbake fra meg det som du forordnet for de utvalgte blant dine tjenere.

Fjern sløret fra mine øyne, o min Herre, slik at jeg kan erkjenne hva du har ønsket for dine skapninger og oppdage åpenbaringene av din allmektige kraft i alt som er frembragt ved dine henders gjerning. Henrykk min sjel, o min Herre, med dine overmåte mektige tegn, og dra meg opp av mine fordervede og onde begjærs dyp. Skriv så ned for meg det som er godt i denne verden og i den kommende verden. Mektig er du til å gjøre hva deg behager. Ingen annen Gud er der enn deg, den overmåte herlige, hvis hjelp søkes av alle mennesker.

Jeg takker deg, o min Herre, for at du har vekket meg opp av min søvn, og ansporet meg til dåd, og i meg har skapt ønsket om å fatte det som de fleste av dine tjenere ikke har evnet å forstå. Gjør meg derfor, o min Herre, i stand til å skue, av kjærlighet til deg og for ditt velbehags skyld, hva du enn har ønsket. Du er den hvis veldes og herredømmes kraft alle ting vitner om.

Der er ingen annen Gud enn deg, den allmektige, den velgjørende.

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O min Gud, gavmildhetens og barmhjertighetens Gud! Du er den Konge ved hvis bydende ord hele skaperverket er blitt frembragt; og du er den overmåte gavmilde hvis tjeneres gjerninger aldri har hindret ham fra å gi uttrykk for sin nåde, ei heller fra å åpenbare sin gavmildhet.

Tillat denne tjener, bønnfaller jeg deg, å nå frem til det som er kilden til frelse for ham i enhver verden av dine verdener. Du er sannelig den allmektige, den sterkeste, den allvitende, den allvise.

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O min Herre! La din skjønnhet være min føde, og ditt nærvær mitt drikke, og ditt velbehag mitt håp, og lovprisning av deg min gjerning, og ihukommelse av deg min ledsager, og ditt herredømmes kraft min hjelper, og din bolig mitt hjem, og mitt bosted det sete du har helliggjort fra de begrensninger du har underlagt dem som er stengt ute fra deg som ved et slør.

Du er i sannhet den allmektige, den overmåte herlige, den sterkeste.

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Skap i meg et rent hjerte, o min Gud, og gi meg på ny en rolig samvittighet, o mitt håp! Ved kraftens ånd bestyrk du meg i din Sak, o min høyst-elskede, og ved din herlighets lys åpenbar for meg din vei, o du mine lengslers mål! Ved din altoverskyggende veldes kraft løft meg opp til din hellighets himmel, o mitt vesens opphav, og gled meg ved din evighets milde vinder, o du som er min Gud! La dine evigvarende melodier ånde ro over meg, o min ledsager, og la ditt urgamle åsyns rikdom fri meg fra alt uten deg, o min Mester, og la budskapet om åpenbaringen av ditt uforgjengelige vesen bringe meg glede, o du som er det mest åpenbare av det åpenbare og det mest skjulte av det skjulte!
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Du er Gud, ingen annen Gud er der enn deg.

Priset og forherliget er du, o Herre min Gud! Du hersker over tilværelsens verden, og din makt gjennomtrenger alle skapte ting. Du holder skapningens rike i ditt grep og skaper i overensstemmelse med ditt velbehag.

All ære være deg, o Herre min Gud! Jeg bønnfaller deg ved slike sjeler som ivrig venter ved din port og ved de hellige vesener som har nådd ditt nærværs kongesete, om å vende din milde medlidenhets blikk mot oss og om å se på oss med ditt kjærlige forsyns øye. La våre sjeler bli oppflammet av din ømme hengivenhets ild, og gi oss å drikke av din gavmildhets levende vann. La oss vedbli standhaftige på din brennende kjærlighets sti, og sett oss i stand til å forbli innenfor din hellighets enemerker. Sannelig, du er giveren, den mest gavmilde, den allvitende, den best underrettede.

Forherliget er du, o min Gud! Jeg påkaller deg ved ditt Største Navn hvorved de skjulte hemmeligheter hos Gud, den mest opphøyede, ble åpenbart og alle nasjoners slekter beveget seg henimot troens og visshetens midtpunkt, hvorved dine lysende Ord strømmet frem til menneskehetens gjenopplivelse og all kunnskaps kjerne ble åpenbart fra denne gavmildhetens legemliggjørelse. Måtte mitt liv, mitt innerste vesen, min sjel og mitt legeme bli bragt som offer for det støv som er foredlet ved hans fottrinn.

Jeg ber deg inntrengende, o Herre min Gud, ved ditt herligste navn hvorved ditt herredømme er blitt opprettet og tegnene på din makt er blitt åpenbart, og hvorved livets og den hellige henrykkelses oseaner har bølget for å gjenopplive alle dine skapningers hensmuldrende ben og for å inngi lemmene ny kraft hos dem som har sluttet seg til din Sak -jeg ber deg inntrengende om nådigst å forordne for oss det som er godt i denne verden og i den neste, om å gjøre det mulig for oss å oppnå adgang til din barmhjertighets og miskunnhets kongesete og om å tenne gledens og henrykkelsens ild i våre hjerter på en slik måte at alle menneskers hjerter derved kan tiltrekkes.

Sannelig, du er den overmåte sterke, beskytteren, den allmektige, den selvbestående.

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Forherliget være ditt navn, o Herre! Hos hvem skal jeg finne tilflukt når du i sannhet er min Gud og min elskede? Hos hvem skal jeg søke ly når du er min Herre og min besitter? Og til hvem skal jeg flykte når du i sannhet er min Mester og mitt tilfluktssted? Og hvem skal jeg bønnfalle når du i sannhet er min skatt og min lengsels mål? Og gjennom hvem skal jeg fremføre min bønn til deg når du i sannhet er min sterkeste higen og mitt høyeste ønske? Hvert et håp er gjort til intet unntatt lengselen etter din himmelske nåde, og hver en dør er sperret uten den portal som fører til dine velsignelsers kildevell.

Jeg bønnfaller deg, o min Herre, ved din overmåte strålende glans, for hvis klare lys enhver sjel ydmykt bøyer seg og faller ned i tilbedelse for din skyld -en stråleglans som ved sin utstråling forvandler ild til lys, vekker de døde til live og gjør det vanskelige lett. Jeg trygler deg ved denne store, denne vidunderlige stråleglans og ved din opphøyede myndighets herlighet, o du som er den ubetvingelige styrkes Herre, om å forvandle oss ved din gavmildhet til det som du selv besitter og om å gjøre oss i stand til å bli kilder for ditt lys og om nådigst å forunne oss det som anstår seg ditt altoverskyggende herredømmes velde. For mot deg har jeg løftet mine hender, o Herre, og i deg har jeg funnet beskyttende støtte, o Herre, og deg har jeg underkastet meg, o Herre, og til deg har jeg satt all min lit, o Herre, og av deg blir jeg styrket, o Herre.

Sannelig, der finnes ingen kraft eller styrke uten i deg.

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O Gud! Forfrisk og gled min ånd. Rens mitt hjerte. Styrk mine evner. Alt hva meg angår legger jeg i din hånd. Du er min leder og min tilflukt. Jeg vil ikke lenger være sørgmodig og bedrøvet; jeg vil være lykkelig og glad. O Gud! Jeg vil ikke lenger være full av angst, ei heller vil jeg la vanskeligheter plage meg. Jeg vil ikke dvele ved livets ubehageligheter.

O Gud! Du er en bedre venn for meg enn jeg selv er. Jeg vier meg til deg, o Herre.

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O min Gud! O min Gud! Denne din tjener har gått fremover mot deg, vandrer lidenskapelig i din kjærlighets ørken, betrer din tjenestes sti, ser frem til dine gunstbevisninger, håper på din gavmildhet, setter sin lit til ditt rike og beruses av din gaves vin. O min Gud! Gjør hans hengivenhet for deg varmere, gjør ham mer trofast i sin lovprisning av deg, og øk gløden i hans kjærlighet til deg.

Sannelig, du er den mest gavmilde, den overmåte nådige Herre. Der er ingen annen Gud enn deg, den tilgivende, den barmhjertige.

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O min Herre! O min Herre! Dette er en lampe som er tent av din kjærlighets ild og som brenner med den flamme som er tent i din barmhjertighets tre. O min Herre! Øk dens glød, varme og flamme, med den ild som er tent i din manifestasjons Sinai. Sannelig, du er den bestyrkende, den hjelpende, den mektige, den gavmilde, den kjærlige.
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Lovpriset være ditt navn, o Herre min Gud! Se -mitt øye venter på å kunne skue din barmhjertighets undere, og mitt øre lengter etter å lytte til dine liflige melodier, og mitt hjerte stunder etter din kunnskaps levende vann. Du ser, o min Gud, din tjenerinne stå foran din barmhjertighets bolig og påkalle deg ved ditt navn som du har utvalgt fremfor alle andre navn og satt over alle som er i himmel og på jord. Send ned over henne din barmhjertighets milde vinder, så at hun kan bli ført helt bort fra seg selv og helt og holdent bli trukket henimot det sete som, strålende opplyst av ditt åsyns herlighet, utstråler ditt herredømmes glans viden om og er grunnfestet som din trone. Mektig er du til å gjøre hva du vil. Ingen Gud er der utenom deg, den overmåte herlige, den mest gavmilde.

Forstøt ikke, bønnfaller jeg deg, o min Herre, dem som har søkt deg, og vis ikke bort slike som har styrt sine skritt mot deg, og ta ikke din nåde bort fra alle som elsker deg. Du er den, o min Herre, som har kalt seg selv barmhjertighetens Gud, den mest medlidende. Ha derfor barmhjertighet med din tjenerinne som har søkt ly hos deg og vendt sitt ansikt mot deg

Du er i sannhet den evig tilgivende, den mest barmhjertige.

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Forherliget er du, o Herre min Gud! Jeg takker deg fordi du har skapt meg i dine dager og inngitt meg din kjærlighet og din kunnskap. Jeg bønnfaller deg, ved ditt navn, hvorved din visdoms og din ytrings skjønne perler ble bragt frem fra hjertenes skattkammer hos dem av dine tjenere som er deg nær, og hvorved ditt navns, den medlidendes, dagstjerne har kastet sin stråleglans over alle som er i din himmel og på din jord, om å skjenke meg, ved din nåde og gavmildhet, dine vidunderlige og skjulte gaver.

Dette er mitt livs tidligste dager, o min Gud, som du har forbundet med dine egne dager. Når du nå har tildelt meg så stor en ære, hold da ikke tilbake fra meg de ting som du har forordnet for dine utvalgte.

Jeg er, o min Gud, bare et lite frø som du har sådd i din kjærlighets muld og fått til å spire frem ved din gavmildhets hånd. Dette frø tørster derfor, i sitt innerste vesen, etter din barmhjertighets vann og din nådes levende kilde. Send ned over det, fra din miskunnhets himmel, det som vil gjøre det i stand til å blomstre i ditt ly og innenfor ditt kongesetes grenser. Du er den som vanner hjertene til alle som har anerkjent deg, fra din flommende elv og ditt levende vanns kilde.

Lovet være Gud, Herren over alle verdener.

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O Gud! Oppdra dette spebarn i din kjærlighets skjød, og gi det melk fra ditt forsyns bryst. Dyrk denne nye plante i din kjærlighets rosenhave og hjelp den til å vokse ved din gavmildhets regn. Gjør det til et kongedømmets barn og led det til ditt himmelske rike. Du er sterk og god, og du er den som skjenker, den som gir rike gaver, den overmåte gavmilde Herre.
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O Gud! Opplær disse barn. Disse barn er plantene i din frukthave, blomstene på din eng, rosene i din have. La ditt regn falle på dem; la virkelighetens sol skinne på dem med din kjærlighet. La din bris forfriske dem så at de kan oppøves, vokse og utvikles og fremstå i den største skjønnhet. Du er giveren. Du er den medlidende.
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O du fullkomne Gud! Jeg er et lite barn; gi at din kjærlige omsorgs bryst må bli det bryst som jeg har kjært; tillat meg å bli næret av din kjærlighets honning og melk; oppdra meg i din kunnskaps skjød, og skjenk meg edelhet og visdom mens jeg ennå er barn.

O du den selvbestående Gud! Gjør meg fortrolig med det usettes rike. Sannelig, du er den mektige, den sterke.

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O min Herre! O min Herre!

Jeg er et lite barn. Gi meg næring fra din barmhjertighets bryst, oppdra meg i din kjærlighets skjød, undervis meg i din ledelses skole og la meg utvikles under din gavmildhets beskyttelse. Fri meg fra mørket, gjør meg til et strålende lys; fri meg fra å være ulykkelig, gjør meg til en blomst i rosenhaven; tillat meg å bli en tjener for din terskel og skjenk meg de rettferdiges anlegg og karakter; gjør meg til en gavmildhetens kilde for menneskenes verden og kron mitt hode med det evige livs diadem.

Sannelig, du er den sterke, den mektige, den seende, den hørende.

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  • Bahá’u’lláh bestemmer i “Kitab-i-Aqdas” at denne bønnen skal fremsies, i sin helhet, for den avdøde ved en bahá’í-begravelse. Den leses før jordfestelsen av en person mens de øvrige står.

O min Gud! Dette er din tjener og sønn av din tjener som har trodd på deg og på dine tegn og vendt sitt ansikt mot deg, fullstendig løsrevet fra alt uten deg. Sannelig, av dem som viser barmhjertighet er du den mest barmhjertige.

Gjør med ham, o du som tilgir menneskenes synder og skjuler deres feil, som det anstår seg din gavmildhets himmel og din nådes osean. Tillat ham å tre inn på enemerkene for din alt overskyggende barmhjertighet som var til før jordens og himmelens grunnvoll ble lagt. Der er ingen annen Gud enn deg, den evig tilgivende, den mest gavmilde.

La ham så gjenta hilsningen “Alláh-u-Abhá” seks ganger og deretter gjenta hver av de følgende setninger nitten ganger:

Sannelig, vi tilber alle Gud. Sannelig, vi bøyer oss alle for Gud.

Sannelig, vi er alle hengivne overfor Gud.

Sannelig, vi priser alle Gud. Sannelig, vi takker alle Gud.

Sannelig, vi er alle tålmodige i Gud.

*(Hvis avdøde er en kvinne, la ham si: “Dette er din tjenerinne og datter av din tjenerinne osv.”) *(Det universelle rettferdighetens hus presiserer i et brev av 1. juli 2001 at gjentakelsen av setningene foregår på følgende måte: “Alláh-u-Abhá” [en gang], “Sannelig, vi tilber alle Gud.” [19 ganger], “Alláh-u-Abhá” [en gang], “Sannelig, vi bøyer oss alle for Gud.” [19 ganger] og så videre.)

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Jeg stod opp denne morgen ved din nåde, o min Gud, og forlot mitt hjem i full fortrøstning til deg og med deg som mitt verge. Send derfor ned over meg, fra din barmhjertighets himmel, en velsignelse fra deg; og gjør meg i stand til å vende hjem i trygghet, likesom du gjorde det mulig for meg å begi meg ut under din beskyttelse og med tankene stadig rettet mot deg.

Der er ingen annen Gud enn deg, den ene, den uforlignelige, den allvitende, den allvise.

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Lovet være du, o Herre min Gud! Dette er din tjener som har drukket dypt av din milde barmhjertighets vin fra din nådes hender og smakt din kjærlighets sødme i dine dager. Jeg bønnfaller deg, ved dine navns legemliggjørelser som ingen sorg kan hindre i å fryde seg over din kjærlighet eller i å beskue ditt åsyn, og som alle skarene av likegyldige ikke makter å få vendt bort fra ditt velbehags vei, om å gi ham de gode ting som du eier, og om å heve ham til slike høyder at han vil betrakte verden akkurat som en skygge som forsvinner hurtigere enn øyet kan blunke.

Beskytt ham også, o min Gud, ved din umåtelige veldes makt, mot alt som du avskyr. Du er i sannhet hans Herre og alle verdeners Herre.

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Lovet være du, o min Gud! Du er den som ved et ord fra din munn fullstendig har omformet hele skaperverket, og ved et strøk av din penn har skilt dine tjenere fra hverandre. Jeg bevitner, o min Gud, at ved et ord talt av deg i denne åpenbaring ble alle skapte ting bragt til å utånde, og ved atter et annet ord ble alle slike som du ønsket, skjenket nytt liv ved din nåde og barmhjertighet.

Jeg takker deg derfor og lovpriser deg, i alle dine kjæres navn, for at du har gitt dem å bli født på ny, ved det levende vann som har strømmet ned fra din viljes munn. Ettersom du levendegjorde dem ved din gavmildhet, o min Gud, så gjør dem, ved din barmhjertighet, urokkelig hengivne overfor din vilje; og ettersom du lot dem tre inn i din Saks ernakel, så gi ved din nåde at de ikke må bli holdt tilbake fra deg.

Opplukk da din kunnskaps dører for deres hjerter, o min Gud, slik at de kan erkjenne deg som en som er høyt hevet over å kunne nås og fattes av dine skapningers forstand, og umåtelig opphøyet over ditt folks bestrebelser på å antyde din natur, og slik at de ikke vil følge enhver høyrøstet bedrager som fordrister seg til å tale i ditt navn. Gjør dem enn videre, o min Herre, i stand til å holde så ufravikelig fast ved din Sak at de kan forbli upåvirket av de forvirrende hentydninger fra dem som, drevet av sine lyster, ytrer det som er blitt dem forbudt i dine tavler og dine skrifter.

Du er vel vitende, o min Herre, om at jeg hører ulingen fra de ulver som fremtrer i dine tjeneres kledning. Beskytt derfor dine elskede mot deres onde påvirkning, og gjør dem i stand til å holde urokkelig fast ved hva som enn er blitt åpenbart av deg i denne åpenbaring, som ingen annen åpenbaring utgått fra din kunnskap har overtruffet.

Bestem du for dem, o min Herre, det som vil være dem til gavn. Opplys så deres øyne med din kunnskaps lys, slik at de kan se deg klart opphøyet over alle ting, og strålende midt iblant dine skapninger, og som seierherre over alle som i din himmel og alle som er på din jord. Mektig er du til å handle etter ditt behag. Ingen annen Gud er der enn deg, den overmåte herlige, som alle mennesker bønnfaller om hjelp.

Lovet være du, som er hele skapningens Herre.

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Priset være ditt navn, o Herre min Gud! Jeg bønnfaller deg ved ditt navn ved hvilket Timen er slagen, og Oppstandelsen fant sted, og frykt og beven grep alle som er i himmelen og alle som er på jorden, om å la regne ned, fra din barmhjertighets himmel og din kjærlige medlidenhets skyer, det som vil fryde hjertene hos dine tjenere, som har vendt seg mot deg og fremmet din Sak.

Beskytt dine tjenere og dine tjenerinner, o min Herre, mot den tomme innbilnings og de fåfengte forestillingers piler, og gi dem en munnfull å drikke av din kunnskaps mildt strømmende vann fra din nådes hender.

Du er sannelig den allmektige, den mest opphøyede, den evig tilgivende, den mest gavmilde.

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I Guds navn, den overveldende storhets Herre, den altbetvingende.

Helliget være Herren som har kilden til herredømme i sin hånd. Han skaper hva han enn vil ved sitt befalingsord “bli” -og det blir. Hos ham har all øvrighetsmakt ligget til nå, og hos ham skal den forbli heretter. Han gjør seierrik hvem han enn vil, gjennom sin befalings kraft. Han er i sannhet den sterke, den allmektige. Ham tilhører all herlighet og velde i åpenbaringens og skapningens riker og i hva som enn ligger mellom dem. Sannelig, han er den mektige, den overmåte herlige. Fra evighet har han vært kilden til ubetvingelig styrke, og det skal han til evighet forbli. Han er sannelig maktens og kraftens Herre. Alle himmelens og jordens riker og hva som enn er mellom dem tilhører Gud, og hans kraft er alle ting overlegen. Alle skatter på jorden og i himmelen og i alt mellom dem tilhører ham, og hans beskyttelse omfatter alle ting. Han er skaperen av himmelen og jorden og hva som enn ligger mellom dem, og han står i sannhet som vitne til alle ting. Han er dommens Herre for alle som bor i himmelen og på jorden og i hva som enn ligger mellom dem, og Gud er sannelig snar i sin dom. Han fastsetter det mål som er tildelt alle som er i himmelen og på jorden og i hva som enn er mellom dem. Sannelig, han er den høyeste beskytter. Han holder i sitt grep nøklene til himmelen og jorden og til alt mellom dem. Etter eget behag skjenker han gaver, gjennom sin befalings kraft. I sannhet omfatter hans nåde alt, og han er den allvitende.

Si: Gud er meg nok; han er den som i sitt grep holder altets rike. Gjennom kraften hos sine hærskarer i himmelen og på jorden og i hva som enn ligger mellom dem beskytter han hvem han enn vil blant sine tjenere.

Umåtelig opphøyet er du, o Herre! Beskytt oss mot det som ligger foran oss og bak oss, over våre hoder, til høyre, til venstre, under våre føtter og på enhver annen side av oss. Sannelig, din beskyttelse av alle ting svikter aldri. [1]

    1. Originalen til denne bønn for beskyttelse er skrevet med Bábs egen hånd i form av et pentagram.
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O Gud, min Gud! Vern dine betrodde tjenere mot selvets og begjærets onder, beskytt dem med din miskunnhets årvåkne øye mot alt nag, alt hat og all misunnelse, gi dem ly i din omsorgs uinntagelige festning, og, i sikkerhet for tvilens kastespyd, gjør dem til vitnesbyrd om dine herlige tegn, gjør deres ansikter forklaret med de skinnende stråler fra din guddommelige enhets daggry, gled deres hjerter med de ord som er åpenbart fra ditt hellige rike, styrk deres lender med din altbeherskende kraft som kommer fra din herlighets kongedømme. Du er den overmåte gavmilde, beskytteren, den allmektige, den nådige.
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Denne tavlen leses ved Bahá’u’lláhs og Bábs gravmæler. Den brukes også ofte på deres årlige minnedager.

Måtte den lovprisning som har lyst frem fra ditt umåtelig opphøyede Selv, og den herlighet som har skint frem fra din overmåte strålende Skjønnhet, hvile over deg, o du som er manifestasjonen av storhet og evighetens Konge og Herre over alle som er i himmel og på jord! Jeg bevitner at ved deg ble Guds overherredømme og hans velde, og Guds majestet og hans storhet, åpenbart, og at ved deg har den urgamle herlighets soler utgytt sin stråleglans i din ugjenkallelige forordnings himmel, og den usettes Skjønnhet skint frem over skapningens horisont. Videre bevitner jeg at med bare et strøk av din Penn er ditt påbud “du bli til” blitt fullbyrdet, og Guds skjulte hemmelighet gjort åpenbar, og alle skapte ting frembragt, og alle åpenbaringene sendt ned.

Videre bevitner jeg at ved din Skjønnhet er den tilbedtes Skjønnhet blitt åpenbart, og at ved ditt åsyn har den etterlengtedes åsyn skint frem, og at ved et ord fra deg har du dømt mellom alle skapte ting: du har bragt dem som er deg hengivne til å stige opp til herlighetens tinde og de vantro til å falle ned i den dypeste avgrunn.

Jeg bevitner at den som har kjent deg har kjent Gud, og at den som har oppnådd ditt nærvær har oppnådd Guds nærvær. Stor er derfor velsignelsen for den som har trodd på deg og på dine tegn, og har ydmyket seg for ditt overherredømme, og er blitt æret ved å møte deg, og har oppnådd din viljes velbehag, og har kretset rundt deg, og har stått for din trone. Ve den som har forbrutt seg mot deg, og har fornektet deg og forkastet dine tegn og talt ditt overherredømme imot og reist seg mot deg og vist hovmod for ditt åsyn, og har dratt dine vitnesbyrd i tvil og flyktet bort fra ditt styre og ditt herredømme, og er blitt regnet blant de vantro hvis navn er skrevet av din befalings fingre på dine hellige tavler.

Send derfor henover meg, o min Gud og min elskede, fra din barmhjertighets og din miskunns høyre hånd, dine gunstbevisningers hellige briser, så at de kan føre meg bort fra meg selv og fra verden hen til din nærhets og ditt nærværs kongeseter. Mektig er du til å gjøre det som behager deg. Du har i sannhet stått opphøyet over alle ting.

Måtte Guds ihukommelse og hans lovprisning, og Guds herlighet og hans glans, hvile over deg, o du som er hans Skjønnhet! Jeg bevitner at skapningens øye aldri har skuet noen så forurettet som deg. Alle ditt livs dager var du nedsenket i et hav av trengsler. En gang var du i lenker og fotjern; en annen gang ble du truet av dine fienders sverd. Men tross alt dette påla du alle mennesker å overholde det som var blitt foreskrevet deg av ham som er den allvitende, den allvise.

Måtte min ånd bli et offer for den urett du led og min sjel bli en løsepenge for de lidelser du gjennomgikk. Jeg bønnfaller Gud, ved deg og ved dem hvis ansikter er blitt forklaret av glansen fra ditt åsyns lys, og som av kjærlighet til deg har overholdt alt som ble dem pålagt, om å fjerne de slør som er kommet mellom deg og dine skapninger, og om å skjenke meg det som er godt i denne verden og den kommende verden. Du er i sannhet den allmektige, den mest opphøyede, den overmåte herlige, den evig tilgivende, den mest medlidende.

Velsign du, o Herre min Gud, det Guddommelige Lotustre og dets blader og dets grener og dets kvister, og dets stammer og dets hovedgrener, så lenge som dine ypperste titler vil eksistere og dine uendelig opphøyede egenskaper vil bestå. Beskytt det så mot angriperens ondskap og tyranniets skarer. Du er i sannhet den allmektige, den sterkeste. Velsign du også, o Herre min Gud, dine tjenere og dine tjenerinner som har nådd frem til deg. Du er sannelig den overmåte gavmilde, hvis nåde er uten ende. Ingen Gud er der uten deg, den evig tilgivende, den mest gavmilde.

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*(Denne bønnen, åpenbart av Abdu’l-Bahá, blir lest ved hans grav. Den blir også brukt i personlig bønn.)

  • Den som fremsier denne bønnen med ydmykhet og inderlighet, vil skape glede og fryd i denne tjeners hjerte; det vil endog være som å møte ham ansikt til ansikt.

Han er den overmåte herlige!

O Gud, min Gud! Ydmyk og gråtende løfter jeg mine bønnfallende hender mot deg og skjuler mitt ansikt i støvet foran din Terskel, som er opphøyet over de lærdes kunnskap og over lovprisningen fra alle som priser deg. Se nådigst med din barmhjertighets blikk på din tjener, som ydmyk og beskjeden står for din dør, og nedsenk ham i din evige miskunns osean.

Herre! Han er en av dine ringe og beskjedne tjenere, trellbundet trygler han deg, fanget i din hånd ber han inderlig til deg, i tillit til deg og i tårer for ditt åsyn påkaller han deg og bønnfaller deg idet han sier:

O Herre, min Gud! Skjenk meg din nåde, så jeg kan tjene dem du elsker, styrk meg i min trelldom under deg, opplys min panne med tilbedelsens lys i din hellighets bolig og med lyset av bønn til ditt opphøyede rike. Hjelp meg til å glemme meg selv ved din himmelske inngangs portal, og hjelp meg til å bli frigjort fra alle ting innenfor dine hellige enemerker. Herre! Gi meg å drikke av selvforglemmelsens beger; ifør meg dens kledning, og nedsenk meg i dens osean. La meg bli som støv på dine elskedes sti, og gi at jeg kan få ofre min sjel for den jord som er foredlet av dine utvalgtes fottrinn på din vei, o herlighetens Herre i det høyeste.

Med denne bønn kaller din tjener på deg, ved daggry og ved nattetid. Oppfyll hans hjertes ønske, o Herre! Opplys hans hjerte, fyll hans bryst med glede, tenn hans lys, så at han kan tjene din Sak og dine tjenere.

Du er giveren, den medfølende, den mest gavmilde, den nådige, den barmhjertige, den medlidende.

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Han er Gud, opphøyet er han, miskunnhetens og gavmildhetens Herre!

Ære være deg, o min Gud, den allmektige Herre. Jeg vitner om din allmakt og din velde, om ditt herredømme og din miskunn, om din nåde og din kraft, om at ditt vesen er ett og din innerste virkelighet en, om din hellighet og opphøyethet over tilværelsens verden og alt som er i den.

O min Gud! Du ser meg løst fra alt uten deg og ser at jeg holder fast ved deg og vender meg mot din gavmildhets osean, mot din velviljes himmel, mot din nådes sol.

Herre! Jeg bevitner at du i din tjener har forvart din betrodde skatt, og det er den ånd hvormed du har gitt verden liv.

Jeg ber deg, ved glansen av din åpenbarings sol, om nådigst å ta imot fra ham det han har utrettet i dine dager. Gi så at han kan bli ikledt ditt velbehags ære og prydet med din anerkjennelse.

O min Herre! Jeg selv og alle skapte ting bevitner din styrke, og jeg ber deg om ikke å vise bort fra deg denne ånd som har steget opp til deg, til ditt himmelske hjem, ditt opphøyede paradis og din nærhets tilfluktssteder, o du, som er alle menneskers Herre!

Gi så, om min Gud, at din tjener kan få omgås dine utvalgte, dine hellige og dine budbringere på himmelske steder som pennen ikke kan beskrive og heller ikke tungen tale om.

O min Herre, den fattige har sannelig hastet hen til din rikdoms kongedømme, den fremmede til sitt hjem innenfor dine enemerker, den vansmektende til din gavmildhets himmelske elv. Utelukk ham ikke, o Herre, fra hans del av din nådes taffel og fra din gavmildhets gunt. Du er i sannhet den allmektige, den nådige, den overmåte gavmilde!

O min Gud, din betrodde skatt er bragt tilbake til deg. Det anstår seg din nåde og din gavmildhet som har omsluttet dine riker på jorden og i himmelen, å forunne den du nylig har ønsket velkommen dine gaver og dine foræringer, og fruktene fra din nådes tre! Mektig er du til å gjøre som du vil, der er ingen annen Gud enn deg, den nådige, den mest gavmilde, den medlidende, giveren, den tilgivende, den dyrebare, den allvitende.

Jeg bevitner, o min Herre, at du har pålagt menneskene å ære sin gjest, og den som har steget opp til deg har i sannhet nådd frem til deg og oppnådd ditt nærvær. Ta deg så av ham i samsvar med din nåde og gavmildhet! Ved din herlighet, jeg vet med sikkerhet at du ikke vil avholde deg fra det som du har pålagt dine tjenere, heller ikke vil du berøve den noe som har klynget seg til din gavmildhets bånd og steget opp til din rikdoms daglysning.

Der er ingen annen Gud enn deg, den ene, den eneste, den sterke, den allvitende, den gavmilde.

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O min Gud! O du som tilgir synd, som skjenker gaver, som fordriver lidelser!

Sannelig, jeg bønnfaller deg om å tilgi syndene til dem som har forlatt sitt jordiske hylster og er steget opp til den åndelige verden.

O min Herre! Rens dem for overtredelser, fordriv deres sorger, og gjør deres mørke til lys. Gi dem å tre inn i lykkens have, rens dem med det reneste vann, og la dem få skue din herlighet på den høyeste tinde.

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O min Gud! O min Gud! Foren dine tjeneres hjerter, og åpenbar for dem ditt store mål. Måtte de følge dine bud og holde fast ved din lov. Hjelp dem, o Gud, i deres bestrebelser, og gi dem styrke til å tjene deg. O Gud! Overlat dem ikke til seg selv, men led deres trinn med din kunnskaps lys, og gled deres hjerter med din kjærlighet. Sannelig, du er deres hjelper og deres Herre.
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O min Gud! O min Gud! Sannelig, jeg påkaller deg og bønnfaller foran din terskel, og ber deg om at alle dine velsignelser må senke seg over disse sjeler. Utse dem til å motta din gunst og din sannhet.

O Herre! Foren hjertene og knytt dem sammen, la alle sjelene forenes i harmoni, og gled deres ånd ved din hellighets og enhets tegn. O Herre! Gjør disse ansikter strålende ved lyset av din enhet. Styrk dine tjeneres lender i ditt rikes tjeneste.

O Herre, du som eier uendelig nåde! O tilgivelsens og forlatelsens Herre! Tilgi våre synder, forlat oss våre ufullkommenheter, og få oss til å vende oss til din mildhets rike idet vi påkaller maktens og styrkens rike, ydmyke ved din helligdom, underdanige overfor dine vitnesbyrds herlighet.

O Herre Gud! La oss bli som havets bølger, som havens blomster, forenet, enige ved din kjærlighets gaver. O Herre! La hjertene svulme i oss ved din enhets tegn, og gjør hele menneskeheten lik stjerner som skinner fra den samme herlighets høyde, lik fullkomne frukter som vokser på ditt livsens tre.

Sannelig, du er den allmektige, den selvbestående, giveren, den tilgivende, den forlatende, den allvitende, den ene skaper.

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  • I “Kitab-i-Aqdas” sier Bahá’u’lláh: “Vi har pålagt dere å be og faste fra modenhetsalderens begynnelse; dette er forordnet av Gud, deres Herre og deres forfedres Herre.

  • Den som er på reise, de syke, de som er med barn eller gir die, er ikke bundet av fasten.

  • Avstå fra mat og drikke, fra soloppgang til solnedgang, og vokt dere så ikke begjær berøver dere denne nåde som er fastsatt i Boken.”

  • Fastetiden varer fra og med 2. mars til og med 20. mars.

  • Mer om bønn og faste fra Bahá’u’lláh og ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Lovet være du, o Herre min Gud! Jeg bønnfaller deg ved denne åpenbaring, hvorved mørke er vendt til lys, hvorved det flittig søkte Tempel er bygget og den skrevne Tavle åpenbart og den åpne Bokrulle avdekket, om å sende ned over meg og over dem som er sammen med meg, det som vil gjøre oss i stand til å stige opp til din overopphøyede herlighets himler, og som vil rense oss for den skamplett av tvil som har hindret de mistenksomme i å tre inn i din enhets ernakel.

Jeg er den, o min Herre, som har holdt fast ved din miskunnhets bånd og klynget seg til din barmhjertighets og dine gunstbevisningers kjortelsøm. Bestem du for meg og for mine kjære det som er godt i denne verden og i den kommende verden. Gi dem så den skjulte gave som du forordnet for de ypperste blant dine skapninger.

Dette er, o min Herre, de dager da du har pålagt dine tjenere å holde fasten. Velsignet er den som holder fasten helt for din skyld og fullstendig løsrevet fra alt unntatt deg. Hjelp meg og hjelp dem, o min Herre, å adlyde deg og overholde dine forordninger. Du har i sannhet makt til å gjøre det du bestemmer.

Der er ingen annen Gud enn deg, den allvitende, den allvise. All ære være Gud, Herren over alle verdener.

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Du er den, o min Gud, ved hvis navn de syke blir helbredet, og de svakelige finner legedom, og de tørstende blir gitt å drikke, og de forpinte blir skjenket hvile, og de egensindige blir veiledet, og de fornedrede blir opphøyet, og de fattige blir beriket, og de uvitende blir opplyst, og de tungsindige fylles av lys, og de sørgmodige blir oppmuntret, og de kalde blir varmet, og de undertrykte blir oppreist. Ved ditt navn, o min Gud, ble alle skapte ting opplivet, og himmelen ble utspent, og jorden ble grunnfestet, og skyene ble hevet og bragt til å regne på jorden. Dette, i sannhet, er et tegn på din nåde mot alle dine skapninger.

Jeg bønnfaller deg derfor ved ditt navn hvorved du åpenbarte din guddom og opphøyet din Sak over hele skaperverket, og ved hver av dine ypperste titler og uendelig ærefryktinngytende egenskaper, og ved alle de dyder hvorved ditt alt overskyggende og umåtelig opphøyede vesen blir forherliget, om i denne natt å sende ned, fra din barmhjertighets skyer, din helbredelses regn over dette spebarn, som du har forbundet med ditt overmåte herlige Selv i din skapnings rike. Ikle det så ved din nåde, o min Gud, velværets og sunnhetens kappe og beskytt det, o min elskede, mot enhver lidelse og sykdom, og mot hva som enn er avskyelig for deg. Din makt kan sannelig overkomme alle ting. Du, i sannhet, er den sterkeste, den selvbestående. Send enn videre ned over det, o min Gud, det som er godt i denne verden og i den neste, og alt godt fra fordums og den senere tids slekter. Din makt og din visdom er sannelig i stand til dette.

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Han er helbrederen, fyldestgjøreren, hjelperen, den alt-tilgivende, den overmåte barmhjertige!

Jeg påkaller deg, o opphøyede, o trofaste, o herlige! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o hersker, o oppreiser, o dommer! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o uforlignelige, o evige, o eneste! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o mest lovpriste, o hellige, o hjelpende! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o allvitende, o viseste, o største! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o milde, o majestetiske, o befalende! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o elskede, o høyt skattede, o frydfulle! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o mektigste, o oppholdende, o veldige! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o styrende, o selvbestående, o allkloke! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o ånd, o lys, o mest åpenbare! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o du, oppsøkt av alle, o du, kjent av alle, o du, skjult for alle! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o dulgte, o seierrike, o forærende! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o allmektige, o støttende, o dølgende! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o former, o tilfredsstiller, o opprykker! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o oppstigende, o samlende, o opphøyende! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o fullbyrdende, o ubundne, o gavmilde! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o velgjørende, o tilbakeholdende, o skapende! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o ypperste, o fagre, o godgjørende! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o rettferdige, o nådige, o høysinnede! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o altbetvingende, o evig forblivende, o mest vitende! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o strålende, o gamle av dager, o høymodige! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o vel forvarte, o frydens Herre, o attråede! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o du, god mot alle, o du, medlidende overfor alle, o edelmodigste! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o tilflukt for alle, o ly for alle, o altbevarende! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o du, hjelper for alle, o du, påkalt av alle, o belivende! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o avdekker, o ødelegger, o allermildeste! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o du min sjel, o du min elskede, o du min tro! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o slukker av tørst, o overopphøyede Herre, o mest dyrebare! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o største ihukommelse, o edleste navn, o allereldste vei! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o mest lovpriste, o allerhelligste, o uforkrenkelige! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o løser, o rådgiver, o frelser! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o venn, o lege, o betagende! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o herlighet, o skjønnhet, o gavmilde! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o den høyest betrodde, o allerkjæreste, o morgenrødens Herre! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o oppflammer, o opplyser, o gledebringer! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o gavmildhetens Herre, o mest medlidende, o allerbarmhjertigste! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o bestandige, o livgivende, o hele tilværelsens kilde! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o du som gjennomtrenger alle ting, o altskuende Gud, o ytringens Herre! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o åpenbare og dog skjulte, o usette og dog navnkundige, o tilskuer søkt av alle! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

Jeg påkaller deg, o du som døder de elskende, o nådens Gud for de onde! Du den fyldestgjørende, du den helbredende, du den forblivende, o du forblivende!

O fyldestgjører, jeg påkaller deg, o fyldestgjører! O helbreder, jeg påkaller deg, o helbreder! O forbliver, jeg påkaller deg, o forbliver! Du den evig forblivende, o du forblivende!

Uforkrenkelig er du, o min Gud! Jeg bønnfaller deg ved ditt høysinn, hvorved din gavmildhets og nådes porter ble slått vidt opp, hvorved din hellighets tempel ble grunnfestet på evighetens trone; og ved din barmhjertighet hvorved du innbød alle skapte ting til dine gavers og foræringers taffel; og ved din nåde hvorved du svarte, i ditt eget Selv med ditt ord “Ja!” på vegne av alle i himmel og på jord, i den stund da din overhøyhet og din storhet stod åpenbart, i den demringstime da ditt herredømmes velde ble gitt klart til kjenne. Og atter bønnfaller jeg deg, ved disse overmåte fagre navn, ved disse overordentlig edle og ypperlige egenskaper, og ved din umåtelig opphøyede ihukommelse, og ved din rene og plettfrie Skjønnhet, og ved ditt skjulte lys i det mest forborgne paulun, og ved ditt navn, ikledd prøvelsens kappe hver morgen og aften, om å beskytte den som bærer denne velsignede tavle, og hvem som enn fremsier den, og hvem som enn kommer over den, og hvem som enn går rundt det hus hvor den befinner seg. Helbred du derfor ved den enhver som er hjemsøkt av sykdom, sott eller armod for enhver trengsel og vånde, for enhver vederstyggelig prøvelse og kval, og led du ved den hvem som enn ønsker å tre inn på din ledelses stier og din tilgivelses og nådes veier.

Du er i sannhet den sterke, den evig fyldestgjørende, den helbredende, beskytteren, den givende, den medlidende, den uendelig høysinnede, den overmåte barmhjertige.

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Lovet være du, o Herre min Gud! Jeg bønnfaller deg, ved ditt Største Navn hvorved du oppildnet dine tjenere og bygget dine byer, og ved dine ypperste titler og dine uendelig opphøyede egenskaper, om å hjelpe ditt folk til å vende seg i retning av dine mangfoldige gaver og vende ansiktet mot din visdoms ernakel. Helbred du de sykdommer som har angrepet sjelene på alle kanter og avholdt dem fra å rette blikket mot det paradis som ligger i ly av ditt beskyttende navn, som du utså til Konge over alle navn for alle som er i himmelen og alle som er på jorden. Mektig er du til å gjøre som det behager deg. I din hånd ligger herredømmet over alle navn. Der er ingen annen Gud enn deg, den mektige, den vise.

Jeg er bare en fattigslig skapning, o min Herre; jeg har klynget meg til din rikdoms kjortelsøm. Jeg er meget syk; jeg har holdt fast ved din helbredelses bånd. Fri meg fra de plager som har omringet meg, og tvett meg omhyggelig med din nådes og barmhjertighets vann, og ifør meg sunnhetens kledning, ved din tilgivelse og gavmildhet. Fest så mine øyne på deg, og fri meg fra all tilknytning til noe annet enn deg. Hjelp meg til å gjøre det som du ønsker, og til å utføre det som du vil.

Du er i sannhet Herren over dette liv og over det neste. Du er, i sannhet, den evig tilgivende, den mest barmhjertige.

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O Gud, min Gud! Jeg bønnfaller deg, ved din helbredelses osean, og ved glansen fra din nådes dagstjerne, og ved ditt navn hvorved du bragte dine tjenere til underkastelse, og ved den gjennomtrengende kraft av ditt ypperste Ord, og ved styrken av din umåtelig opphøyede Penn, og ved din barmhjertighet som var til før skapelsen av alle som er i himmel og på jord, om å rense meg med din godhets vann for enhver lidelse og sykdom og for all svakhet og skrøpelighet.

Du ser, o min Herre, den som bønnfaller deg vente ved din godhets dør, og den som har satt sitt håp til deg klynge seg til din gavmildhets bånd. Jeg trygler deg, nekt ham ikke de ting han søker fra din nådes osean og din miskunnhets dagstjerne.

Mektig er du til å gjøre det som behager deg. Der er ikke noen annen Gud enn deg, den evig tilgivende, den mest gavmilde.

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Ære være deg, o Herre min Gud! Jeg bønnfaller deg ved ditt navn, hvorved du hevet din ledelses bannere, og utgjøt din miskunnhets stråleglans, og åpenbarte ditt herredømmes velde; hvorved dine navns lampe er kommet til syne i dine egenskapers nisje, og han som er din enhets ernakel og manifestasjonen av løsrivelse har strålt frem; hvorved din ledelses veier ble gjort kjent og ditt velbehags stier ble trukket opp; hvorved villfarelsens grunnvoller ble bragt til å ryste og ondskapens tegn er tilintetgjort; hvorved visdommens kilder har sprunget frem og det himmelske taffel er sendt ned; hvorved du vernet dine tjenere og skjenket din helbredelse; hvorved du gav dine kjærlige velsignelser til kjenne for dine tjenere og åpenbarte din tilgivelse blant dine skapninger -jeg bønnfaller deg om å beskytte den som har holdt fast ved og vendt tilbake til deg og har klynget seg til din barmhjertighet og grepet tak i ditt kjærlige forsyns kjortelsøm. Send så ned over ham din helbredelse, og gjør ham frisk, og betenk ham med en standhaftighet forunt ham av deg, og en ro skjenket ham av din opphøyethet.

Du er i sannhet helbrederen, beskytteren, hjelperen, den allmektige, den sterke, den overmåte herlige, den allvitende.

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Ære være deg, o Herre min Gud!. Jeg bønnfaller deg ved ditt navn hvorved han som er din Skjønnhet er blitt grunnfestet på din Saks trone, og ved ditt navn hvorved du forandrer alle ting, og samler alle ting, og kaller til regnskap alle ting, og belønner alle ting, og bevarer alle ting, og opprettholder alle ting -jeg bønnfaller deg om å beskytte denne tjenerinne som har tatt sin tilflukt til deg, og søkt ly hos ham som du selv er åpenbart i, og satt all sin lit og fortrøstning til deg.

Hun er syk, o min Gud, og har søkt ly under din helbredelses tre; hun lider, og har flyktet til din beskyttelses stad; hun er svakelig, og har søkt dine gunstbevisningers utspring; hun er ille plaget, og har skyndet seg å nå din hviles kilde; hun er tynget av synd, og har vendt sitt ansikt mot din tilgivelses kongesete.

Ifør henne, ved ditt herredømme og din miskunnhet, o min Gud og min elskede, din balsams og din helbredelses kledning, og gi henne å drikke av din barmhjertighets og dine gunstbevisningers beger. Beskytt henne enn videre mot enhver plage og lidelse, mot all smerte og sykdom og mot hva som enn måtte være avskyelig for deg.

Du, i sannhet, er umåtelig opphøyet over alt annet enn deg selv. Du er sannelig helbrederen, den evig fyldestgjørende, beskytteren, den evig tilgivende, den mest barmhjertige.

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Min Gud, min tilbedte, min Konge, min lengsel! Hvilke ord kan uttrykke min takk til deg? Jeg var likegyldig, du vekket meg. Jeg hadde vendt meg bort fra deg, du hjalp meg nådigst til å vende meg mot deg. Jeg var som en død, du gjenoppvekket meg med livets vann. Jeg var visnet, du gav meg nytt liv ved dine ords himmelske elv som har strømmet frem fra den overmåte barmhjertiges Penn.

O guddommelige forsyn! Alt som er til er unnfanget ved din nåde; berøv det ikke din gavmildhets vann, og hold det heller ikke tilbake fra din miskunnhets osean. Jeg bønnfaller deg om å hjelpe og støtte meg til alle tider og under alle forhold, og søker din urgamle gunst fra din nådes himmel. Du er i sannhet gavmildhetens Herre og herskeren over evighetens rike.

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O du hvis åsyn er gjenstand for min tilbedelse, hvis skjønnhet er min helligdom, hvis bolig er mitt mål, hvis lovprisning er mitt håp, hvis forsyn er min ledsager, hvis kjærlighet er årsaken til min eksistens, hvis omtale er min trøst, hvis nærhet er min attrå, hvis nærvær er mitt kjæreste ønske og min sterkeste lengsel, jeg bønnfaller deg om ikke å holde tilbake fra meg de ting du forordnet for de utvalgte blant dine tjenere. Skjenk meg derfor det som er godt i denne verden og i den neste.

Du, i sannhet, er alle menneskers Konge. Der er ingen annen Gud enn deg, den evig tilgivende, den mest gavmilde.

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I Guds, den eldstes, den størstes, navn.

Sannelig, de oppriktiges hjerter fortæres i adskillelsens ild. Hvor er glansen av ditt åsyns lys, o alle verdeners elskede?

De som er deg nær er blitt forlatt i ensomhetens mørke. Hvor er lyset fra din gjenforenings morgen, o alle verdeners attrå?

Dine utvalgtes legemer ligger skjelvende på fjerne strender. Hvor er ditt nærværs osean, o du som trollbinder alle verdener?

Lengtende hender løftes mot din nådes og gavmildhets himmel. Hvor er dine gavers regn, o alle verdeners besvarer?

De vantro har reist seg i tyranni på alle hold. Hvor er din bydende penns betvingende kraft, o alle verdeners erobrer?

Hundeglammet lyder høyt på alle kanter. Hvor er løven fra din makts skog, o alle verdeners refser?

Kulden holder hele menneskeheten i sitt grep. Hvor er din kjærlighets varme, o alle verdeners ild?

Ulykken har nådd sitt høyeste punkt. Hvor er tegnene på din unnsetning, o alle verdeners frelse?

Mørke har omsluttet de fleste folkeslag. Hvor er din prakts klare lys, o alle verdeners stråleglans?

Menneskene strekker hals i sin ondskap. Hvor er din hevns sverd, o alle verdeners ødelegger?

Fornedrelsen har nådd sitt største dyp. Hvor er symbolene på din herlighet, o alle verdeners herlighet?

Sorger har hjemsøkt åpenbareren av ditt navn, den overmåte barmhjertige. Hvor er gleden over din åpenbarings daggry, o alle verdeners fryd?

Ve og vånde har rammet alle jordens folk. Hvor er tegnene på din jubel, o alle verdeners glede?

Du ser dine tegns demringssted tilsløret av onde hentydninger. Hvor er din makts fingre, o alle verdeners kraft?

Brennende tørst har overmannet alle mennesker. Hvor er din gavmildhets elv, o alle verdeners barmhjertighet?

Griskhet har trellbundet hele menneskeheten. Hvor er løsrivelsens legemliggjørelser, o alle verdeners Herre?

Du ser denne forurettede ensom i landflyktighet. Hvor er hærskarene fra din befalings himmel, o alle verdeners hersker?

Jeg er blitt sveket i et fremmed land. Hvor er symbolene på din troskap, o alle verdeners tillit?

Dødens kvaler holder alle mennnesker i sitt grep. Hvor er bølgene på ditt evige livs osean, o alle verdeners liv?

Satans hvisken er bragt hver en skapning for øre. Hvor er din ilds meteor, o alle verdeners lys?

Lidenskapens rus har fordervet mesteten av menneskeheten. Hvor er renhetens daglysninger, o alle verdeners attrå?

Du ser denne forurettede omgitt av tyranni blant syrerne. Hvor er stråleglansen fra ditt gryende lys, o alle verdeners lys?

Du ser meg med forbud mot å tale fritt. Hvorfra vil da dine melodier tone frem, o alle verdeners Nattergal?

Størstedelen av folket er innhyllet i innbilning og tomme forestillinger. Hvor er din visshets talsmenn, o alle verdeners forvissning?

Baha drukner i et hav av trengsler. Hvor er din frelses ark, o alle verdeners forløser?

Du ser din ytrings daggry i skapningens mørke. Hvor er solen på din nådes himmel, o alle verdeners lysgiver?

Sannhetens og renhetens, troskapens og ærens lamper er blitt slukket. Hvor er tegnene på din hevnende vrede, o alle verdeners beveger?

Kan du se noen som har kjempet til forsvar for ditt Selv, eller som tenker over hva som er vederfart ham på din kjærlighets sti? Nå stanser min penn, o alle verdeners elskede.

Grenene på det Guddommelige Lotustre ligger brukket av skjebnens voldsomme stormer. Hvor er din unnsetnings bannere, o alle verdeners forkjemper?

Dette åsyn er skjult i baktalelsens støv. Hvor er din medlidenhets milde vinder, o alle verdeners barmhjertighet?

Renhetens kappe er tilsmusset av svikets folk. Hvor er din hellighets kledning, o alle verdeners forskjønner?

Nådens hav er stilnet på grunn av det som menneskenes hender har forøvet. Hvor er din gavmildhets bølger, o alle verdeners attrå?

Døren inn til det guddommelige nærvær er blitt låst ved dine fienders tyranni. Hvor er dine gavers nøkkel, o alle verdeners opplåser?

Bladene er gulnet av oppvigleriets giftige vinder. Hvor er regnskyllet fra din gavmildhets skyer, o alle verdeners giver?

Universet er blitt formørket med syndens støv. Hvor er din tilgivelses milde vinder, o alle verdeners tilgiver?

Denne yngling er ensom i et ødslig land. Hvor er din himmelske nådes regn, o alle verdeners velgjører?

O Høyeste Penn! Vi har hørt din overmåte liflige kallen i det evige rike. Lån du øre til det som storhetens Tunge taler, o alle verdeners forurettede.

Om det ikke var for kulden, hvordan ville varmen av dine ord da vinne seier, o alle verdeners fortolker?

Om det ikke var for ulykken, hvordan ville din tålmodighets sol da skinne, o alle verdeners lys?

Klag ikke på grunn av de onde. Du ble skapt til å tåle og holde ut, o alle verdeners tålmodighet.

Hvor liflig var ikke din demring over Paktens horisont blant oppviglerne, og din lengsel etter Gud, o alle verdeners kjærlighet.

Ved deg ble uavhengighetens banner plantet på de høyeste tinder og gavmildhetens hav bragt til å bølge, o alle verdeners henrykkelse.

Ved din ensomhet skinte enhetens sol, og ved din forvisning ble enhetens land prydet. Vær tålmodig, o du alle verdeners landsforviste.

Vi har gjort fornedrelse til herlighetens kledning, og prøvelse til ditt tempels pryd, o alle verdeners stolthet.

Du ser at hjertene er fylt av hat, og å overse tilkommer deg, o du skjuler av alle verdeners synder.

Når sverdene blinker, gå fremad! Når pilene flyr, treng frem, o du alle verdeners offer!

Klager du eller skal jeg klage? Snarere vil jeg gråte over at dine forkjempere er så få, o du som har fått alle verdener til å klage.

Sannelig, jeg har hørt din kallen, o overmåte herlige elskede; og nå blusser Bahas åsyn av trengselens hete og ved ditt skinnende ords ild, og han har reist seg i troskap på offerstedet med blikket rettet mot ditt velbehag, o alle verdeners forordner.

O ‘Ali-Akbar, takk din Herre for denne tavle hvorfra du kan innånde duften av min saktmodighet og få vite hva som er vederfart oss på den vei som er forordnet av Gud, alle verdeners tilbedte.

Skulle alle tjenerne lese og overveie dette, så vil det i deres årer tennes en ild som skal sette alle verdener i brann.

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De innskutte dager, fra og med 26. februar til og med 1. mars, bør være en tid viet forberedelse til fasten, en gjestfrihetens, nestekjærlighetens og gavenes tid.

Min Gud, min ild, og mitt lys! De dager som du i din Bok har kalt ayyam-i-ha (*) er begynt, o du som er navnenes Konge, og fasten nærmer seg, den som din umåtelig opphøyede Penn har pålagt alle som er i din skapnings rike å overholde. Jeg bønnfaller deg, o min Herre, ved disse dager og ved alle slike som i denne tiden har klynget seg til dine befalingers bånd, og fattet om dine forskrifters håndgrep, om å gi at enhver sjel kan bli tildelt en plass innenfor ditt kongesetes enemerker og en bolig ved åpenbaringen av glansen fra ditt åsyns lys.

Dette, o min Herre, er dine tjenere som ingen fordervet tilbøyelighet har avholdt fra det som du sendte ned i din Bok. De har bøyd seg for din Sak, og tatt imot din Bok med den besluttsomhet som er frembragt av deg, og overholdt det som du hadde foreskrevet dem, og valgt det som var sendt ned av deg.

Du ser, o min Herre, hvordan de har anerkjent deg og bekjent seg til hva du enn har åpenbart i dine skrifter. Gi dem å drikke din evighets vann, o min Herre, fra din nådes hender. Nedskriv så for dem den belønning som er bestemt for den som har nedsenket seg i ditt nærværs osean, og oppnådd å nyte den utsøkte vin som møtet med deg er.

Jeg bønnfaller deg, o du som er kongenes Konge og har medlidenhet med de undertrykte, om å bestemme for dem det som er godt i denne verden og i den kommende verden. Nedskriv enn videre for dem det som ingen av dine skapninger har oppdaget, og tell dem blant dem som har kretset rundt deg, og som beveger seg om din trone i enhver verden av dine verdener.

Du er i sannhet den allmektige, den allvitende, den best underrettede. () Ha-dagene, innskutte dager.

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  • Fremsies en gang i døgnet, ved middagstider. Jeg bevitner, o min Gud, at du har skapt meg for at jeg skal kjenne deg og tilbe deg. Jeg vitner i denne stund om min maktesløshet og om din styrke, om min fattigdom og om din rikdom.

Der er ingen annen Gud enn deg, hjelperen i fare, den selvbestående.

  • Bahá’u’lláh pålegger dem som tror på ham å be. I dette ligger det ingen ytre tvang, men en åndelig plikt overfor Gud. *“De daglige obligatoriske bønner er tre i tallet … Den troende kan fritt velge hvilken som helst av disse tre bønnene, men er forpliktet til å fremsi en av dem, og i samsvar med eventuelle spesielle forskrifter som måtte knytte seg til dem.”
  • Fra et brev skrevet på vegne av Shoghi Effendi. *“Med ‘morgen’, ‘middag’ og ‘aften’, nevnt i forbindelse med de obligatoriske bønnene, menes henholdsvis tiden mellom soloppgang og middag, mellom middag og solnedgang, og fra solnedgang til to timer etter solnedgang.” Til norsk etter “Synopsis and Codification of the Laws and Ordinances of the ‘Kitab-i-Aqdas’”, s. 36.
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  • Fremsies en gang i døgnet.

  • La den som ønsker å fremsi denne bønn reise seg og vende seg mot Gud, og mens han står, la ham vende blikket mot høyre og mot venstre som i påvente av nåden fra sin Herre, den mest barmhjertige, den medlidende. La ham derpå si: O du som er alle navns Herre og himmelens skaper! Jeg bønnfaller deg ved dem som er morgendemringene av ditt usynlige vesen, det mest opphøyede, det overmåte herlige, om å gjøre min bønn til en ild som skal fortære de slør som har lukket meg ute fra din skjønnhet, og til et lys som skal lede meg til ditt nærværs osean.

  • La ham så heve hendene i ydmyk bønn overfor Gud -velsignet og opphøyet være han -og si: O du verdens attrå og alle folkeslags elskede! Du ser at jeg vender meg mot deg, og at jeg er befridd fra all tilknytning til noen annen enn deg, og at jeg klynger meg til ditt bånd, som ved sin bevegelse har satt alt det skapte i bevegelse. Jeg er din tjener, o min Herre, og sønn av din tjener. Se, jeg står rede til å gjøre din vilje og oppfylle ditt ønske, og jeg ønsker intet annet enn ditt velbehag. Jeg bønnfaller deg ved din barmhjertighets osean og din nådes sol om å gjøre med din tjener etter din vilje og ditt behag. Ved din makt, som er høyt hevet over all omtale og lovprisning! Hva som enn er åpenbart av deg er mitt hjertes attrå og min sjels kjærlighet. O Gud, min Gud! Se ikke på mine forhåpninger og mine gjerninger, nei, se heller på din vilje som har omsluttet himmelen og jorden. Ved ditt Største Navn, o du alle folkeslags Herre! Jeg har ønsket bare det som du ønsket og elsker bare det som du elsker.

  • La ham deretter knele, og, mens han bøyer pannen mot jorden, si: Opphøyet er du over å kunne beskrives av noen uten deg selv, og over å kunne fattes av noe annet enn deg.

  • La ham så stå og si: Gjør min bønn, o min Herre, til en kilde av levende vann hvorved jeg kan leve så lenge som ditt herredømme varer og kan tale om deg i enhver verden av dine verdener.

  • La ham igjen løfte hendene i ydmyk bønn og si: O du, som hjerter og sjeler har smeltet i adskillelse fra, og ved hvis kjærlighets ild hele verden er blitt satt i brann! Jeg bønnfaller deg ved ditt navn, ved hvilket du har underlagt deg hele skapningen, om ikke å holde borte fra meg det som er hos deg, o du som hersker over alle mennesker! Du ser, o min Herre, denne fremmede haste mot sitt uendelig opphøyede hjem under din majestets tronhimmel og innenfor din nådes enemerker, og denne overtreder søke din tilgivelses osean, og dette ringe vesen søke din herlighets kongesete, og denne fattige skapning søke din rikdoms morgenglans. Hos deg ligger myndigheten til å befale hva du enn vil. Jeg vitner om at du skal lovsynges i all din gjerning, og adlydes i dine påbud, og forbli fri og uhemmet i din befaling.

  • La ham derpå løfte hendene og tre ganger gjenta det Største Navn (*). La ham så, med hendene hvilende på knærne, bøye seg for Gud -velsignet og opphøyet være han -og si: Du ser, o min Gud, hvordan min ånd er blitt oppildnet i mitt legeme og mine lemmer, av lengsel etter å tilbe deg og av trang til å minnes deg og opphøye deg; hvordan den bevitner det som din befalings Tunge har vitnet om i din ytrings rike og din kunnskaps himmel. Jeg elsker, i denne tilstand, o min Herre, å bønnfalle deg om alt det som er hos deg, slik at jeg kan tilkjennegi min fattigdom og forherlige din gavmildhet og din rikdom, og kan erklære min maktesløshet og åpenbare din makt og din velde.

  • La ham så stå og løfte hendene to ganger i ydmyk bønn, og si: Der er ingen annen Gud enn deg, den allmektige, den overmåte gavmilde. Der er ingen annen Gud enn deg, forordneren, både i begynnelsen og i slutningen. O Gud, min Gud! Din tilgivelse har gitt meg mot, og din barmhjertighet har styrket meg, og din kallen har vekket meg, og din nåde har oppreist meg og ledet meg til deg. Hvem er vel jeg, at jeg ellers skulle våge å stå ved porten til din nærhets stad eller vende mitt ansikt mot de lys som skinner fra din viljes himmel? Du ser, o min Herre, denne usle skapning banke på din nådes dør, og denne flyktige sjel søke det evige livs elv fra din gavmildhets hender. Deg tilkommer det å herske til alle tider, o du som er alle navns Herre, og meg tilkommer det å bøye meg for og villig underkaste meg din vilje, o himmelens skaper!

  • La ham så løfte hendene tre ganger, og si: Større er Gud enn enhver som er stor!

  • La ham så knele, og, mens han bøyer pannen mot jorden, si: For høyt hevet er du til at lovprisningen fra dem som er deg nær kan stige opp til din nærhets himmel, eller til at hjertenes fugler hos dem som er deg hengivne kan nå frem til din inngangs portal. Jeg bevitner at du er helliggjort over alle egenskaper og hellig over alle navn. Ingen annen Gud er der enn deg, den mest opphøyede, den overmåte herlige.

  • La ham så sette seg og si: Jeg vitner om det som alle skapte ting har vitnet om, og hærskarene i det høye, og beboerne av det aller høyeste paradis, og hinsides dem, storhetens Tunge selv, fra den overmåte herlige horisont, at du er Gud, at der ingen annen Gud er enn deg og at han som er blitt åpenbart er det skjulte mysterium, det høyt skattede symbol, ved hvem bokstavene i ordet “bli” er føyet sammen. Jeg bevitner at det er han hvis navn er nedtegnet av den høyestes Penn, og som er nevnt i Bøkene fra Gud, Herren over Tronen i det høye og over jorden her nede.

  • La ham så stå oppreist og si: O Herre over alt som er og besitter av alle synlige og usynlige ting! Du fornemmer mine tårer og mine sukk og hører at jeg stønner og jamrer og at mitt hjerte vånder seg. Ved din makt! Mine overtredelser har hindret meg fra å nærme meg deg, og mine synder har holdt meg fjernt fra din hellighets kongesete. Din kjærlighet, o min Herre, har beriket meg, og adskillelsen fra deg har tilintetgjort meg, og fjernheten fra deg har fortært meg. Jeg bønnfaller deg ved dine fottrinn i denne ørken og ved ordene “her er jeg, her er jeg,” som dine utvalgte har uttalt i denne uendelighet, og ved din åpenbarings bris og de milde vinder fra din manifestasjons demring, om å forordne at jeg får skue din skjønnet og overholde hva som enn står i din Bok.

  • La ham så gjenta det Største Navn tre ganger, bøye seg med hendene hvilende på knærne, og si: Lovet være du, o min Gud, for at du har hjulpet meg til å ihukomme deg og prise deg, og har gjort kjent for meg ham som er dine tegns morgengry, og fått meg til å bøye kne for ditt herredømme og ydmyke meg for din guddommelighet og til å anerkjenne det som er uttalt av din storhets Tunge.

  • La ham derpå reise seg og si: O Gud, min Gud! Min rygg er bøyd ved byrden av mine synder, og min likegyldighet har tilintetgjort meg. Hver gang jeg tenker over mine onde gjerninger og din velvilje, smelter hjertet i meg, og blodet syder i mine årer. Ved din Skjønnhet, o du verdens attrå! Jeg blues ved å løfte mitt ansikt mot deg, og mine lengtende hender skammer seg for å strekke seg frem mot din gavmildhets himmel. Du ser, o min Gud, hvordan mine tårer hindrer meg fra å minnes deg og prise dine dyder, o du, Herren over Tronen i det høye og over jorden her nede! Jeg bønnfaller deg ved ditt kongedømmes tegn og ditt rikes mysterier om å gjøre med dine elskede som det anstår seg din gavmildhet, o Herre over alt som er til, og slik det er din nåde verdig, o Konge over det som er sett og det som er usett!

  • La ham deretter gjenta det Største Navn tre ganger, knele med pannen mot jorden, og si: Lovet være du, o vår Gud, for at du har sendt ned til oss det som drar oss nærmere deg, og tilgodeser oss med enhver god ting som er sendt ned av deg i dine Bøker og dine skrifter. Beskytt oss, bønnfaller vi deg, o min Herre, mot skarene av tomme forestillinger og fåfengte innbilninger. Du er i sannhet den mektige, den allvitende.

  • La ham derpå løfte hodet, sette seg, og si: Jeg vitner, o min Gud, om det som dine utvalgte har vitnet om, og erkjenner det som beboerne av det aller høyeste paradis og de som har kretset rundt din mektige Trone, har erkjent. Jordens og himmelens riker er dine, o Herre over alle verdener! () Alláh-u-Abhá.

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Vi ber til Gud om at han nådigst må hjelpe dem som er ført vill til å være rettferdige og rettsindige, og om at han må gjøre dem oppmerksomme på det som de ikke har gitt akt på. Han er i sannhet den overmåte godgjørende, den mest gavmilde. Utelukk ikke dine tjenere, o min Herre, fra din nådes dør, og driv dem ikke bort fra ditt nærværs kongesete. Hjelp dem til å spre den tomme innbilnings tåker, og til å rive bort de fåfengte håps og forestillingers slør. Du er, sannelig, den altbesittende, den høyeste. Ingen annen Gud er der enn deg, den allmektige, den nådige.
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Ære være deg, o Gud, for at du har gitt til kjenne din kjærlighet til menneskeheten! O du som er vårt liv og lys, led dine tjenere på din vei og gjør oss rike på det som du besitter og løs oss fra alt uten deg.

O Gud, lær oss at du er en og gi oss å fatte din enhet, så at vi ingen må se uten deg. Du er den barmhjertige og den som skjenker rike gaver!

O Gud, tenn i dine elskedes hjerter din kjærlighets ild, slik at den kan fortære tanken på alt uten deg.

Åpenbar for oss, o Gud, din opphøyede evighet -at du alltid har vært og alltid vil være, og at der ingen Gud er uten deg. Sannelig, i deg vil vi finne trøst og styrke.

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Forherliget er du, o min Gud! Jeg takker deg for at du har gjort kjent for meg ham som er din barmhjertighets daggry og din nådes demringssted og din Saks gjemme. Jeg bønnfaller deg, ved ditt navn, hvorved ansiktene til dem som er deg nær er blitt hvite, og hjertene til slike som er deg hengivne har styrt sin flukt henimot deg, om å gi at jeg, til alle tider og under alle forhold, kan gripe fatt i ditt bånd og bli frigjort fra all tilknytning til noen utenom deg, og kan holde øynene rettet mot din åpenbarings horisont, og kan utføre det du har foreskrevet meg i dine tavler.

Kle, o min Herre, både mitt indre og ytre vesen med dine gunstbevisningers og din miskunnhets drakt. Beskytt meg så mot hva som enn måtte være avskyelig for deg, og hjelp nådigst meg og min slekt til å adlyde deg og sky hva som enn kan vekke noen ond eller fordervet lyst i meg.

Du, i sannhet, er hele menneskehetens Herre og besitteren av denne verden og av den neste. Ingen Gud er der uten deg, den allvitende, den allvise.

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O Gud, og alle navns Gud, og himlenes skaper! Jeg bønnfaller deg ved ditt navn hvorved han som er din veldes daggry og din styrkes demringssted er blitt åpenbart, hvorved enhver fast ting er gjort flytende, og ethvert dødt legeme er gitt nytt liv, og enhver ånd med evnen til bevegelse er blitt bestyrket -jeg bønnfaller deg om å gjøre meg i stand til å fri meg for all tilknytning til hvem som helst uten deg, og til å tjene din Sak, og til å ønske det som du ønsket ved ditt herredømmes styrke, og til å utføre det som er din vilje til behag.

Jeg trygler deg enn videre, o min Gud, om å forordne for meg det som vil gjøre meg rik nok til å være alle andre enn deg foruten. Du ser meg, o min Gud, med mitt ansikt vendt mot deg, og med mine hender i grep om din nådes bånd. Send ned over meg din barmhjertighet og nedskriv for meg det du har skrevet ned for dine utvalgte. Mektig er du til å gjøre det som deg behager. Ingen annen Gud er der enn deg, den evig tilgivende, den overmåte gavmilde.

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Priset være ditt navn, o min Gud! Jeg bønnfaller deg ved duften fra din nådes kledning, en duft som på din befaling og etter ditt ønske ble utgytt over hele skaperverket, og ved din viljes sol, som, ved din veldes og ditt herredømmes kraft, har skint klart over din barmhjertighets horisont, om å utslette av mitt hjerte alle tomme innbilninger og fåfengte forestillinger, slik at jeg med all min hengivenhet kan vende meg til deg, o du hele menneskehetens Herre!

Jeg er din tjener og sønn av din tjener, o min Gud! Jeg har fattet om din nådes håndgrep og klynget meg til din milde barmhjertighets bånd. Bestem for meg de gode ting som er hos deg, og gi meg næring fra det bord du sendte ned fra din gavmildhets skyer og din velviljes himmel.

Du er i sannhet Herre over alle verdener og Gud over alle som er i himmelen og alle som er på jorden.

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Tillat meg, o min Gud, å komme deg nær og å dvele innenfor ditt kongesetes enemerker, for min fjernhet fra deg har nesten fortært meg. Gi meg å hvile i skyggen av din nådes beskyttende vinger, for adskillelsens ild har svidd meg i hjertet. Før meg nærmere den elv som i sannhet er liv, for min sjel brenner av tørst i sin uavlatelige søken etter deg. Mine sukk, o min Gud, kunngjør hvor bitter min smerte er, og de tårer jeg feller bevitner min kjærlighet til deg.

Jeg bønnfaller deg, ved den lovprisning hvormed du lovpriser deg selv og den herlighet hvormed du herliggjør ditt eget innerste vesen, om å gi at vi kan bli talt blant dem som har anerkjent deg og erkjent ditt overherredømme i dine dager. Hjelp oss så, o min Gud, til å drikke i dype drag av din miskunnhets levende vann fra barmhjertighetens hånd, slik at vi helt kan glemme alt annet enn deg og være beskjeftiget bare med ditt Selv. Mektig er du til å gjøre hva du vil. Ingen Gud er der utenom deg, den mektige, hjelperen i fare, den selvbestående.

Forherliget være ditt navn, o du som er alle kongers Konge!

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Gud bevitner at han er en i sin guddommelighet og ett i sitt vesen. Fra evighetens trone, fra hans stillings utilgjengelige høyder, forkynner hans tunge at der ikke er noen annen Gud enn ham. Han selv har, uavhengig av alt annet, alltid vitnet om sin egen enhet, åpenbart sin egen natur og forherliget sitt eget innerste vesen. Han er sannelig den overmåte sterke, den allmektige, den fagre.

Han har all makt over sine tjenere og er opphøyet over sine skapninger. I hans hånd er kilden til myndighet og sannhet. Han gjør menneskene levende ved sine tegn og lar dem dø ved sin vrede. Han skal ikke bli spurt om sine gjerninger, og hans makt formår alt. Han er den sterke, den altbetvingende. Han har i sitt grep herredømmet over alle ting, og ved hans høyre hånd er hans åpenbarings rike grunnfestet. Hans kraft omslutter i sannhet hele skapningen. Seier og overherredømme tilhører ham; all makt og velde tilhører ham; all herlighet og storhet tilhører ham. Han er sannelig den overmåte herlige, den sterkeste, den absolutte.

Lovet være du, o Herre min Gud! Hver gang jeg prøver å tale om deg, blir jeg hindret av din stillings opphøyethet og din makts overveldende storhet. For om jeg skulle prise deg så lenge ditt herredømme varer og din herskermakt består, ville jeg finne at min lovprisning av deg kan passe bare på slike som er som meg, som selv er dine skapninger, og som er frembragt ved ditt påbuds styrke og formet ved din viljes kraft. Og når som helst min penn tillegger et av dine navn herlighet, så forekommer det meg at jeg kan høre det jamre seg i sin fjernhet fra deg, og at jeg kan oppfatte at det gråter fordi det er adskilt fra ditt Selv. Jeg bevitner at alt annet enn deg bare er din skapning og blir holdt i din hule hånd. At du har godtatt noen gjerning eller lovprisning fra dine skapninger, er bare et tegn på din nådes og dine rike gunstbevisningers undere og en åpenbaring av din gavmildhet og ditt forsyn.

Jeg bønnfaller deg, o min Herre, ved ditt Største Navn hvorved du skilte lys fra ild og sannhet fra fornektelse, om å sende ned over meg og over dem av mine elskede som er i mitt følge, det som er godt i denne verden og i den neste. Skjenk oss derfor dine underfulle gaver som er skjult for menneskenes øyne. Du er i sannhet hele skaperverkets former. Ingen annen Gud er der enn deg, den allmektige, den overmåte herlige, den høyeste.

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Min Gud, du som jeg ærer og tilber, du som er sterkest! Jeg bevitner at ingen skapt tings beskrivelse noensinne kan åpenbare deg, og at ingen lovprisning som noe vesen er i stand til å frembære kan beskrive deg. Hverken fatteevnen hos noen i hele verden eller forstanden til noen av dens folk kan, som det jo anstår seg for deg, oppnå adgang til din hellighets kongesete eller løse ditt mysterium. Hvilken synd har holdt innbyggerne i dine navns stad så langt borte fra din overmåte herlige horisont, og berøvet dem adkomsten til ditt Største Osean? En eneste bokstav fra din Bok er alle ytringers mor, og et ord fra den er hele skapningens far. Hvilken utakknemlighet har dine tjenere vist slik at du har holdt dem tilbake, alle som en, fra å anerkjenne deg? En dråpe fra din barmhjertighets osean er tilstrekkelig til å slukke helvetes flammer, og en gnist fra din kjærlighets ild er nok til å sette en hel verden i brann.

O du som er den allvitende! Om vi enn er egensindige, klynger vi oss likevel til din gavmildhet; og om vi enn er uvitende, vender vi likevel blikket mot din visdoms osean. Du er den overmåte gavmilde som ikke blir avskrekket av en mangfoldighet av synder fra å gi, og hvis gaveflom ikke blir stanset ved at verdens folk trekker seg tilbake. Fra evighet av har din nådes dør stått vidt åpen. En duggdråpe fra din barmhjertighets osean er i stand til å pryde alle ting med hellighetens smykke, og et stenk av din gavmildhets vann makter å bringe hele skapningen til sann rikdom.

Løft ikke sløret, o du som skjuler! Fra evighet av har din gavmildhets tegn omsluttet universet, og ditt Største Navns glans er blitt kastet over alle skapte ting. Nekt ikke dine tjenere din nådes undere. La dem bli gjort oppmerksom på deg, slik at de kan bære vitnesbyrd om din enhet, og gjør dem i stand til å anerkjenne deg, slik at de kan ile mot deg. Din barmhjertighet har favnet hele skapningen, og din nåde har gjennomtrengt alle ting. Fra bølgene på din gavmildhets osean ble iverens og entusiasmens sjøer åpenbart. Du er det som du er. Noe annet enn deg er uverdig til å nevnes med mindre det kommer inn under ditt ly og får adgang til ditt kongesete.

Hva som enn måtte hende oss, så bønnfaller vi om din urgamle tilgivelse, og søker din altgjennomtrengende nåde. Vårt håp er at du ikke vil nekte noen din nåde, og ikke vil unndra noen sjel rettskaffenhetens og rettferdighetens smykke. Du er all gavmildhets Konge og alle gunstbevisningers Herre, og er opphøyet over alle som er i himmel og på jord.

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Priset være ditt navn, o min Gud! Jeg bevitner at ingen forestilling om deg, hvor vidunderlig den enn måtte være, noensinne kan nå opp til din kunnskaps himmel, og at ingen lovprisning av deg, likegyldig hvor opphøyet den måtte være, kan stige opp til din visdoms atmosfære. Fra evighet har du vært høyt hevet over å kunne nås eller fattes av dine tjeneres forstand, og umåtelig opphøyet over dine trellers bestrebelser på å finne uttrykk for ditt mysterium. Hvilken kraft kan den forgjengelige skapning gjøre krav på å besitte ansikt til ansikt med ham som er den uskapte?

Jeg bevitner at de høyeste tanker hos alle dem som tilber din enhet, og de dypsindigste betraktninger fremkommet fra alle dem som har anerkjent deg, bare er produktet av det som er blitt til ved bevegelsen av din befalings Penn, og som er blitt frembragt av din vilje. Jeg sverger ved din herlighet, o du som er min sjels elskede og mitt livs opprinnelse! Jeg er overbevist om at jeg ikke makter å beskrive og prise deg på en måte som anstår seg din herlighets storhet og din veldes uforlignelighet. Siden jeg er oppmerksom på dette, bønnfaller jeg deg, ved din barmhjertighet som har overgått alle skapte ting, og ved din nåde som har omsluttet hele skaperverket, om å ta imot fra dine tjenere det som de er i stand til å fremvise på din sti. Hjelp dem derfor, ved din styrkende nåde, til å opphøye ditt ord og synge din pris.

Mektig er du til å gjøre det som behager deg. Du, i sannhet, er den overmåte herlige, den allvise.

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Min Gud, som jeg tilber og ærer! Jeg bevitner din enhet og at du er en, og erkjenner med takk å ha mottatt dine gaver, både i fortiden og i nåtiden. Du er den overmåte gavmilde, hvis barmhjertighets rikelige regn har strømmet ned såvel over høy som over lav, og hvis nådes glans er blitt utøst over både de lydige og de opprørske.

O barmhjertighetens Gud, for hvis dør innbegrepet av barmhjertighet har bøyd seg, og om hvis Saks helligdom all miskunnhet, i sitt innerste vesen, har kretset, vi bønnfaller deg, idet vi trygler om din urgamle nåde og søker din gunst av i dag, om at du må ha barmhjertighet med alle som gir tilværelsens verden til kjenne, og ikke nekte dem utgytelsen av din nåde i dine dager.

Alle er bare fattige og trengende, og du er i sannhet den altbesittende, den altbetvingende, den allmektige.

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O Gud, min Gud! Din nåde har gjort meg dristig, og din rettferdighet har fylt meg med skrekk. Lykkelig er det menneske som du har skjenket din nåde, og ve den som mottar din rettferdighet.

Herre! Jeg har flyktet fra din rettferdighet og søkt din nåde, har vendt meg bort fra din vrede og tryglet om din tilgivelse. Jeg bønnfaller deg, ved din makt, ditt herredømme, din herlighet og din velvilje, om å opplyse menneskeheten med din kunnskaps lys, slik at alle ting kan vise dine henders verk, røpe din krafts mysterier og åpenbare din kunnskaps lys.

Du er den som har fått alle ting til å tre frem og som har skint på dem med din omsorgs og ditt forsyns lys.

Du er den overmåte gavmilde, den nådige.

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O du som er herrenes Herre! Jeg bevitner at du er hele skapningens Herre, og oppdrageren av alle vesener, synlige og usynlige. Jeg vitner om at din makt har omsluttet hele universet, og om at jordens skarer aldri kan forferde deg, ei heller alle folks og nasjoners herskermakt avskrekke deg fra å gjennomføre ditt forsett. Jeg bekjenner at du har intet annet ønske enn hele verdens gjenfødelse og opprettelse av enhet blant dens folk, og frelse for alle dem som lever i den.
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O Herre! Gjør det mulig for alle jordens folkeslag å oppnå adgang til din tros paradis, slik at intet skapt vesen må bli igjen utenfor ditt velbehags grenser.

Fra uminnelige tider har du vært mektig til å gjøre hva deg behager og suveren over hva du enn ønsker.

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O du gode Herre! Du har frembragt hele menneskeslekten fra samme stamfar. Du har bestemt at alle skal tilhøre den samme husstand. I ditt hellige nærvær er de alle dine tjenere, og hele menneskeheten lever i ly av ditt tabernakel; alle har samlet seg ved ditt gavmilde bord; alle blir opplyst ved ditt forsyns lys.

O Gud! Du er god mot alle, du har sørget for alle, verner om alle, skjenker liv til alle. Du har utstyrt hver og en med talenter og evner, og alle er nedsenket i din barmhjertighets osean.

O du gode Herre! Foren alle. La religionene harmonere og gjør folkene til ett, så at de kan betrakte hverandre som en familie og hele jorden som ett hjem. Måtte de alle leve sammen i fullkommen fred og fordragelighet.

O Gud! Heis banneret for menneskehetens enhet.

O Gud! Opprett den Største Fred.

Knytt du, o Gud, hjertene sammen.

O du gode Far, Gud! Gled våre hjerter ved din kjærlighets duft. Gjør våre øyne strålende ved din ledelses lys. Fryd våre ører med ditt Ords melodi, og gi oss alle ly i ditt forsyns borg.

Du er den mektige og sterke, du er den tilgivende, og du er den som bærer over med alle menneskers feil.

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  • Fremsies daglig, morgen, middag og aften.
  • La den som ønsker å be, vaske hendene, og mens han vasker dem, la ham si:

Styrk min hånd, o min Gud, så den kan gripe din Bok med en slik standhaftighet at verdens skarer ikke skal ha noen makt over den. Bevar den så fra å røre noe som helst som ikke hører den til. Du er i sannhet den allmektige, den sterkeste.

  • Og la ham si mens han vasker ansiktet: Jeg har vendt mitt ansikt mot deg, o min Herre! Gjør det forklaret ved ditt åsyns lys. Bevar det så fra å vende seg mot noen annen enn deg.

  • La ham så reise seg og si, med ansiktet vendt mot qiblih (*): Gud bevitner at der ikke er noen annen Gud enn ham. Ham tilhører åpenbaringens og skapningens riker. Han har i sannhet manifestert ham som er åpenbaringens morgengry, som samtalte på Sinai, ved hvem den høyeste horisont er bragt til å skinne og Lotustreet ved veis ende har talt, og ved hvem denne kallen har lydt for alle som er i himmel og på jord: “Se, den altbesittende er kommet. Jord og himmel, herlighet og herredømme tilhører Gud, alle menneskers Herre og besitteren av Tronen i det høye og jorden der nede!”

  • La ham så, med hendene hvilende på knærne, bøye seg og si: Opphøyet er du over min lovprisning og den lovprisning som noen som helst utenom meg kan ytre, over min beskrivelse og den beskrivelse som alle i himmelen og alle på jorden måtte gi!

  • La ham deretter, stående med åpne hender og med håndflatene vendt oppover mot ansiktet, si: O min Gud, la ikke ham bli skuffet som med bønnfallende hender har klynget seg til din barmhjertighets og nådes kjortelsøm, o du som er den mest barmhjertige av dem som viser barmhjertighet!

  • La ham så sette seg og si: Jeg vitner om din enhet og om at du er en, og om at du er Gud og at der ikke er noen annen Gud utenom deg. Du har i sannhet åpenbart din Sak, oppfylt din Pakt og slått din nådes porter vidt opp for alle som bor i himmel og på jord. Måtte velsignelse og fred, hyllest og ære hvile over dem du elsker, dem som verdens omskiftelser og tilfeldigheter ikke har avskrekket fra å vende seg mot deg, og som har gitt alt de eide, i håp om å oppnå det som er hos deg. Du er i sannhet den evig tilgivende, den overmåte gavmilde.

*(Om noen i stedet for det lengre vers skulle velge å fremsi disse ord: “Gud bevitner at der ikke er noen annen Gud enn ham, hjelperen i fare, den selvbestående,” så ville det være tilstrekkelig. Det vil likeledes være tilstrekkelig om vedkommende mens han sitter velger å fremsi disse ord: “Jeg vitner om din enhet og om at du er en, og om at du er Gud og at der ikke er noen annen Gud utenom deg.”) () Tilbedelsens punkt, dvs. Bahjí, Akka.

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O sannhetssøker! Hvis du ønsker at Gud skal åpne ditt øye, må du bønnfalle Gud, be til ham og samtale med ham ved midnatt idet du sier:

O Herre, jeg har vendt mitt ansikt mot din enhets rike og er nedsenket i din barmhjertighets hav. O Herre, gjør mine øyne forklaret ved synet av dine lys i denne mørke natt, og gled meg med din kjærlighets vin i denne vidunderlige tidsalder. O Herre, la meg høre din kallen, og la din himmels porter åpnes for mitt åsyn, slik at jeg kan skue din herlighets lys og drages mot din skjønnhet.

Sannelig, du er giveren, den gavmilde, den barmhjertige, den tilgivende.

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O du barmhjertige Gud! O du end t mektig og sterk! O du kjærligste Far! Disse tjenere har samlet end t vender seg mot deg, bønnfaller din terskel og lengter etter dine utallige gaver fra den faste forvissning de har om deg. De har intet annet mål enn ditt velbehag. De har intet annet til hensikt enn å tjene menneskehetens verden.

O Gud! Gjør denne forsamling strålende. Fyll deres hjerter med ømhet. end t den Hellige Ånds gaver. Skjenk dem en himmelsk kraft. Velsign dem med et guddommelig sinn. Øk deres oppriktighet, så at de I all ydmykhet og botferdighet kan vende seg mot ditt rike og være beskjeftiget med å tjene menneskehetens verden. Måtte hver enkelt bli et strålende lys. Måtte hver enkelt bli en lysende stjerne. Måtte hver enkelt forskjønnes I farve og dufte av vellukt I Guds rike.

O gode Far! Skjenk oss dine velsignelser. Se ikke på våre mangler. Gi oss ly under din beskyttelse. Kom ikke våre synder I hu. Helbred oss med din nåde. Vi er svake; du er mektig. Vi er fattige; du er rik. Vi er syke; du er legen. Vi er trengende; du er overmåte gavmild.

O Gud! Betenk oss med ditt forsyn. Du er den sterke. Du er giveren. Du er den godgjørende.

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O du gode Herre! Dette er dine tjenere som har samlet seg I dette møte, har vendt seg mot ditt rike og trenger din gave og velsignelse. O du Gud! Gi klart og tydelig til kjenne din enhets tegn end t nedlagt I alt livs innerste virkelighet.

Åpenbar og avdekk de gode egenskaper som du har latt ligge latent og skjult I disse menneskers innerste virkelighet.

O Gud! Vi er som planter, og din gavmildhet er som regnet; styrk disse planter og få dem til å vokse ved din gave. Vi er dine tjenere; fri oss fra materiens lenker. Vi er uvitende; gjør oss vise. Vi er døde; gjør oss levende. Vi er jordbundne; inngi oss ånd. Vi lider savn; gjør oss fortrolige med dine mysterier. Vi er trengende; skjenk oss rikdom og velsignelse fra ditt uuttømmelige skattkammer. O Gud! Gjenoppvekk oss; gi oss syn; gi oss hørsel; gjør oss kjent med livets mysterier, slik at ditt rikes hemmeligheter kan bli åpenbart for oss I denne tilværelsens verden og vi kan bekjenne din enhet. Enhver gave kommer fra deg; enhver velsignelse er din.

Du er mektig. Du er sterk. Du er giveren, og du er den evig gavmilde.

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O Gud, min Gud! Vi er dine tjenere som har end toss Når dere går inn I rådsværelset, les da denne bønn med et hjerte som banker av kjærlighet til Gud og med en tunge så lutret at den kun kommer ham I hu, slik at den allmektige nådigst kan hjelpe dere til å end den største seier:

O Gud, min Gud! Vi er dine tjenere som har end toss med hengivenhet mot ditt hellige åsyn, som har løsrevet oss fra alt uten deg på denne strålende Dag. Vi har samlet oss I dette åndelige råd, forenet I våre synspunkter og tanker, med våre hensikter samstemt for å opphøye ditt Ord blant menneskene. O Herre, vår Gud! La oss bli din guddommelige ledelses tegn, din opphøyede tros bannere blant menneskene, tjenere av din mektige Pakt; o du vår høyeste Herre, la oss tilkjennegi din guddommelige enhet I ditt Abhá-rike og bli strålende stjerner som skinner over alle egner. Herre! Hjelp oss til å bli sjøer som duver ved din underfulle nådes bølger, elver som flyter fra dine overmåte herlige høyder, fagre frukter på din guddommelige Saks Tre, trær som svaier ved din gavmildhets milde vinder I din himmelske vingård. O Gud! Gjør våre sjeler avhengige av din guddommelige enhets Ord, og gled våre hjerter med din nådes utstrømninger, så vi kan forenes likesom bølgene på ett hav og smeltes sammen som strålene fra ditt skinnende lys, og slik at våre tanker, våre synspunkter og våre følelser kan bli som en virkelighet som tilkjennegir enhetens ånd verden over. Du er den nådige, den gavmilde, giveren, den allmektige, den barmhjertige, den medlidende.

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Gjør våre trinn faste på din vei, o Herre, og styrk du våre hjerter I lydighet mot deg. Vend våre ansikter mot din enhets skjønnhet, og gled vårt indre med de tegn som viser at du end I din guddommelighet. Pryd våre legemer med din gavmildhets kappe, og fjern syndighetens slør fra våre øyne, og gi oss din nådes beger, slik at alt levende I sitt innerste vesen kan synge din pris ved synet av din storhet. Åpenbar så deg selv, o Herre, ved ditt barmhjertige ord og din guddommelige værens mysterium, slik at bønnens hellige henrykkelse kan fylle våre sjeler –en bønn som skal heve seg over ord og bokstaver og være mer enn mumlingen av stavelser og lyder –slik at alle ting kan smelte sammen til intet overfor åpenbaringen av din herlighet.

Herre! Dette er tjenere end t forblitt tro mot din end to ditt Testamente, som har holdt fast ved troskapens end I din Sak og klynget seg til din storhets kjortelsøm. Hjelp dem, o Herre, med din nåde, skjenk fasthet ved din makt og styrk deres lender I lydighet mot deg.

Du er den tilgivende, den nådige.

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  • Naw-rúz, den 21. mars, er den første dag i bahá’í året, en gledens dag.

Lovet være du, o min Gud, for at du har forordnet naw-rúz som en høytid for dem som har holdt fasten av kjærlighet til deg og avholdt seg fra alt som er avskyelig for deg. Gi, o min Herre, at din kjærlighets ild og varmen fremkalt av fasten som du har påbudt, kan oppflamme dem for din Sak, og gjøre dem beskjeftiget med å prise deg og ihukomme deg.

Siden du har prydet dem, o min Herre, med smykket av den faste som du har foreskrevet, så pryd dem også med din anerkjennelses smykke, ved din nåde og rike gunst. For menneskenes gjerninger er alle avhengige av ditt velbehag, og er betinget av din befaling. Skulle du betrakte den som har brutt fasten som en som hadde holdt den, så ville et slikt menneske bli regnet blant dem som fra evighet hadde holdt fasten. Og skulle du bestemme at den som har holdt fasten har brutt den, så ville dette mennesket bli talt blant slike som har forårsaket at din åpenbarings kappe ble tilsmusset av støv, og som er blitt ført langt bort fra denne levende kildes krystallklare vann.

Du er den ved hvem fanen “Prisverdig er du i dine gjerninger” er blitt hevet, og banneret “Adlydt blir du i din befaling” er utfoldet. Gjør denne din stilling kjent for dine tjenere, o min Gud, slik at de kan bli gjort oppmerksom på at alle tings fortreffelighet er avhengig av din befaling og ditt ord, og at enhver handlings verdi er betinget av din tillatelse og din viljes velbehag, og slik at de kan erkjenne at de menneskelige gjerningers tøyler ligger i din anerkjennelses og befalings grep. Gjør dette kjent for dem, slik at intet som helst kan stenge dem ute fra din skjønnhet, i disse dager da Kristus utbryter: “All herskermakt ligger hos deg, o du Åndens (*) Far”, og din Venn (**) roper ut: “Ære være deg, o høyst-elskede, for at du har avdekket din Skjønnhet og nedskrevet for dine utvalgte det som vil gjøre at de når frem til setet for åpenbaringen av ditt Største Navn, ved hvilket alle folkeslag har jamret seg, med unntak av slike som har løsrevet seg fra alt annet enn deg og vendt seg mot ham som er åpenbareren av deg selv og manifestasjonen av dine egenskaper.”

Han som er din Gren, og hele ditt følge, o min Herre, har i dag brutt sin faste etter å ha overholdt den innenfor ditt kongesetes enemerker, og i sin iver etter å behage deg. Bestem du for ham, og for dem, og for alle slike som har trådt inn i ditt nærvær i disse dager, alt det gode som du forordnet i din Bok. Gi dem så det som vil være dem til gavn både i dette liv og i livet hinsides.

Du er i sannhet den allvitende, den allvise. () Jesus (**) Muhammed

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Jeg har våknet under din beskyttelse, o min Gud, og det sømmer seg for den som søker denne beskyttelse å forbli i ditt verns helligdom og ditt forsvars faste borg. Opplys mitt indre, o min Gud, med glansen fra din åpenbarings daggry, likesom du opplyste mitt ytre vesen med din nådes morgenrøde.

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O min Gud og min Mester! Jeg er din tjener og sønn av din tjener. Jeg stod opp fra mitt leie i denne morgenstund da din enhets sol skinte frem fra din viljes daggry og kastet sin stråleglans ut over hele verden, slik det var forordnet i din befalings Bøker.

Lovet være du, o min Gud, for at vi har våknet opp til glansen av din kunnskaps lys. Send så ned over oss, o min Herre, det som vil gjøre oss i stand til å unnvære hvem som helst uten deg, og som vil fri oss for all tilknytning til noe annet enn deg selv. Nedskriv enn videre for meg, og for dem som er meg kjær, og for min slekt, mann som kvinne, det som er godt i denne verden og den kommende verden. Beskytt oss derfor, ved ditt ufeilbarlige vern, o du hele skapningens elskede og hele universets attrå, mot dem som du har gjort til manifestasjoner av den onde hvisker og som hvisker i menneskenes bryst. Mektig er du til å handle etter ditt behag. Du er i sannhet den allmektige, hjelperen i fare, den selvbestående.

Velsign du, o Herre min Gud, ham som du har satt over dine ypperste titler, og ved hvem du har sondret mellom de gudfryktige og de onde, og hjelp oss nådigst til å gjøre det som du elsker og attrår. Velsign du enn videre, o min Gud, dem som er dine Ord og dine Bokstaver, og dem som har festet sitt blikk på deg, og vendt seg mot ditt åsyn, og lyttet når du kalte.

Du er i sannhet alle menneskers Herre og Konge og har makt over alle ting.

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Lovpriset være ditt navn, o du som har grepet sjelens tøyler hos alle dem som har anerkjent deg, og som i din høyre hånd holder skjebnen til alle som er i himmelen og alle som er på jorden! Du gjør, gjennom din veldes kraft, hva du vil og forordner ved din viljes virksomhet hva du behager. De mest målbevisste menneskers vilje er som intet sammenlignet med din viljes bydende tegn, og dine ubøyeligste skapningers besluttsomhet blir til intet overfor de mangfoldige åpenbaringer av din urokkelige fasthet.

Du er den som, ved et ord fra din munn, har henrykket dine utvalgtes hjerter så sterkt at de i sin kjærlighet til deg har løsrevet seg fra alt uten deg selv og gitt sitt liv og ofret sin sjel på din sti, og for din skyld har utholdt det som ingen av dine skapninger har utholdt.

Jeg er en av dine tjenerinner, o min Herre! Jeg har vendt mitt ansikt mot din barmhjertighets bolig og har søkt dine mangfoldige gunstbevisningers undere, for alle lemmene på mitt legeme forkynner at du er den uendelig gavmilde, den hvis nåde er umåtelig.

O du, hvis åsyn er det jeg tilber, hvis skjønnhet er min helligdom, hvis kongesete er mitt mål, hvis ihukommelse er mitt ønske, hvis hengivenhet er min trøst, hvis kjærlighet har unnfanget meg, hvis lovprisning er min ledsager, hvis nærhet er mitt håp, hvis nærvær er min største lengsel og sterkeste higen! Ikke skuff meg, bønnfaller jeg deg, ved å holde tilbake fra meg de ting som du forordnet for de utvalgte blant dine tjenerinner, og skjenk meg det som er godt i denne verden og i den kommende verden.

Du er i sannhet skaperverkets Herre. Ingen Gud er der utenom deg, den evig tilgivende, den mest gavmilde.

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~123w BH03629GRI
O du hvis prøvelser er et middel til legedom for dem som er deg nær, hvis sverd er den brennende lengsel for alle dem som elsker deg, hvis pil er det kjæreste ønske for de hjerter som lengter etter deg, hvis forordning er det eneste håp for dem som har anerkjent din sannhet! Jeg bønnfaller deg, ved din guddommelige mildhet og ved glansen av ditt åsyns herlighet, om å sende ned over oss fra ditt skjul i det høye det som vil gjøre oss i stand til å komme deg nærmere. Gi derfor våre føtter sikkert feste i din Sak, o min Gud, og opplys våre hjerter ved glansen av din kunnskap, og fyll vårt indre med lyset av dine navns strålende klarhet.
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~236w BH05071

Priset og forherliget er du, o min Gud! Jeg trygler deg ved sukkene fra dem som elsker deg og ved tårene som felles av dem som lengter etter å skue deg, om ikke å holde dine kjærlige velsignelser tilbake fra meg i din tid eller å avskjære meg fra å lytte til melodiene fra Duen som priser din enhet vendt mot lyset som skinner fra ditt åsyn. Jeg er den som lever i armod, o Gud! Se, jeg klynger meg til ditt navn, den altbesittende. Jeg er den som visselig skal forgå; se, jeg klamrer meg til ditt navn, den uforgjengelige. Jeg bønnfaller deg derfor, ved ditt Selv, du den opphøyede, den høyeste, om ikke å prisgi meg mitt eget selv og en fordervet tilbøyelighets lyster. Hold du min hånd i din styrkes hånd, og frels meg fra mine innbilningers og tomme forestillingers dyp, og rens meg for alt som er avskyelig for deg.

La meg så vende meg helt og fullt mot deg, sette all min lit til deg, søke deg som min tilflukt og flykte hen til ditt åsyn. Du er i sannhet den som ved sin veldes makt gjør hva han enn ønsker, og som ved sin viljes kraft befaler hva han enn velger. Ingen kan hindre at dine tilskikkelser går sin gang; ingen kan gi dine forordninger et annet forløp. Du er i sannhet den allmektige, den overmåte herlige, den mest gavmilde.

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~258w AB03082

Ære være deg, o min Gud! Om det ikke var for de lidelser som blir utholdt på din sti, hvordan kunne det erkjennes hvem som virkelig elsker deg? Og var det ikke for de prøvelser som blir gjennomlevet av kjærlighet til deg, hvordan kunne stillingen til dem som lengter etter deg bli åpenbart? Din makt er mitt vitne! Ledsagerne for alle som tilber deg, er de tårer de feller, og trøsterne for slike som søker deg, er de stønn de utstøter, og føden for dem som iler for å møte deg, er bruddstykkene av deres sønderknuste hjerter.

Hvor sødmefylt den bitre død synes meg når den lides på din sti, og hvor dyrebare dine fienders piler er meg når jeg rammes av dem for at ditt ord må bli opphøyet! La meg, o min Gud, i din Sak drikke i dype drag av hva du enn har ønsket, og send ned over meg, i din kjærlighet, alt som du har forordnet. Ved din herlighet! Jeg ønsker bare det som du ønsker, og holder kjært det som du har kjært. Til deg har jeg, til alle tider, satt all min lit og fortrøstning.

Jeg bønnfaller deg, o min Gud, om å la fremstå som hjelpere for denne åpenbaring slike som skal regnes for å være ditt navn og ditt herredømme verdig, så at de kan minnes meg blant dine skapninger, og heise dine seiersfaner i ditt rike.

Mektig er du til å gjøre det som behager deg. Ingen annen Gud er der enn deg, hjelperen i fare, den selvbestående.

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Finnes det noen som fjerner vanskeligheter uten Gud? Si: Lovet være Gud! Han er Gud! Alle er hans tjenere, og alle holder fast ved hans bud!
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~79w AB06012
Lovet være du, o Herre. Tilgi oss våre synder, ha barmhjertighet med oss og gjør oss i stand til å vende tilbake til deg. La oss ikke sette vår lit til noe annet enn deg, og skjenk oss, ved din gavmildhet, det som du elsker og attrår og som anstår deg vel. Gi dem som i sannhet har trodd, en opphøyet stilling, og la din nådige tilgivelse bli dem til del. Sannelig, du er hjelperen i fare, den selvbestående.
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Si: O Gud, min Gud! Pryd mitt hode med rettferdighetens krone og ikle mitt tempel rettskaffenhetens skrud. Du er i sannhet den som besitter alle gaver og gunstbevisninger.
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~214w BH08308

Ære være deg, o Herre min Gud! Bring ikke fornedrelse over ham som du har opphøyet ved styrken av ditt evigvarende herredømme, og før ikke langt bort fra deg ham som du har gitt å tre inn i din evighets tabernakel. Vil du, o min Gud, forstøte ham som du har skjermet ved ditt herredømme, og vil du vise bort fra deg, o min lengsel, ham som har funnet tilflukt hos deg? Kan du fornedre ham som du har opphøyet, eller glemme ham som du gav evnen til å minnes deg?

Lovpriset, uendelig lovpriset er du! Du er den som fra evighet har vært hele skaperverkets Konge og dets første årsak, og du vil til evighet forbli alle skapte tings Herre og deres forordner. Lovpriset er du, o min Gud! Hvis du opphører å være barmhjertig mot dine tjenere, hvem vil da vise barmhjertighet mot dem? Og hvis du avslår å hjelpe dem du elsker, hvem er det som kan hjelpe dem?

Lovpriset, umåtelig lovpriset er du! Du er elsket i din sannhet, og sannelig, deg tilber vi alle; og du er åpenbar i din rettferdighet, og sannelig, om deg bærer vi alle vitnesbyrd. Du er i sannhet elsket i din nåde. Ingen annen Gud er der enn deg, hjelperen i fare, den selvbestående.

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~231w BH08604

O du hvis nærhet er mitt ønske, hvis nærvær er mitt håp, hvis ihukommelse er min attrå, hvis herlighets kongesete er mitt mål, hvis bolig er mitt siktepunkt, hvis navn er min helbredelse, hvis kjærlighet er mitt hjertes stråleglans, hvis tjeneste er min sterkeste higen! Jeg bønnfaller deg ved ditt navn, hvorved du har satt dem som har anerkjent deg i stand til å heve seg mot de herligste høyder av kunnskap om deg, og hvorved du har gjort det mulig for slike som inderlig tilber deg å stige opp til og tre inn på enemerkene for dine hellige gunstbevisningers kongesete, om å hjelpe meg til å vende mitt ansikt mot ditt åsyn, og til å feste mitt blikk på deg og til å tale om din herlighet.

Jeg er den, o min Herre, som har glemt alt annet enn deg og vendt seg mot din nådes daggry, som har forsaket alt unntatt deg i håp om å komme ditt kongesete nærmere. Se meg derfor med mitt blikk rettet opp mot det sted som skinner ved glansen fra ditt åsyns lys. Send da ned over meg, o min elskede, det som vil gjøre meg i stand til å være urokkelig i din Sak, så at de vantros tvil ikke må hindre meg i å vende meg mot deg.

Du er sannelig maktens Gud, hjelperen i fare, den overmåte herlige, den allmektige.

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~145w AB02342

O medlidende Gud! Deg skje takk for at du har vekket meg og gjort meg bevisst. Du har gitt meg et seende øye og skjenket meg et lydhørt øre, ført meg til ditt rike og ledet meg til din sti. Du har vist meg den rette vei og gitt meg å tre inn i forløsningens ark. O Gud! La meg forbli standhaftig, og gjør meg sterk og trofast. Beskytt meg mot hårde prøvelser, og bevar og vern meg i din Pakts og ditt Testamentes sterkt befestede festning. Du er den mektige. Du er den seende. Du er den hørende.

O du medlidende Gud! Gi meg et hjerte som, liksom et glass, kan gjennomstråles av din kjærlighets lys, og skjenk meg tanker som kan forandre verden til en rosenhave ved utgytelsene av himmelsk nåde.

Du er den medlidende, den barmhjertige. Du er den store, velgjørende Gud.

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Du ser meg, o min Herre, med mitt ansikt vendt mot din gavmildhets himmel og din velviljes osean, løst fra alt unntatt deg. Jeg ber deg, ved strålene fra solen av din åpenbaring på Sinai, og ved glansen fra din nådes dagstjerne som skinner fra ditt navns horisont: den evig tilgivende, om å gi meg din forlatelse, og om å ha barmhjertighet med meg. Skriv så ned for meg, med din herlighets penn, det som vil opphøye meg ved ditt navn i skapningens verden. Hjelp meg, o min Herre, til å vende meg mot deg, og til å lytte til dine elskedes røst, som jordens makter ikke har evnet å svekke, og som nasjonenes herredømme ikke har maktet å holde borte fra deg, og som, idet de gikk fremover henimot deg, har sagt: “Gud er vår Herre, Herren over alle som er i himmelen og alle som er på jorden!
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Jeg er, o min Herre, den som har vendt sitt ansikt mot deg og satt sitt håp til din nådes undere og din gavmildhets åpenbaringer. Jeg ber deg om at du ikke vil tillate at jeg vender meg skuffet bort fra din barmhjertighets dør, ei heller overlate meg til slike av dine skapninger som har fornektet din Sak.

Jeg er, o min Gud, din tjener og sønn av din tjener. Jeg har erkjent din sannhet i dine dager og styrt mine skritt mot din enhets strender, og jeg bekjenner at du er en, anerkjenner din enhet og håper på din tilgivelse og forlatelse. Mektig er du til å gjøre hva du vil; ingen Gud er der utenom deg, den overmåte herlige, den evig tilgivende.

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Priset være ditt navn, o min Gud og alle tings Gud, min herlighet og alle tings herlighet, min attrå og alle tings attrå, min styrke og alle tings styrke, min Konge og alle tings Konge, min besitter og alle tings besitter, mitt mål og alle tings mål, min drivende kraft og alle tings drivende kraft! Jeg bønnfaller deg om ikke å la meg bli holdt tilbake fra dine kjærlige velsignelsers osean, eller forbli langt borte fra din nærhets strender.

Hva som helst annet enn deg, o min Herre, gavner meg ikke, og lett adkomst til hvem som helst foruten deg er meg til ingen nytte. Jeg trygler deg, ved din rikdoms fylde, hvorved du stilte deg uberoende av alt annet enn deg selv, om å telle meg blant slike som har vendt sitt ansikt mot deg og reist seg for å tjene deg.

Tilgi så, o min Herre, dine tjenere og dine tjenerinner. Du er i sannhet den evig tilgivende, den mest medlidende.

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~176w BH09401

All ære være deg, o min Gud, som er kilden til all herlighet og velde, til storhet og ære, til overherredømme og herskermakt, til opphøyethet og nåde, til ærefrykt og kraft. Hvem du enn vil gir du å nærme seg det Største Osean, og hvem du enn vil lar du få æren av å anerkjenne ditt Eldste Navn. Av alle som er i himmel og på jord evner ingen å holde stand mot din overordnede viljes gang. Fra all evighet har du hersket over hele skapningen, og du vil for alltid fortsette å utøve din myndighet over alle skapte ting. Der er ingen annen Gud enn deg, den allmektige, den mest opphøyede, den overmåte sterke, den allvise.

Gjør dine tjeneres ansikter forklaret, o Herre, slik at de kan skue deg; og rens deres hjerter så de kan vende seg til dine himmelske gunstbevisningers kongesete, og anerkjenne ham som er manifestasjonen av ditt Selv, og ditt innerste vesens daggry. Sannelig, du er Herren over alle verdener. Der er ingen annen Gud enn deg, den uhemmede, den altbetvingende.

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Lovpriset være ditt navn, o min Gud, for at du har åpenbart den Dag som er dagenes konge, den Dag som du forkynte for dine utvalgte og dine profeter i dine ypperste tavler, den Dag da du kastet glansen av alle dine navns herlighet over alle skapte ting. Storlig velsignet er hver den som har vendt seg mot deg, og trådt inn i ditt nærvær, og hørt din røst tale.

Jeg bønnfaller deg, o min Herre, ved hans navn som dine navns rike kretser om i tilbedelse, om at du nådigst vil hjelpe dem som er deg kjær til å forherlige ditt ord blant dine tjenere, og til å spre din lovprisning viden om blant dine skapninger, så at din åpenbarings henrykkelse kan fylle sjelene hos alle som bor på din jord.

Siden du har ledet dem, o min Herre, til din nådes levende vann, så gi ved din gavmildhet at de ikke må holdes tilbake fra deg; og siden du har kalt dem til din trones bolig, så driv dem ikke ut fra ditt nærvær, ved din miskunnhet. Send ned over dem det som fullstendig vil løsrive dem fra hva som helst annet enn deg og gjøre dem i stand til å sveve i din nærhets atmosfære, på en slik måte at hverken undertrykkerens makt eller hentydningene fra dem som ikke har trodd på ditt umåtelig opphøyede og uendelig mektige Selv, vil makte å holde dem tilbake fra deg.

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~213w BH08363

O Gud, som er opphavet til alle manifestasjoner, kilden til alle kilder, opprinnelsen til alle åpenbaringer, utspringet for alle lys! Jeg bevitner at ved ditt navn er forståelsens himmel blitt prydet, og ytringens osean bragt til å bølge, og ditt forsyns forordninger kunngjort for alle religioners tilhengere.

Jeg bønnfaller deg om å gjøre meg så rik at jeg kan gi avkall på alt uten deg, og bli gjort uavhengig av enhver unntatt deg. La det så, fra din gavmildhets skyer, regne ned over meg det som skal gavne meg i enhver verden av dine verdener. Hjelp meg så, ved din styrkende nåde, til å tjene din Sak blant dine tjenere på en slik måte at jeg kan fremvise det som vil få meg til å bli husket så lenge ditt eget rike består og ditt herredømme vil vare.

Dette er din tjener, o min Herre, som med hele sitt vesen har vendt seg mot din gavmildhets horisont og din nådes osean og dine gavers himmel. Gjør da med meg som det anstår seg din velde, og din herlighet, og din gavmildhet og din nåde.

Du er i sannhet styrkens og maktens Gud, som er den rette til å svare dem som bønnfaller deg. Der er ingen Gud uten deg, den allvitende, den allvise.

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~113w BB00621
Ære være deg som har fått alle de hellige til å bekjenne sin hjelpeløshet overfor de mangfoldige åpenbaringer av din velde og enhver profet til å erkjenne sin absolutte ringhet ansikt til ansikt med din bestandige herlighets glans. Jeg bønnfaller deg, ved ditt navn som har åpnet himmelens porter og fylt skaren i det høye med ekstatisk fryd, om å gjøre meg i stand til å tjene deg, på denne Dag, og om å gi meg styrke til å overholde det som du foreskrev i din Bok. Du vet, o min Herre, hva som bor i meg; men jeg vet ikke hva som bor i deg. Du er den allvitende, den best underrettede.
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~242w ABU0009SER

Ære være deg, o verdens Herre og folkenes attrå, o du som er blitt åpenbar i det Største Navn, slik at visdommens og ytringens perler er kommet til syne fra muslingene i din kunnskaps veldige hav, og slik at den guddommelige åpenbarings himler er blitt prydet med lyset fra ditt åsyns gryende sol.

Jeg ber deg inderlig -ved det Ord ved hvilket ditt bevis ble fullendt blant dine skapninger og ved hvilket ditt vitnesbyrd ble fullbyrdet blant dine tjenere -om å styrke ditt folk i det som vil få Sakens åsyn til å stråle i ditt rike, som vil plante din makts faner blant dine tjenere og heise din ledelses bannere i alle dine land og riker.

O min Herre! Du ser dem klynge seg til din nådes bånd og holde fast ved din velgjørenhets kjortelsøm. Bestem for dem det som kan dra dem nærmere deg, og hold dem borte fra alt annet enn deg.

Jeg ber deg inderlig, o du tilværelsens Konge og beskytter av det sette og det usette, om å gjøre enhver som reiser seg for å tjene din Sak lik et hav som beveger seg ved ditt ønske, lik en som er satt i brann av ilden i ditt Hellige Tre, og som skinner fra horisonten av din viljes himmel. Sannelig, du er den mektige, som hverken hele verdens makt eller folkenes styrke kan svekke. Der er ingen Gud uten deg, den ene, den uforlignelige, beskytteren, den selvbestående.

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Priset være ditt navn, o Gud. Du er i sannhet vår Herre; du er oppmerksom på hva som enn er i himmelen og på jorden. Send derfor ned over oss et tegn på din barmhjertighet. Sannelig, du har ingen overmann blant dem som viser barmhjertighet. Høylovet være du, o Herre. Bestem for oss fra ditt nærvær det som vil vederkvege hjertene til de oppriktige blant dine tjenere. Forherliget er du, o Gud; du er skaperen av himmelen og jorden og det som ligger mellom dem. Du er den høyeste Herre, den helligste, den allmektige, den allvise. Lovpriset være ditt navn, o Gud; send ned over dem som har trodd på Gud og på hans tegn, en mektig hjelp fra ditt nærvær slik at de blir i stand til å vinne seier over størstedelen av menneskeheten.
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~253w AB00169FRA

O du gode Herre! Lovet være du for at du har vist oss ledelsens vei, åpnet rikets dører og åpenbart deg gjennom virkelighetens sol. Til de blinde har du gitt syn; til de døve har du skjenket hørsel; du har gjenoppvekket de døde; du har gjort de fattige rike; du har vist veien for dem som er kommet på avveier; du har ledet dem som har uttørrede lepper til ledelsens kilde; du har tillatt de tørstende fisker å nå virkelighetens osean; og du har innbudt de flakkende fugler til nådens rosenhave.

O du allmektige! Vi er dine tjenere og dine fattige; vi er langt borte og lengter etter ditt nærvær; vi tørster etter vannet fra din kilde; vi er syke og lengter etter din helbredelse. Vi vandrer på din sti og har intet annet mål eller håp enn å spre din vellukt, slik at alle sjeler kan rope ut: “O Gud, led oss til den strake vei.” Måtte deres øyne bli åpnet slik at de kan se lyset, og måtte de bli befridd fra uvitenhetens mørke. Måtte de samle seg rundt din ledelses lampe. Måtte enhver som er tomhendt motta sin del. Måtte de berøvede bli fortrolige med dine mysterier.

O allmektige! Se på oss med barmhjertighetens blikk. Tilstå oss guddommelig bekreftelse. Skjenk oss den Hellige Ånds inspirasjon, så at vi kan vi kan bli hjulpet i din tjeneste, og, lik tindrende stjerner, skinne med din ledelses lys i disse egner.

Sannelig, du er den sterke, den mektige, den vise og den seende.

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O du uforlignelige Gud! O du kongerikets Herre! Disse sjeler er din himmelske hær. Bistå dem, og gjør dem seierrike med styrkene fra den høyeste hærskare, slik at hver av dem kan bli som et regiment og erobre disse land ved Guds kjærlighet og den guddommelige læres lys.

O Gud! Vær du deres støtte og deres hjelper, og i villmarken, på fjellet, i dalen, i skogen, på prærien og på havet, vær du deres fortrolige, slik at de kan la sin stemme runge ved kongerikets kraft og den Hellige Ånds inspirasjon.

Sannelig, du er den sterke, den veldige og den allmektige, og du er den vise, den hørende og den seende.

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O Gud, min Gud! Du ser meg - jeg er henrevet og drages mot ditt herlige rike, jeg er oppflammet av din kjærlighets ild blant menneskene, en talsmann for ditt rike i disse store og vidstrakte land, løst fra alt uten deg; jeg setter min lit til deg, gir avkall på hvile og velvære, langt borte fra mitt hjemland, en vandrer i disse egner, en fremmed som er strukket til jorden, ydmyk for din opphøyede Terskel, underdanig overfor din allmektige herlighets himmel; jeg bønnfaller deg ved midnattstid og ved daggry, trygler og påkaller deg morgen og aften om nådigst å hjelpe meg til å tjene din Sak, til å utbre din lære og til å opphøye ditt Ord overalt i Østen og Vesten.

O Herre! Gjør min rygg sterk, gjør meg i stand til å bestrebe meg til det ytterste i din tjeneste og overlat meg ikke til meg selv, ensom og hjelpeløs i disse egner.

O Herre! La meg ha samfunn med deg i min ensomhet og vær min ledsager i disse fremmede land.

Sannelig, du bestyrker hvem du vil i det som du ønsker, og sannelig, du er den uendelig sterke, den allmektige.

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O Gud! O Gud! Du ser min svakhet, beskjedenhet og ydmykhet overfor dine skapninger; likevel har jeg satt min lit til deg og reist meg for å fremme din lære blant dine sterke tjenere, i tillit til din kraft og makt. O Herre! Jeg er en vingestekket fugl og ønsker inderlig å sveve oppover i ditt uendelige rom. Hvordan er det mulig for meg å gjøre dette uten ved ditt forsyn og din nåde, din bestyrkelse og hjelp?

O Herre! Forbarm deg over min svakhet og styrk meg med din kraft. O Herre! Forbarm deg over min avmakt og hjelp meg med din styrke og din velde.

O Herre! Om den Hellige Ånds ånde skulle bestyrke den svakeste av alle skapninger, ville han oppnå alt han trakter etter og besitte hva han enn ønsker. Sannelig, du har hjulpet dine tjenere i fortiden, og selv om de var de svakeste av dine skapninger, de ringeste av dine tjenere og de ubetydeligste av dem som levde på jorden, så gikk de - ved ditt bifall og din kraft - foran de prektigste av ditt folk og de edleste av menneskeheten. Mens de tidligere var som møll, ble de lik kongelige falker, og mens de før var som bekker, ble de lik sjøer, ved din gave og din barmhjertighet. De ble, ved din uendelig store gunst, stjerner som skinner fra ledelsens horisont, fugler som synger i udødelighetens rosenhaver, løver som brøler i kunnskapens og visdommens skoger og hvaler som svømmer i livets oseaner.

Sannelig, du er den milde, den sterke, den mektige, og den nådigste av de nådige.

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~138w AB00209

O min Gud! O min Gud! Du ser meg i min ringhet og svakhet, beskjeftiget med dette største foretagende, fast bestemt på å oppløfte ditt ord blant massene og på å utbre din lære blant dine folk. Hvordan kan jeg lykkes med mindre du bistår meg med den Hellige Ånds ånde, hjelper meg til seier med hærskarene fra ditt herlige rike og utøser over meg dine bekreftelser, som alene kan forvandle en mygg til en ørn, en vanndråpe til elver og sjøer og et atom til lys og soler? O min Herre! Bistå meg med din seierrike og virkningsfulle kraft, så at min tunge kan prise deg og tale om dine egenskaper blant alle mennesker og min sjel strømme over av din kjærlighets og kunnskaps vin.

Du er den allmektige og den som gjør hva du enn vil.

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~232w BH08257

Lovet være du, o Herre min Gud, min Mester! Du hører de klagende sukk fra dem som, skjønt de lenges etter å skue ditt åsyn, likevel er adskilt fra deg og langt borte fra ditt kongesete. Du bevitner de veklager som de som har anerkjent deg utgyter fordi de er vist bort fra deg og stunder etter å møte deg. Jeg bønnfaller deg ved de hjerter som ikke rommer noe annet enn din ihukommelses og lovprisnings skatter, og som bare fremviser vitnesbyrdene om din storhet og tegnene på din velde, om å skjenke dine tjenere som lengter etter deg styrke til å nærme seg setet for åpenbaringen av din herlighets glans, og om å hjelpe dem som har satt sitt håp til deg å tre inn i din overopphøyede velviljes og barmhjertighets tabernakel.

Naken er jeg, o min Gud! Kle meg med dine kjærlige velsignelsers kappe. Jeg er såre tørst; gi meg å drikke av din rike velviljes oseaner. Jeg er en fremmed; før meg nærmere dine gavers kilde. Jeg er syk; overstenk meg med din nådes helbredende vann. Jeg er en fange; fri meg fra min trelldom, ved din veldes makt og gjennom din viljes kraft, så at jeg kan sveve på løsrivelsens vinger hen mot din skapnings høyeste tinder. Du gjør sannelig hva du velger. Der er ingen annen Gud enn deg, hjelperen i fare, den overmåte herlige, den uhemmede.

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~212w BH08264

Ære være deg, o min Gud! Du hører dem som inderlig elsker deg jamre seg i sin adskillelse fra deg og slike som har anerkjent deg klage seg fordi de er langt borte fra ditt nærvær. Slå du din nådes porter opp for deres øyne, slik at de kan tre inn gjennom dem med din tillatelse og etter din vilje, og kan stå for din veldes trone, og høre din røst tale, og bli opplyst av glansen fra ditt åsyns lys.

Mektig er du til å gjøre det som deg behager. Ingen kan motstå kraften i din overlegne makt. Fra evighet var du alene, uten like, og til evighet vil du forbli høyt hevet over alle tanker om og enhver beskrivelse av deg. Ha derfor barmhjertighet med dine tjenere ved din nåde og gavmildhet, og tillat dem å ikke bli holdt tilbake fra bredden av din nærhets osean. Dersom du vender deg bort fra dem, hvem er det så som kan være deres venn, og hvis du støter dem langt bort fra deg, hvem er det da som kan hjelpe dem? De har ingen annen Herre utenom deg, ingen å tilbe uten deg. Vis du storsinn overfor dem ved din gavmilde nåde.

Du er i sannhet den evig tilgivende, den mest medlidende.

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~125w AB12720

Jeg bønnfaller deg ved lysglansen fra ditt herlige åsyn, ved din urgamle storhets velde og ved ditt altoverskyggende herredømmes kraft, om å forordne for oss i denne stund ethvert mål av det som er godt og tilbørlig og om å bestemme for oss enhver andel av din nådes utgytelser. For det å skjenke gaver volder deg ikke tap, heller ikke minsker utdeling av gunstbevisninger din rikdom.

Forherliget er du, o Herre! I sannhet er jeg fattig mens du visselig er rik; i sannhet er jeg ringe mens du visselig er mektig; i sannhet er jeg maktesløs mens du visselig er sterk; i sannhet er jeg fornedret mens du visselig er den mest opphøyede; i sannhet lever jeg i trengsel mens du visselig er maktens Herre.

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~271w AB03461MAR

*“Bahá’í ekteskap er forening og inderlig hengivenhet mellom de to ter. De må imidlertid utvise den største omhu og lære hverandres karakter å kjenne. Dette evige bånd bør stadfestes av en fast pakt, og hensikten bør være å frembringe harmoni, vennskap og enhet og å oppnå evig liv.” - Abdu’l-Bahá -Ekteskapsløftet - de ord som skal sies av bruden og brudgommen enkeltvis i nærvær av minst to vitner godkjent av det Lokale Råd -er, som foreskrevet i “Ki-i-Aqdas” (“Den Helligste Bok”): “Sannelig, vi vil alle holde fast ved Guds vilje.”

Han er giveren, den gavmilde!

Lovet være Gud, den urgamle, den evindelige, den uforanderlige, den evige! Han som i sitt eget vesen har bevitnet at han i sannhet er den ene, den eneste, den uhindrede, den opphøyede. Vi vitner om at sannelig, der er ingen annen Gud enn ham, og vi erkjenner hans enhet, bekjenner at han er en. Han har alltid hatt tilhold i utilgjengelige høyder, på sin opphøyethets tinde, helliggjort fra omtale av noen unntatt ham selv, fri fra beskrivelse av noen annen enn ham.

Og da han ønsket å vise nåde og velgjørenhet overfor menneskene, og å skape orden i verden, åpenbarte han forordninger og skapte lover; deriblant innstiftet han loven om ekteskap, gjorde den til en velværets og frelsens festning og påla oss den i det som ble sendt ned fra hellighetens himmel i hans Helligste Bok. Han sier, stor er hans herlighet: “Inngå ekteskap, o mennesker, så det fra dere kan fremstå den som vil minnes meg blant mine tjenere; dette er ett av mine bud til dere; adlyd det som en hjelp for dere selv.”

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~123w AB07155WOM

Svangerskap Min Herre! Min Herre! Jeg priser deg og jeg takker deg for det hvormed du har begunstiget din ydmyke tjenerinne, din trell som trygler og bønnfaller deg, fordi du I sannhet har ledet henne til ditt åpenbare rike og latt henne få høre din opphøyede kallen I den timelige verden og skue dine tegn som viser at ditt seierrike herredømme over alle ting er kommet til syne.

O min Herre, jeg vier det uns t I mitt morsliv til deg. Gjør det derfor til et rosverdig barn I ditt rike og uns t skjebnens yndling ved din uns tog din gavmildhet; la det utvikles og vokse opp I din oppdragelses varetekt. Sannelig, du er den gavmilde! Sannelig, du er den nåderike Herre!

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~190w AB05652WIS

Han er Gud! O uforlignelige Herre! I din allmektige visdom har du pålagt folkene ekteskap, så at generasjonene kan etterfølge hverandre i denne timelige verden, og så at de, så lenge verden skal bestå, alltid kan være beskjeftiget ved din enhets terskel med tjeneste og tilbedelse, med hyllest, tilkjennegivelse av ærefrykt, og lovprisning. “Jeg har ikke skapt ånder og mennesker for annet enn at de skulle tilbe meg.” Måtte du derfor i din barmhjertighets himmel vie disse to fugler fra din kjærlighets rede og gjøre dem til et middel til å tiltrekke evig nåde, slik at det fra foreningen av disse to kjærlighetens sjøer kan heve seg en bølge av ømhet som skyller det rene og gode avkoms perler opp på livets strand. “Han har latt de to sjøer flyte fritt, så at de skal møte hverandre: mellom dem er det et skille som de ikke overskrider. Hvilken av deres Herres velgjerninger vil dere da benekte? Fra hver av dem henter han opp større og mindre perler.”

O du gode Herre! La du dette ekteskap frembringe koraller og perler. Du er i sannhet den allmektige, den største, den evig tilgivende.

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~137w AB07158
Ære være deg, o min Gud! Sannelig, denne din tjener og denne din tjenerinne er kommet sammen under din barmhjertighets vern, og de er forenet ved din velvilje og godhet. O Herre! Hjelp dem i denne verden og i ditt rike, og bestem for dem ethvert gode ved din gavmildhet og nåde. O Herre! Styrk dem i din tjeneste, og hjelp dem til å tjene deg. Gi dem å bli ditt navns tegn i din verden, og beskytt dem ved dine gaver som er uuttømmelige i denne verden og den kommende verden. O Herre! De bønnfaller din miskunnhets kongedømme og påkaller din enhets rike. Sannelig, de har inngått ekteskap i lydighet mot ditt bud. Gi at de må bli tegn på harmoni og enhet inntil tidenes ende. Sannelig, du er den overmåte sterke, den allestedsnærværende, den allmektige.
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~139w AB00210BIR

O Gud! O Gud! Dette er en vingestekket fugl, og dens flukt er meget langsom. Hjelp den, så den kan fly mot lykkens og frelsens tinde, vinge sin vei med den største glede og fryd gjennom det uendelige himmelrom, istemme sin melodi i ditt Høyeste Navn i alle egner, fryde ørene med denne kallen og gjøre øynene strålende ved synet av ledelsens tegn!

O Herre! Jeg er enslig, alene og ubetydelig. For meg er der ingen annen støtte enn deg, ingen hjelper unntatt deg og ingen forsørger uten deg. Styrk meg i din tjeneste, bistå meg med dine engleskarer, gjør meg seierrik i utbredelsen av ditt Ord og la meg få forkynne din visdom blant dine skapninger. Sannelig, du er de svakes hjelper og forsvareren for de små, og sannelig, du er den sterke, den mektige og den uhemmede!

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~97w AB03043

O Herre! Hen til deg tyr jeg for å finne tilflukt, og henimot alle dine tegn vender jeg mitt hjerte.

O Herre! Om jeg er på reise eller hjemme, i mitt virke eller i mitt arbeid, så setter jeg all min lit til deg.

Gi meg derfor din fyldestgjørende hjelp for således å gjøre meg uavhengig av alle ting, o du som er uovertruffen i din barmhjertighet!

Skjenk meg min del, o Herre, slik du behager, og gjør meg tilfreds med hva du enn har forordnet for meg.

Hos deg ligger den absolutte myndighet til å befale.

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~122w AB07155

Min Herre! Min Herre! Jeg priser deg og jeg takker deg for det hvormed du har begunstiget din ydmyke tjenerinne, din trell som trygler og bønnfaller deg, fordi du I sannhet har ledet henne til ditt åpenbare rike og latt henne få høre din opphøyede kallen I den timelige verden og skue dine tegn som viser at ditt seierrike herredømme over alle ting er kommet til syne.

O min Herre, jeg vier det uns t I mitt morsliv til deg. Gjør det derfor til et rosverdig barn I ditt rike og uns t skjebnens yndling ved din uns tog din gavmildhet; la det utvikles og vokse opp I din oppdragelses varetekt. Sannelig, du er den gavmilde! Sannelig, du er den nåderike Herre!

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~218w BB00004REN

Ære være deg, o Herre, du som har frembragt alle skapte ting, ved din befalings kraft.

O Herre! Bistå dem som har forsaket alt annet enn deg, og skjenk dem en stor seier. Send ned til dem, o Herre, skaren av engler fra himmelen og fra jorden og fra alt som er mellom dem, for å hjelpe dine tjenere, for å komme dem til unnsetning og styrke dem, for å sette dem i stand til å oppnå fremgang, for å støtte dem, for å ikle dem herlighet, for å skjenke dem ære og opphøyelse, for å berike dem og for å gi dem å vinne en vidunderlig seier.

Du er deres Herre, himlenes og jordens Herre, alle verdeners Herre. Styrk denne tro, o Herre, gjennom disse tjeneres kraft, og gi dem å vinne seier over alle verdens folk; for de er i sannhet dine tjenere som har løsrevet seg fra alt annet enn deg, og du er sannelig de sanne troendes beskytter.

Gi du, o Herre, at deres hjerter -gjennom troskap mot denne din ukrenkelige tro -kan bli sterkere enn noe annet i himmelen og på jorden og i hva som enn er mellom dem; og styrk, o Herre, deres hender med tegnene på din underfulle kraft slik at de kan åpenbare din kraft for hele menneskehetens øyne.

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~104w BH00238
Lys og herlighet, hyllest og lovprisning være over hans Saks Hender, ved hvem standhaftighetens lys har strålt frem og den sannhet er fastslått at myndigheten til å velge ligger hos Gud, den sterke, den mektige, den uhemmede, ved hvem gavmildhetens osean har bølget og duften av de nådige gunstbevisninger fra Gud, menneskehetens Herre, har bredt seg. Vi bønnfaller ham –opphøyet er han – om å verne dem ved sine hærskarers makt, om å beskytte dem ved sin veldes kraft og om å bistå dem ved sin ubetvingelige styrke uns t alle skapte ting overlegen. Herredømmet tilhører Gud, himlenes skaper og Herren over navnenes rike.
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~58w BH01313NAM
Ditt navn er min helbredelse, o min Gud, og ihukommelse av deg er mitt legemiddel. Å være deg nær er mitt håp, og kjærlighet til deg er min ledsager. Din barmhjertighet mot meg er min helbredelse og min hjelp både i denne verden og i den kommende verden. Sannelig, du er den overmåte gavmilde, den allvitende, den allvise.
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~247w BH07166

Forherliget være du, o min Gud! Se -mitt hode er rede til å falle for din viljes sverd, min hals er beredt til å bære ditt ønskes lenker, mitt hjerte lengter etter å bli gjort til skyteskive for din forordnings piler, mine øyne venter på å skue din underfulle barmhjertighets merker og tegn. For hva som enn kan vederfares meg fra deg er det kjæreste ønske for dem som tørster etter å møte deg, og den sterkeste lengsel hos slike som har nærmet seg ditt kongesete.

Ved din veldes herlighet, o du min høyt elskede! Å ha ofret mitt liv for ditt Selvs manifestasjoner, å ha gitt min sjel som offer på den vei som din vidunderlige Skjønnhets åpenbarere har vandret, er å ha ofret min ånd for din ånd, mitt vesen for ditt vesen, min ære for din ære. Det er som om jeg hadde bragt alle disse ting som offer for din skyld, og for dine elskedes skyld.

Om mitt legeme enn pines av de prøvelser som vederfares meg fra deg, om det enn hjemsøkes av din forordnings åpenbaringer, så fryder dog min sjel seg over å ha drukket av din Skjønnhets vann, og over å ha nådd frem til bredden av din evighets osean. Sømmer det seg for en elsker å flykte fra sin elskede, eller å svike den som er gjenstand for hans hjertes lengsel? Nei, vi tror alle på deg og har et inderlig håp om å tre inn i ditt nærvær.

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~222w BH08244

Forherliget være ditt navn, o Herre min Gud! Jeg bønnfaller deg ved din makt som har omsluttet alle skapte ting, og ved ditt herredømme som har nådd ut over hele skaperverkets grenser, og ved ditt Ord som var skjult i din visdom og ved hvilket du skapte din himmel og din jord, om både å gjøre oss i stand til å være urokkelige i vår kjærlighet til deg og i vår lydighet overfor ditt ønske, og til å feste vårt blikk på ditt åsyn og lovprise din herlighet. Gi oss derfor, o min Gud, evnen til å spre dine tegn viden om blant dine skapninger, og til å beskytte din tro i ditt rike. Du har alltid eksistert uavhengig av hvilke som helst av dine skapningers omtale, og du vil forbli som du har vært for evig og alltid.

Til deg har jeg satt all min lit, mot deg har jeg vendt mitt ansikt, til ditt kjærlige forsyns bånd har jeg klynget meg, og hen mot din barmhjertighets ly har jeg hastet. Vis meg ikke skuffet bort fra din dør, o min Gud, og hold ikke din nåde tilbake fra meg, for deg alene søker jeg. Ingen Gud er der utenom deg, den evig tilgivende, den mest gavmilde.

Lovet være du, o du som er elsket av dem som har kjent deg!

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~73w TMP00761
O min herlige Herre! Hjelp meg til å avstå fra enhver avvikende tilbøyelighet; til å holde enhver opprørsk lidenskap i tømme; til å gjøre motivene for min oppførsel rene; til å tilegne meg den ydmykhet som ikke lar seg anfekte av noen utfordring, den tålmodighet som ingen lidelse kan gjøre slutt på, den rettskaffenhet som ingen selviskhet kan rokke, så at jeg kan bli skikket til å tjene deg og utbre ditt Ord.
Theory: AB patience prayer -- "O my glorious Lord! Help me to abstain from every wayward inclination; hold every rebellious passion in check; make pure the motives of my conduct; humility no challenge can upset, patience no suffering can end, uprightness no selfishness can shake." Not in inventory. X-code candidate (XAB). Challenge: Gemini times out on all 3 strategies.
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Children ~68w AB10714

Children

O Thou kind Lord! These lovely children are the handiwork of the fingers of Thy might and the wondrous signs of Thy greatness. O God! Protect these children, graciously assist them to be educated and enable them to render service to the world of humanity. O God! These children are pearls, cause them to be nurtured within the shell of Thy loving-kindness.

Thou art the Bountiful, the All-Loving.

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Steadfastness ~60w AB00001FIR

Steadfastness

O Lord my God! Assist Thy loved ones to be firm in Thy Faith, to walk in Thy ways, to be steadfast in Thy Cause. Give them Thy grace to withstand the onslaught of self and passion, to follow the light of divine guidance. Thou art the Powerful, the Gracious, the Self-Subsisting, the Bestower, the Compassionate, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~151w AB00006

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Lord so rich in bounty, so replete with grace,

Whose knowledge doth mine inmost heart and soul embrace!

At morn, the solace of my soul is none but Thee;

The knower of my loss and woe is none but Thee.

The heart that for a moment hath Thy mention known

Will seek no friend save longing pain for Thee alone.

Withered be the heart that sigheth not for Thee,

And better blind the eye that crieth not for Thee!

In all mine hours of deepest gloom, O Lord of might,

My heart hath Thy remembrance for a shining light.

Do, through Thy favour, breathe Thy spirit into me,

That what hath never been may thus forever be.

Consider not our merit and our worth,

O Lord of bounty, but the grace Thou pourest forth.

Upon these broken-winged birds whose flight is slow

Out of Thy tender mercy newfound wings bestow.

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Evening ~866w AB00034

Evening

O my Lord! I have drawn nigh unto Thee, in the depths of this darksome night, confiding in Thee with the tongue of my heart, trembling with joy at the sweet scents that blow from Thy realm, the All-Glorious, calling unto Thee, saying:

O my Lord, no words do I find to glorify Thee; no way do I see for the bird of my mind to soar upward to Thy Kingdom of Holiness; for Thou, in Thy very essence, art sanctified above those tributes, and in Thy very being art beyond the reach of those praises which are offered Thee by the people that Thou hast created. In the sanctity of Thine own being hast Thou ever been exalted above the understanding of the learned among the Company on high, and forever wilt Thou remain enwrapped within the holiness of Thine own reality, unreached by the knowledge of those dwellers in Thine exalted Kingdom who glorify Thy Name.

O God, my God! How can I glorify or describe Thee inaccessible as Thou art; immeasurably high and sanctified art Thou above every description and praise.

O God, my God! Have mercy then upon my helpless state, my poverty, my misery, my abasement! Give me to drink from the generous cup of Thy grace and forgiveness, stir me with the sweet scents of Thy love, gladden my bosom with the light of Thy knowledge, purify my soul with the mysteries of Thy oneness, raise me to life with the gentle breeze that cometh from the gardens of Thy mercy—till I sever myself from all else but Thee, and lay hold of the hem of Thy garment of grandeur, and consign to oblivion all that is not Thee, and be companioned by the sweet breathings that waft during these Thy days, and attain unto faithfulness at Thy Threshold of Holiness, and arise to serve Thy Cause, and to be humble before Thy loved ones, and, in the presence of Thy favoured ones, to be nothingness itself.

Verily art Thou the Helper, the Sustainer, the Exalted, the Most Generous.

O God, my God! I beg of Thee by the dawning of the light of Thy Beauty that hath illumined all the earth, and by the glance of Thy divine compassion’s eye that considereth all things, and by the surging sea of Thy bestowals in which all things are immersed, and by Thy streaming clouds of bounty raining down gifts upon the essences of all created things, and by the splendours of Thy mercy that existed before ever the world was—to help Thy chosen ones to be faithful, and assist Thy loved ones to serve at Thine exalted Threshold, and cause them to gain the victory through the battalions of Thy might that overpowereth all things, and reinforce them with a great fighting host from out of the Concourse on high.

O my Lord! They are weak souls standing at Thy door; they are paupers in Thy courtyard, desperate for Thy grace, in dire need of Thy succour, turning their faces toward the kingdom of Thy oneness, yearning for the bounties of Thy bestowals. O my Lord! Flood Thou their minds with Thy holy light; cleanse Thou their hearts with the grace of Thine assistance; gladden their bosoms with the fragrance of the joys that waft from Thy Company above; make bright their eyes by beholding the signs and tokens of Thy might; cause them to be the ensigns of purity, the banners of sanctity waving high above all creatures on the summits of the earth; make Thou their words to move hearts which are even as solid rock. May they arise to serve Thee and dedicate themselves to the Kingdom of Thy divinity, and set their faces toward the realm of Thy Self-Subsistence, and spread far and wide Thy signs, and be illumined by Thy streaming lights, and unfold Thy hidden mysteries. May they guide Thy servants unto gentle waters and to the fountain of Thy mercy that welleth and leapeth in the midmost heart of the Heaven of Thy oneness. May they hoist the sail of detachment upon the Ark of Salvation, and move over the seas of Thy knowledge; may they spread wide the pinions of unity and by their aid soar upward to the Kingdom of Thy singleness to become servants whom the Supreme Concourse will applaud, whose praises the dwellers in Thine all-glorious realm will utter; may they hear the heralds of the invisible world as they raise their cry of the Most Great Glad-Tidings; may they, in their longing to meet Thee, invoke and pray unto Thee, intoning wondrous orisons at the dawn of light—O my Lord Who disposest all things—shedding their tears at morningtide and even, yearning to pass into the shadow of Thy mercy that endeth never.

Help them, O my Lord, under all conditions, support them at all times with Thine angels of holiness, they who are Thine invisible hosts, Thy heavenly battalions who bring down to defeat the massed armies of this nether world.

Verily art Thou the Mighty, the Powerful, the Strong, the All-Encompassing, the One Who hath dominion over all that is.

Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, 2.1–2.9

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Spiritual Growth ~275w AB00044PRO

Spiritual Growth

O Thou Provider! Thou hast breathed over the friends in the West the sweet fragrance of the Holy Spirit, and with the light of divine guidance Thou hast lit up the western sky. Thou hast made those who were once remote to draw near unto Thyself; Thou hast turned strangers into loving friends; Thou hast awakened those who slept; Thou hast made the heedless mindful.

O Thou Provider! Assist Thou these noble friends to win Thy good pleasure, and make them well wishers of stranger and friend alike. Bring them into the world that abideth forever; grant them a portion of heavenly grace; cause them to be true Bahá’ís, sincerely of God; save them from outward semblances, and establish them firmly in the truth. Make them signs and tokens of the Kingdom, luminous stars above the horizons of this nether life. Make them to be a comfort and a solace to humankind and servants to the peace of the world. Exhilarate them with the wine of Thy counsel, and grant that all of them may tread the path of Thy commandments.

O Thou Provider! The dearest wish of this servant of Thy Threshold is to behold the friends of East and West in close embrace; to see all the members of human society gathered with love in a single great assemblage, even as individual drops of water collected in one mighty sea; to behold them all as birds in one garden of roses, as pearls of one ocean, as leaves of one tree, as rays of one sun.

Thou art the Mighty, the Powerful, and Thou art the God of strength, the Omnipotent, the All-Seeing.

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Triumph of the Cause ~190w AB00065KIN

Triumph of the Cause

O God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for kindling the fire of divine love in the Holy Tree on the summit of the loftiest mount: that Tree which is “neither of the East nor of the West,” that fire which blazed out till the flame of it soared upward to the Concourse on high, and from it those realities caught the light of guidance, and cried out: “Verily have we perceived a fire on the slope of Mount Sinai.”

O God, my God! Increase Thou this fire, as day followeth day, till the blast of it setteth in motion all the earth. O Thou, my Lord! Kindle the light of Thy love in every heart, breathe into men’s souls the spirit of Thy knowledge, gladden their breasts with the verses of Thy oneness. Call Thou to life those who dwell in their tombs, warn Thou the prideful, make happiness worldwide, send down Thy crystal waters, and in the assemblage of manifest splendors, pass round that cup which is “tempered at the camphor fountain.”

Verily, art Thou the Giving, the Forgiving, the Ever-Bestowing. Verily, art Thou the Merciful, the Compassionate.

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Firmness in the Covenant ~82w AB00065STE

Firmness in the Covenant

O my Lord and my Hope! Help Thou Thy loved ones to be steadfast in Thy mighty Covenant, to remain faithful to Thy manifest Cause, and to carry out the commandments Thou didst set down for them in Thy Book of Splendors; that they may become banners of guidance and lamps of the Company above, wellsprings of Thine infinite wisdom, and stars that lead aright, as they shine down from the supernal sky.

Verily, art Thou the Invincible, the Almighty, the All-Powerful.

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Spiritual Growth ~188w AB00083RAD

Spiritual Growth

O God, my God! This is Thy radiant servant, Thy spiritual thrall, who hath drawn nigh unto Thee and approached Thy presence. He hath turned his face unto Thine, acknowledging Thy oneness, confessing Thy singleness, and he hath called out in Thy name among the nations, and led the people to the streaming waters of Thy mercy, O Thou Most generous Lord! To those who asked he hath given to drink from the cup of guidance that brimmeth over with the wine of Thy measureless grace.

O Lord, assist him under all conditions, cause him to learn Thy well-guarded mysteries, and shower down upon him Thy hidden pearls. Make of him a banner rippling from castle summits in the winds of Thy heavenly aid, make of him a wellspring of crystal waters.

O my forgiving Lord! Light up the hearts with the rays of a lamp that sheddeth abroad its beams, disclosing to those among Thy people whom Thou hast bounteously favored, the realities of all things.

Verily, Thou art the Mighty, the Powerful, the Protector, the Strong, the Beneficent! Verily, Thou art the Lord of all mercies!

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~98w AB00101

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

In the name of God, the Forgiver!

Although this wretched state in which I am, O my God, maketh me deserving of Thy wrath and punishment, yet it beseemeth Thy good-pleasure and Thy bounties to confer Thy forgiveness on Thy servants and to bestow Thy good favour upon them. I ask Thee by Thy Name, which Thou hast made the King of all names, to protect me by Thy power and Thine omnipotence from all calamity and all that is repugnant to Thee, and from all that is contrary to Thy will. Thou art supreme over all things.

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Spiritual Growth ~187w AB00128FEE

Spiritual Growth

O God, my God! These are Thy feeble servants; they are Thy loyal bondsmen and Thy handmaidens, who have bowed themselves down before Thine exalted Utterance and humbled themselves at Thy Threshold of light, and borne witness to Thy oneness through which the Sun hath been made to shine in midday splendor. They have listened to the summons Thou didst raise from out Thy hidden Realm, and with hearts quivering with love and rapture, they have responded to Thy call.

O Lord, shower upon them all the outpourings of Thy mercy, rain down upon them all the waters of Thy grace. Make them to grow as beauteous plants in the garden of heaven, and from the full and brimming clouds of Thy bestowals and out of the deep pools of Thine abounding grace make Thou this garden to flower, and keep it ever green and lustrous, ever fresh and shimmering and fair.

Thou art, verily, the Mighty, the Exalted, the Powerful, He Who alone, in the heavens and on the earth, abideth unchanged. There is none other God save Thee, the Lord of manifest tokens and signs.

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Teaching ~262w AB00156LOW

Teaching

Thou seest me, O my God, bowed down in lowliness, humbling myself before Thy commandments, submitting to Thy sovereignty, trembling at the might of Thy dominion, fleeing from Thy wrath, entreating Thy grace, relying upon Thy forgiveness, shaking with awe at Thy fury. I implore Thee with a throbbing heart, with streaming tears and a yearning soul, and in complete detachment from all things, to make Thy lovers as rays of light across Thy realms, and to aid Thy chosen servants to exalt Thy Word, that their faces may turn beauteous and bright with splendor, that their hearts may be filled with mysteries, and that every soul may lay down its burden of sin. Guard them then from the aggressor, from him who hath become a shameless and blasphemous doer of wrong.

Verily, Thy lovers thirst, O my Lord; lead them to the wellspring of bounty and grace. Verily, they hunger; send down unto them Thy heavenly table. Verily, they are naked; robe them in the garments of learning and knowledge.

Heroes are they, O my Lord, lead them to the field of battle. Guides are they, make them to speak out with arguments and proofs. Ministering servants are they, cause them to pass round the cup that brimmeth with the wine of certitude. O my God, make them to be songsters that carol in fair gardens, make them lions that couch in the thickets, whales that plunge in the vasty deep.

Verily, Thou art He of abounding grace. There is none other God save Thee, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Ever-Bestowing.

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Revealed to the Bahá’ís of Canada and Greenland ~163w AB00169BEH

Revealed to the Bahá’ís of Canada and Greenland

The spreaders of the fragrances of God should recite this prayer every morning:

O God, my God! Thou beholdest this weak one begging for celestial strength, this poor one craving Thy heavenly treasures, this thirsty one longing for the fountain of eternal life, this afflicted one yearning for Thy promised healing through Thy boundless mercy which Thou hast destined for Thy chosen servants in Thy kingdom on high.

O Lord! I have no helper save Thee, no shelter besides Thee, and no sustainer except Thee. Assist me with Thine angels to diffuse Thy holy fragrances and to spread abroad Thy teachings amongst the choicest of Thy people.

O my Lord! Suffer me to be detached from aught else save Thee, to hold fast to the hem of Thy bounty, to be wholly devoted to Thy Faith, to remain fast and firm in Thy love and to observe what Thou hast prescribed in Thy Book.

Verily, Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, the Omnipotent.

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Aid and Assistance ~125w AB00174

Aid and Assistance

O thou who art turning thy face towards God! Close thine eyes to all things else, and open them to the realm of the All-Glorious. Ask whatsoever thou wishest of Him alone; seek whatsoever thou seekest from Him alone. With a look He granteth a hundred thousand hopes, with a glance He healeth a hundred thousand incurable ills, with a nod He layeth balm on every wound, with a glimpse He freeth the hearts from the shackles of grief. He doeth as He doeth, and what recourse have we? He carrieth out His Will, He ordaineth what He pleaseth. Then better for thee to bow down thy head in submission, and put thy trust in the All-Merciful Lord.

Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, 22

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Teaching ~62w AB00189AID

Teaching

O God, my God! Aid Thou Thy trusted servants to have loving and tender hearts. Help them to spread, amongst all the nations of the earth, the light of guidance that cometh from the Company on high. Verily, Thou art the Strong, the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Subduing, the Ever-Giving. Verily, Thou art the Generous, the Gentle, the Tender, the Most Bountiful.

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Aid and Assistance ~76w AB00204PIT

Aid and Assistance

O Thou divine Providence, pitiful are we, grant us Thy succour; homeless wanderers, give us Thy shelter; scattered, do Thou unite us; astray, gather us to Thy fold; bereft, do Thou bestow upon us a share and portion; athirst, lead us to the well-spring of Life; frail, strengthen us that we may arise to help Thy Cause and offer ourselves as a living sacrifice in the pathway of guidance.

Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, 233.17

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Revealed to the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada ~122w AB00218SOU

Revealed to the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada

O Thou incomparable God! O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! These souls are Thy heavenly army. Assist them and, with the cohorts of the Supreme Concourse, make them victorious, so that each one of them may become like unto a regiment and conquer these countries through the love of God and the illumination of divine teachings.

O God! Be Thou their supporter and their helper, and in the wilderness, the mountain, the valley, the forests, the prairies and the seas, be Thou their confidant—so that they may cry out through the power of the Kingdom and the breath of the Holy Spirit.

Verily, Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty and the Omnipotent, and Thou art the Wise, the Hearing and the Seeing.

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Gatherings ~144w AB00388COM

Gatherings

O Divine Providence! This assemblage is composed of Thy friends who are attracted to Thy beauty and are set ablaze by the fire of Thy love. Turn these souls into heavenly angels, resuscitate them through the breath of Thy Holy Spirit, grant them eloquent tongues and resolute hearts, bestow upon them heavenly power and merciful susceptibilities, cause them to become the promulgators of the oneness of mankind and the cause of love and concord in the world of humanity, so that the perilous darkness of ignorant prejudice may vanish through the light of the Sun of Truth, this dreary world may become illumined, this material realm may absorb the rays of the world of spirit, these different colors may merge into one color and the melody of praise may rise to the kingdom of Thy sanctity.

Verily, Thou art the Omnipotent, and the Almighty!

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Gatherings ~77w AB00397HEA

Gatherings

O Thou loving Provider! These souls have hearkened to the summons of the Kingdom, and have gazed upon the glory of the Sun of Truth. They have risen upward to the refreshing skies of love; they are enamoured of Thy nature, and they worship Thy beauty. Unto Thee have they turned themselves, speaking together of Thee, seeking out Thy dwelling, and thirsting for the waterbrooks of Thy heavenly realm.

Thou art the Giver, the Bestower, the Ever-Loving.

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Aid and Assistance ~128w AB00431PIT

Aid and Assistance

Lord! Pitiful are we, grant us Thy favor; poor, bestow upon us a share from the ocean of Thy wealth; needy, do Thou satisfy us; abased, give us Thy glory. The fowls of the air and the beasts of the field receive their meat each day from Thee, and all beings partake of Thy care and loving-kindness.

Deprive not this feeble one of Thy wondrous grace and vouchsafe by Thy might unto this helpless soul Thy bounty.

Give us our daily bread, and grant Thine increase in the necessities of life, that we may be dependent on none other but Thee, may commune wholly with Thee, may walk in Thy ways and declare Thy mysteries. Thou art the Almighty and the Loving and the Provider of all mankind.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~114w AB00495OPE

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

He is God!

O peerless Lord! Praised be Thou for having kindled that light in the glass of the Concourse on high, for having guided that bird of faithfulness to the nest of the Abhá Kingdom. Thou hast joined that precious river to the mighty sea, Thou hast returned that spreading ray of light to the Sun of Truth. Thou hast welcomed that captive of remoteness into the garden of reunion, and led him who longed to look upon Thee to Thy presence in Thy bright place of lights.

Thou art the Lord of tender love, Thou art the last goal of the yearning heart, Thou art the dearest wish of the martyr’s soul.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~131w AB00518

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Divine Providence, Thou art the Ever-Forgiving! O Thou Almighty God, Thou art the Gracious! Let this dearly loved servant of Thine abide beneath the shadow of Thy glory, and grant that this hapless and lowly one may prosper and flourish within the precincts of Thy mercy. Give him to drink from the chalice of Thy nearness, and let him abide under the shade of the Blessed Tree. Confer upon him the honour of attaining Thy presence, and bestow upon him everlasting bliss. Graciously assist the surviving kindred of this noble soul to follow in the footsteps of their dear father, to show forth his character and conduct amongst all people, to follow Thy path, seek Thy good-pleasure, and utter Thy praise. Thou art the Ever-Loving God, the Lord of bounty.

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Detachment ~172w AB00553

Detachment

O God, my God! Fill up for me the cup of detachment from all things, and in the assembly of Thy splendors and bestowals, rejoice me with the wine of loving Thee. Free me from the assaults of passion and desire, break off from me the shackles of this nether world, draw me with rapture unto Thy supernal realm, and refresh me amongst the handmaids with the breathings of Thy holiness.

O Lord, brighten Thou my face with the lights of Thy bestowals, light Thou mine eyes with beholding the signs of Thine all-subduing might; delight my heart with the glory of Thy knowledge that encompasseth all things, gladden Thou my soul with Thy soul-reviving tidings of great joy, O Thou King of this world and the Kingdom above, O Thou Lord of dominion and might, that I may spread abroad Thy signs and tokens, and proclaim Thy Cause, and promote Thy Teachings, and serve Thy Law and exalt Thy Word.

Thou art, verily, the Powerful, the Ever-Giving, the Able, the Omnipotent.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~713w AB00559

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

He is the All-Glorious.

Praise be unto Thee, O my Lord, O my Lord! I cry unto Thee from within the depths of my heart, within mine inmost being, the reality of mine essence, the very core of my life. I call Thee to mind from mine outward and mine inward self, from out my very bones and flesh and blood, from my soul and heart and tongue and pen—aflame with the fire of my love for Thy chosen ones, frenzied with yearning over Thy greatly favoured ones, those who have cast away their lives upon Thy pathway and given up their own selves for love of Thee, and their own blood for desire of Thee. They are the ones who have made themselves the arrow’s target, who have found sweet the lance-head’s biting steel, who craved that, for the upraising of Thy Word, their heads be raised upon the spear-point, and that their hearts be torn apart—out of adoration for Thy beauty, and yearning for Thy presence, and longing for Thy love, and in ardently seeking to extol Thy glory, to be drawn unto Thy heaven, and to be drowned in the sea of devotion unto Thee.

Among these was this youth, comely and sweet, he whom Thou didst call ‘Alí the Less in the kingdom of names, he whom Thou hast made, in the kingdom of attributes, to be ‘Alí the Great. For he, O my Lord, when he did drink from the cup of bestowals at the hands of the cupbearer of Thy grace, became drunken with the red wine of love for Thee, and there rose, over the horizon of his heart, the bright rays of knowing Thee. Then was he enraptured with the wine of desire for Thee, and out of longing for Thee he sped to the martyr’s field, and following Thy path, he quit the bridal chamber on his wedding night, he left his cushioned ease and joy for a place of affliction and pain, and from his rank of honour and esteem was cast down to the depths of humiliation and abasement.

And then, at the decree of the worst among Thy creatures, did he redden his smooth and delicate cheek with the blush of his spilled-out blood, and with his life-blood dyed his clustered locks. Then did he exchange the fine embroidered garment, put on for his wedding night, for clothing dark with gouts of blood, and laid himself down in the bed of the scorned and despised, down in the dust of misery and loss, in exchange for his safe couch of bliss. This he did in his yearning for Thy realm, the all-glorious, and Thine Abhá Company. Then they rent his breast that had rejoiced in the tokens of Thy love, and they ripped at his heart, flaming with desire for Thee; and on Thy path, they shot their arrows of hate at his fair, open bosom and, because of his love for Thee, with their cruel blade struck off the noble head.

Then they set his head on the point of their tyrant’s lance, and they carried it to his tender-hearted and grievously wronged mother and to his honourable, his sorrowing bride. And to terrify their hearts and threaten them with more—so as to make them waver in their faith and cause their feet to stumble on Thy highway of truth, Thy path that runneth straight—they flung it into the courtyard of their spacious home.

Praise be unto Thee, O my Lord, that Thou didst keep their hearts firmly grounded in Thy love. They took that noble head and set it down outside the house, returning that precious substance to the merciless among Thy creatures, and told them: “God forbid! The head that we have offered up on the path of God, we will not take back. We will not ask for it again, the hidden gem, the treasured and well-guarded pearl that we have given up in love for God. O, may this comely head but vanish under the galloping horses’ hooves! May the steeds of the obdurate trample it to dust!”

O my Lord! Make Thou this martyr a hero of Thy Kingdom, make him a mighty pillar in Thy supernal realms, a blazing star in Thy resplendent heaven.

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Spiritual Assembly ~158w AB00774SAB

Spiritual Assembly

Come ye together in gladness unalloyed, and at the beginning of the meeting, recite ye this prayer:

O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! Though our bodies be gathered here together, yet our spellbound hearts are carried away by Thy love, and yet are we transported by the rays of Thy resplendent face. Weak though we be, we await the revelations of Thy might and power. Poor though we be, with neither goods nor means, still take we riches from the treasures of Thy Kingdom. Drops though we be, still do we draw from out Thy ocean deeps. Motes though we be, still do we gleam in the glory of Thy splendid Sun.

O Thou our Provider! Send down Thine aid, that each one gathered here may become a lighted candle, each one a center of attraction, each one a summoner to Thy heavenly realms, till at last we make this nether world the mirror image of Thy Paradise.

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Humanity ~186w AB00787SPL

Humanity

O God, O Thou Who hast cast Thy splendor over the luminous realities of men, shedding upon them the resplendent lights of knowledge and guidance, and hast chosen them out of all created things for this supernal grace, and hast caused them to encompass all things, to understand their inmost essence, and to disclose their mysteries, bringing them forth out of darkness into the visible world! “He verily showeth His special mercy to whomsoever He will.”

O Lord, help Thou Thy loved ones to acquire knowledge and the sciences and arts, and to unravel the secrets that are treasured up in the inmost reality of all created beings. Make them to hear the hidden truths that are written and embedded in the heart of all that is. Make them to be ensigns of guidance amongst all creatures, and piercing rays of the mind shedding forth their light in this, the “first life.” Make them to be leaders unto Thee, guides unto Thy path, runners urging men on to Thy Kingdom.

Thou verily art the Powerful, the Protector, the Potent, the Defender, the Mighty, the Most Generous.

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Youth ~141w AB00949HEA

Youth

O Thou kind Lord! Graciously bestow a pair of heavenly wings unto each of these fledglings, and give them spiritual power that they may wing their flight through this limitless space and may soar to the heights of the Abhá Kingdom.

O Lord! Strengthen these fragile seedlings that each one may become a fruitful tree, verdant and flourishing. Render these souls victorious through the potency of Thy celestial hosts, that they may be able to crush the forces of error and ignorance and to unfurl the standard of fellowship and guidance amidst the people; that they may, even as the reviving breaths of the spring, refresh and quicken the trees of human souls and like unto vernal showers make the meads of that region green and fertile.

Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful; Thou art the Bestower and the All-Loving.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~73w AB00949WIN

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Thou kind Lord!

Grant that these trees may become the adornment of the Abhá Paradise. Cause them to grow through Thy celestial bounty. Make them fresh and verdant and besprinkle them with heavenly dewdrops. Attire them with robes of radiant beauty and crown their heads with gorgeous blossoms. Adorn them with goodly fruit and waft over them Thy sweet savours.

Thou art the Bestower, the All-Loving, the Most Radiant, the Most Resplendent.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~85w AB01097GUA

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Lord! Guard Thou the children that are born in Thy day, are nurtured at the breast of Thy love, and fostered in the bosom of Thy grace.

O Lord, they are verily young branches growing in the gardens of Thy knowledge, they are boughs budding in Thy groves of grace. Grant them a share of Thy generous gifts, make them to thrive and flourish in the rain that raineth from the clouds of Thy bestowal.

Thou art verily the Generous, the Clement, the Compassionate!

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~190w AB01339

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Divine Providence! Awaken me and make me conscious. Cause me to be detached from all else save Thee, and captivate me by the love of Thy beauty. Waft upon me the breath of the Holy Spirit, and suffer me to hearken to the call of the Abhá Kingdom. Bestow upon me heavenly power, and kindle the lamp of the spirit within the innermost chamber of my heart. Release me from every bond, and deliver me from every attachment, that I may cherish no desire except Thy good-pleasure, seek naught besides Thy Countenance, and tread no path other than Thy path. Grant that I may enable the heedless to become mindful and the slumberers to awaken, that I may proffer the water of life to those who are sore athirst and bring divine healing to those who are sick and ailing.

Though I am lowly, abased, and poor, yet Thou art my haven and my refuge, my supporter and my helper. Send down Thine aid in such wise that all may be astounded. O God! Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most Powerful, the Giver, the Bestower, and the All-Seeing.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~103w AB01954

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Lord! Grant me a measure of Thy grace and loving-kindness, Thy care and protection, Thy shelter and bounty, that the end of my days may be distinguished above their beginning, and the close of my life may open the portals to Thy manifold blessings. May Thy loving-kindness and bounty descend upon me at every moment, and Thy forgiveness and mercy be vouchsafed with every breath, until, beneath the sheltering shadow of Thine upraised Standard, I may at last repair to the Kingdom of the All-Praised. Thou art the Bestower and the Ever-Loving, and Thou art, verily, the Lord of grace and bounty.

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Families ~90w AB02000DIS

Families

O Lord! In this Most Great Dispensation Thou dost accept the intercession of children in behalf of their parents. This is one of the special infinite bestowals of this Dispensation. Therefore, O Thou kind Lord, accept the request of this Thy servant at the threshold of Thy singleness and submerge his father in the ocean of Thy grace, because this son hath arisen to render Thee service and is exerting effort at all times in the pathway of Thy love. Verily, Thou art the Giver, the Forgiver and the Kind!

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~232w AB02235

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

He is God.

O Thou kind and beloved Lord! These friends are exhilarated with the wine of the Covenant and are wanderers in the wilderness of Thy love. Their hearts are consumed by the flames of remoteness from Thee, and they yearn eagerly for the revelation of Thy splendours. From Thine invisible Kingdom, the Realm of the unseen, reveal unto them the effulgent glory of Thy grace, and shed upon them the radiance of Thy bounty. At every moment, send forth a new blessing and reveal a fresh favour.

O Divine Providence! We are weak and Thou art the Most Powerful. We are as tiny ants and Thou art the King of the Realm of Glory. Bestow Thy grace and confer Thy bounty upon us, that we may kindle a flame and shed its splendour abroad, that we may show forth strength and render some service. Grant that we may bring illumination to this darksome earth and spirituality to this fleeting world of dust. Suffer us not to rest for a moment, nor to defile ourselves with the transitory things of this life. Enable us to prepare a banquet of guidance, inscribe with our life-blood the verses of love, leave fear and peril behind, become even as fruitful trees, and cause human perfections to appear in this ephemeral world. Thou, in truth, art the All-Bountiful, the Most Compassionate, the Ever-Forgiving, the Pardoner.

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Firmness in the Covenant ~155w AB02342AWA

Firmness in the Covenant

O compassionate God! Thanks be to Thee for Thou hast awakened and made me conscious. Thou hast given me a seeing eye and favored me with a hearing ear, hast led me to Thy kingdom and guided me to Thy path. Thou hast shown me the right way and caused me to enter the ark of deliverance. O God! Keep me steadfast and make me firm and staunch. Protect me from violent tests, and preserve and shelter me in the strongly fortified fortress of Thy Covenant and Testament. Thou art the Powerful. Thou art the Seeing. Thou art the Hearing.

O Thou the Compassionate God. Bestow upon me a heart which, like unto glass, may be illumined with the light of Thy love, and confer upon me thoughts which may change this world into a rose garden through the outpourings of heavenly grace.

Thou art the Compassionate, the Merciful. Thou art the Great Beneficent God.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~167w AB02685

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

He is God.

O Thou kind Lord! Illumine the hearts with the light of Thy most great guidance. Revive the souls through Thy most joyful glad-tidings. Illumine the eyes by granting them to behold Thy lights. Make the ears attentive by causing them to hear Thy call. Enable us to enter the Kingdom of Thy holiness and quicken us with the breaths of the Holy Spirit. Give us everlasting life and grant us heavenly perfections. O Lord! Make our lives to be a ransom for Thy sake and bestow upon us a new spirit. Confer upon us heavenly power and bestow upon us everlasting joy. Confirm us in service to the world of humanity. Make us instruments of concord, binding together the hearts. O Lord! Awaken us from our slumber and grant us wisdom and understanding, that we may unravel the secrets of Thy Book and discover the mysteries that lie hid in Thy Words. Thou art the Almighty. Thou art the Giver. Thou art the Ever-Loving.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~215w AB02984

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Thou Omnipotent Lord! We are all held within the mighty grasp of Thy power. Thou art our Supporter and our Helper. Grant us Thy tender mercy, bestow upon us Thy bounty, open the portals of grace, and cast upon us the glance of Thy favours. Let a vivifying breeze waft over us, and quicken Thou our yearning hearts. Illumine our eyes and make the sanctuary of our hearts the envy of every blossoming bower. Rejoice every soul and gladden every spirit. Reveal Thine ancient power and make manifest Thy great might. Cause the birds of human souls to soar to new heights, and let Thy confidants in this nether world fathom the mysteries of Thy Kingdom. Set firm our steps and bestow upon us unwavering hearts. We are sinners, and Thou art the Ever-Forgiving. We are Thy servants, and Thou art the Sovereign Lord. We are homeless wanderers, and Thou art our haven and refuge. Graciously aid and assist us to diffuse Thy sweet savours and to exalt Thy Word. Elevate the station of the dispossessed, and bestow Thine inexhaustible treasure upon the destitute. Vouchsafe Thy strength unto the weak, and confer heavenly power upon the feeble. Thou art the Provider, Thou art the Gracious, Thou art the Lord Who ruleth over all things.

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Families ~169w AB03017CAL

Families

O God, my God! This Thy handmaid is calling upon Thee, trusting in Thee, turning her face unto Thee, imploring Thee to shed Thy heavenly bounties upon her, and to disclose unto her Thy spiritual mysteries, and to cast upon her the lights of Thy Godhead.

O my Lord! Make the eyes of my husband to see. Rejoice Thou his heart with the light of the knowledge of Thee, draw Thou his mind unto Thy luminous beauty, cheer Thou his spirit by revealing unto him Thy manifest splendors.

O my Lord! Lift Thou the veil from before his sight. Rain down Thy plenteous bounties upon him, intoxicate him with the wine of love for Thee, make him one of Thy angels whose feet walk upon this earth even as their souls are soaring through the high heavens. Cause him to become a brilliant lamp, shining out with the light of Thy wisdom in the midst of Thy people.

Verily, Thou art the Precious, the Ever-Bestowing, the Open of Hand.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~278w AB03524

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Thou kind Lord! These souls are Thy friends who are gathered together and are carried away by Thy love. They are transported by the rays of Thy beauty and captivated by Thy musk-laden locks. They have surrendered their hearts to Thee and, lowly and helpless, wander in Thy path. They have forsaken friend and stranger alike and have laid hold of Thy unity, bowing in adoration before Thee.

They belonged to this nether world; Thou didst welcome them into Thy Kingdom. They were as withered plants in the wilderness of deprivation and loss; Thou didst make them the saplings of the garden of knowledge and understanding. Their voices were stilled; Thou didst cause them to speak forth. They were dispirited; Thou didst shed illumination upon them. They were as parched and barren soil; Thou didst turn them into a rose-garden of inner meanings. They were as children in the world of humanity; Thou didst enable them to attain heavenly maturity.

O Thou kind One! Grant them a haven and a refuge within the shelter of Thy protection, and shield them from tests and trials. Lend them Thine invisible assistance, and confer upon them Thine infallible grace.

O Thou kind and beloved Lord! They are as the body, and Thou art the Spirit of life. The body is dependent for its freshness and beauty upon the grace of the spirit. They stand, therefore, in need of Thy confirmations and yearn for the sustaining power of the Holy Spirit in this new Revelation. Thou art the Mighty. Thou art the Giver, the Provider, the Bestower, and the Forgiver. Thou art the One Who shineth brightly from the invisible Realm.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~294w AB03600

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

He is God.

O God, my God! With utter lowliness and fervour, humility and devotion, I implore Thee with my tongue and my heart, with my spirit and my soul, and with my mind and my conscience, to grant the most cherished of all desires, destine the most meritorious of all deeds, and ordain all honour and perfection, favour and beauty, prosperity and salvation for this family that hath hastened to Thy sheltering shadow at the break of Thy resplendent morn and sought refuge within Thy safe haven and Thy mighty stronghold. Verily, these souls heeded Thy call, drew nigh unto Thy Threshold, were set aflame with the fire of Thy love, and were carried away by the breaths of Thy holiness. They were constant in the service of Thy Cause, humble before Thy Countenance, and noble beneath Thy sheltering shadow. They are renowned as the bearers of Thy name amongst Thy people and make mention of Thee amidst Thy servants.

O God, my God! Exalt them by Thine ancient glory, honour them in Thy Kingdom of grandeur, and assist them with the hosts of Thy favours in this great Day. O Lord, my God! Raise aloft their banner, grant them an ampler share of Thy protection, spread abroad their signs, and increase their radiance, that they may become a glass for the lamp of Thy manifold favours and spreaders of Thy loving-kindness and bounties.

O Lord, my God! Be Thou their companion in their loneliness, and in their moments of anguish surround them with Thine aid. Bequeath unto them Thy Book and vouchsafe unto them the full measure of Thy gifts and bestowals. Thou art in truth the Mighty, the Powerful, the Gracious, the Bountiful, and verily, Thou art the Merciful, the Compassionate.

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The Departed ~166w AB03896MAJ

The Departed

O my God! O my God! Verily, Thy servant, humble before the majesty of Thy divine supremacy, lowly at the door of Thy oneness, hath believed in Thee and in Thy verses, hath testified to Thy word, hath been enkindled with the fire of Thy love, hath been immersed in the depths of the ocean of Thy knowledge, hath been attracted by Thy breezes, hath relied upon Thee, hath turned his face unto Thee, hath offered his supplications to Thee, and hath been assured of Thy pardon and forgiveness. He hath abandoned this mortal life and hath flown to the kingdom of immortality, yearning for the favor of meeting Thee.

O Lord, glorify his station, shelter him under the pavilion of Thy supreme mercy, cause him to enter Thy glorious paradise, and perpetuate his existence in Thine exalted rose garden, that he may plunge into the sea of light in the world of mysteries.

Verily, Thou art the Generous, the Powerful, the Forgiver and the Bestower.

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Children ~75w AB04004BAB

Children

O God! Rear this little babe in the bosom of Thy love, and give it milk from the breast of Thy Providence. Cultivate this fresh plant in the rose garden of Thy love and aid it to grow through the showers of Thy bounty. Make it a child of the kingdom, and lead it to Thy heavenly realm. Thou art powerful and kind, and Thou art the Bestower, the Generous, the Lord of surpassing bounty.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~46w AB04475PLT

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Lord!

Plant this tender seedling in the garden of Thy manifold bounties, water it from the fountains of Thy loving-kindness and grant that it may grow into a goodly plant through the outpourings of Thy favour and grace.

Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful.

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Spiritual Assembly ~218w AB04620

Spiritual Assembly

Prayer to be said at the close of the meeting of the Spiritual Assembly.

O God! O God! From the unseen kingdom of Thy oneness behold us assembled in this spiritual meeting, believing in Thee, confident in Thy signs, firm in Thy Covenant and Testament, attracted to Thee, set aglow with the fire of Thy love and sincere in Thy Cause. We are servants in Thy vineyard, spreaders of Thy religion, devoted worshipers of Thy countenance, humble towards Thy loved ones, submissive before Thy door, and imploring Thee to confirm us in serving Thy chosen ones, to support us with Thine unseen hosts, to strengthen our loins in Thy servitude and to make us submissive and adoring subjects communing with Thee.

O our Lord! We are weak, and Thou art the Mighty, the Powerful. We are lifeless, and Thou art the great life-giving Spirit. We are needy, and Thou art the Sustainer, the Powerful.

O our Lord! Turn our faces unto Thy merciful countenance, feed us from Thy heavenly table with Thine abundant grace, assist us with the hosts of Thy supreme angels and confirm us through the holy ones of the Kingdom of Abhá.

Verily, Thou art the Generous, the Merciful. Thou art the Possessor of great bounty, and, verily, Thou art the Clement and the Gracious.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~191w AB04900

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Thou unseen Friend! O Desire of all in this world and the world to come! O Thou compassionate Beloved! These helpless souls are captivated by Thy love, and these feeble ones seek shelter at Thy Threshold. Every night they sigh and moan in their remoteness from Thee, and every morn they lament and weep by reason of the onslaught of the people of malice. They are afflicted at every moment with a fresh anguish, and are sore tried at each breath by the tyranny of every wicked oppressor. Praise be to Thee that, notwithstanding this, they are ablaze as a temple of fire and shine resplendent as the sun and the moon. They stand tall, like upraised banners, in the Cause of God, and hasten, like valiant horsemen, into the arena. They have bloomed like sweet blossoms and are filled with joy like the laughing rose. Wherefore, O Thou loving Provider, graciously assist these holy souls by Thy heavenly grace which is vouchsafed from Thy Kingdom, and grant that these sanctified beings may manifest the signs of the Most High. Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Pitiful, the All-Merciful, the Compassionate.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~153w AB04947

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Thou kind God!

From America, that distant country, we hastened to the Holy Land and directed our steps toward this blessed Spot. We attained unto the two blessed and sacred Thresholds and obtained boundless grace therefrom. We have now come to Mount Carmel, which is Thy sacred garden. Most of the Prophets turned to Thee in prayer upon this holy mountain, communing with Thee in the utmost humility at the midnight hour.

O Lord! We are now in this blessed place. We beseech Thine infinite bounties and long for a joyous and tranquil conscience. We desire firmness in the Covenant and seek Thy good-pleasure to our last breath.

O Lord! Forgive our sins and bestow upon us Thy manifold favours. Shield us within the shelter of Thy protection. Guard and preserve these two little children and nurture them in the embrace of Thy Love.

Thou art the Forgiver, the Resplendent, the Ever-Loving.

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Detachment ~139w AB04980HOP

Detachment

O God, my God! Thou art my Hope and my Beloved, my highest Aim and Desire! With great humbleness and entire devotion I pray to Thee to make me a minaret of Thy love in Thy land, a lamp of Thy knowledge among Thy creatures, and a banner of divine bounty in Thy dominion.

Number me with such of Thy servants as have detached themselves from everything but Thee, have sanctified themselves from the transitory things of this world, and have freed themselves from the promptings of the voicers of idle fancies.

Let my heart be dilated with joy through the spirit of confirmation from Thy kingdom, and brighten my eyes by beholding the hosts of divine assistance descending successively upon me from the kingdom of Thine omnipotent glory.

Thou art, in truth, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the All-Powerful.

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Teaching ~191w AB05167

Teaching

Thou knowest, O God, and art my witness that I have no desire in my heart save to attain Thy good pleasure, to be confirmed in servitude unto Thee, to consecrate myself in Thy service, to labor in Thy great vineyard and to sacrifice all in Thy path. Thou art the All-Knowing and the All-Seeing. I have no wish save to turn my steps, in my love for Thee, towards the mountains and the deserts to loudly proclaim the advent of Thy Kingdom, and to raise Thy call amidst all men. O God! Open Thou the way for this helpless one, grant Thou the remedy to this ailing one and bestow Thy healing upon this afflicted one. With burning heart and tearful eyes I supplicate Thee at Thy Threshold.

O God! I am prepared to endure any ordeal in Thy path and desire with all my heart and soul to meet any hardship.

O God! Protect me from tests. Thou knowest full well that I have turned away from all things and freed myself of all thoughts. I have no occupation save mention of Thee and no aspiration save serving Thee.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~108w AB05364

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Thou incomparable God! We are Thy humble servants, and Thou art the All-Glorious. We are sinners, and Thou art the Ever-Forgiving. We are captives, poor and lowly, and Thou art our shelter and our aid. We are as tiny ants, and Thou art the Lord of majesty, enthroned in the highest heaven. Protect us, as a token of Thy grace, and withhold not from us Thy care and assistance. O Lord! Thy tests are indeed severe, and Thy trials can lay in ruin foundations wrought of steel. Preserve and strengthen us; cheer and gladden our hearts. Graciously assist us to serve, even as ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Thy sacred Threshold.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~49w AB05367

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O God! Grant Thy favour, and bestow Thy blessing. Vouchsafe Thy grace, and give a portion of Thy bounty. Enable these men to witness during this year the fulfilment of their hopes. Send down Thy heavenly rain, and provide Thy plenteousness and abundance. Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~189w AB05754

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Thou peerless and loving Lord! Though capacity and worthiness are lacking, and it is infinitely hard to withstand tribulations, yet worthiness and capacity are gifts vouchsafed by Thee. O Lord! Give us capacity and make us worthy, that we may evince the most great steadfastness, renounce this world and all its people, kindle the fire of Thy love, and even as candles, burn bright with a consuming flame and shed abroad our radiance.

O Lord of the Kingdom! Deliver us from this world of vain illusions, and lead us unto the realm of the infinite. Suffer us to be wholly freed from this nether life, and cause us to be blessed with the bountiful gifts of the Kingdom. Release us from this world of nothingness that beareth the semblance of reality, and confer upon us life everlasting. Bestow on us joy and delight, and favour us with gladness and contentment. Comfort our hearts, and grant peace and tranquillity to our souls, so that upon ascending unto Thy Kingdom we may attain Thy presence and may rejoice in the realms above. Thou art the Giver, the Bestower, the Almighty!

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Teaching ~53w AB05805SER

Teaching

O my God, aid Thou Thy servant to raise up the Word, and to refute what is vain and false, to establish the truth, to spread the sacred verses abroad, reveal the splendors, and make the morning’s light to dawn in the hearts of the righteous.

Thou art, verily, the Generous, the Forgiving.

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The Departed ~172w AB05996

The Departed

O Lord, O Thou Whose mercy hath encompassed all, Whose forgiveness is transcendent, Whose bounty is sublime, Whose pardon and generosity are all-embracing, and the lights of Whose forgiveness are diffused throughout the world! O Lord of Glory! I entreat Thee, fervently and tearfully, to cast upon Thy handmaiden who hath ascended unto Thee the glances of the eye of Thy mercy. Robe her in the mantle of Thy grace, bright with the ornaments of the celestial Paradise, and, sheltering her beneath the tree of Thy oneness, illumine her face with the lights of Thy mercy and compassion.

Bestow upon Thy heavenly handmaiden, O God, the holy fragrances born of the spirit of Thy forgiveness. Cause her to dwell in a blissful abode, heal her griefs with the balm of Thy reunion, and, in accordance with Thy will, grant her admission to Thy holy Paradise. Let the angels of Thy loving-kindness descend successively upon her, and shelter her beneath Thy blessed Tree. Thou art, verily, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous, the All-Bountiful.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~164w AB06000

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O my God! O Thou Who endowest every just power and equitable dominion with abiding glory and everlasting might, with permanence and stability, with constancy and honour! Aid Thou by Thy heavenly grace every government that acteth justly towards its subjects and every sovereign authority, derived from Thee, that shieldeth the poor and the weak under the banner of its protection.

I beseech Thee, by Thy divine grace and surpassing bounty, to aid this just government, the canopy of whose authority is spread over vast and mighty lands and the evidences of whose justice are apparent in its prosperous and flourishing regions. Assist, O my God, its hosts, raise aloft its ensigns, bestow influence upon its word and its utterance, protect its lands, increase its honour, spread its fame, reveal its signs, and unfurl its banner through Thine all-subduing power and Thy resplendent might in the kingdom of creation.

Thou, verily, aidest whomsoever Thou willest, and Thou, verily, art the Almighty, the Most Powerful.

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Midnight Prayer ~119w AB06528MID

Midnight Prayer

O seeker of Truth! If thou desirest that God may open thine eye, thou must supplicate unto God, pray to and commune with Him at midnight, saying:

O Lord, I have turned my face unto Thy kingdom of oneness and am immersed in the sea of Thy mercy. O Lord, enlighten my sight by beholding Thy lights in this dark night, and make me happy by the wine of Thy love in this wonderful age. O Lord, make me hear Thy call, and open before my face the doors of Thy heaven, so that I may see the light of Thy glory and become attracted to Thy beauty.

Verily, Thou art the Giver, the Generous, the Merciful, the Forgiving.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~83w AB06891FOR

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Thou forgiving God! Forgive the sins of my loving mother, pardon her shortcomings, cast upon her the glance of Thy gracious providence, and enable her to gain admittance into Thy Kingdom.

O God! From the earliest days of my life she educated and nurtured me, yet I did not recompense her for her toil and labours. Do Thou reward her by granting her eternal life and making her exalted in Thy Kingdom.

Verily, Thou art the Forgiver, the Bestower, and the Kind.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~205w AB07006

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Lord, our God! We are helpless; Thou art the Lord of strength and power. We are wretched; Thou art the Almighty, the All-Glorious. We are poor; Thou art the All-Possessing, the Most Generous. Graciously assist us in our servitude to Thy sacred Threshold, and aid us, through Thy strengthening grace, to worship Thee at the dawning-places of Thy praise. Enable us to diffuse Thy holy fragrances amongst Thy creatures, and strengthen our loins to serve Thee amidst Thy servants, so that we may guide all nations to Thy Most Great Name and lead all peoples to the shores of the glorious ocean of Thy oneness.

O Lord! Deliver us from the attachments of the world and its peoples, from the transgressions of the past, and from the afflictions yet to come, that we may arise to exalt Thy Word with the utmost joy and radiance and celebrate Thy praise in the daytime and in the night season, that we may summon all people to the way of guidance and enjoin them to observe righteousness, and that we may chant the verses of Thy unity amidst all Thy creation. Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most Powerful.

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Humanity ~192w AB07124

Humanity

O Thou kind Lord! O Thou Who art generous and merciful! We are servants of Thy threshold and are gathered beneath the sheltering shadow of Thy divine unity. The sun of Thy mercy is shining upon all, and the clouds of Thy bounty shower upon all. Thy gifts encompass all, Thy loving providence sustains all, Thy protection overshadows all, and the glances of Thy favor are cast upon all. O Lord! Grant Thine infinite bestowals, and let the light of Thy guidance shine. Illumine the eyes, gladden the hearts with abiding joy. Confer a new spirit upon all people and bestow upon them eternal life. Unlock the gates of true understanding and let the light of faith shine resplendent. Gather all people beneath the shadow of Thy bounty and cause them to unite in harmony, so that they may become as the rays of one sun, as the waves of one ocean, and as the fruit of one tree. May they drink from the same fountain. May they be refreshed by the same breeze. May they receive illumination from the same source of light. Thou art the Giver, the Merciful, the Omnipotent.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~166w AB07253

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O my kind Lord, O Thou the desire of my heart and soul! Bestow upon Thy friends Thy loving-kindness, and grant them Thine unfailing mercy. Be Thou a solace to Thine ardent lovers, and a friend, a comforter, and a loving companion to them who yearn for Thee. Their hearts are ablaze with the fire of Thy love, and their souls are consumed with the flame of devotion to Thee. They long, one and all, to hasten unto the altar of love, that they may willingly lay down their lives.

O Divine Providence! Grant them Thy favour, guide them aright, graciously aid them to achieve spiritual victory, and confer upon them heavenly bestowals. O Lord, assist them by Thy munificence and grace, and make their radiant faces lamps of guidance in assemblies devoted to the knowledge of Thee, and signs of heavenly bounty in gatherings where Thy verses are expounded. Thou art, verily, the Merciful, the All-Bountiful, the One Whose help is implored by all men.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~117w AB07303

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

He is God!

O Thou pure God! Let these saplings which have sprouted by the stream of Thy guidance become fresh and verdant through the outpourings of the clouds of Thy tender mercy; cause them to be stirred by the gentle winds wafting from the meads of Thy oneness and suffer them to be revived through the rays of the Sun of Reality, that they may continually grow and flourish, and burst into blossoms and fruit.

O Lord God! Bestow upon each one understanding; give them power and strength and cause them to mirror forth Thy divine aid and confirmation, so that they may become highly distinguished among the people.

Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful.

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The Departed ~119w AB07304

The Departed

O Thou forgiving Lord!

Although some souls have spent the days of their lives in ignorance, and became estranged and contumacious, yet, with one wave from the ocean of Thy forgiveness, all those encompassed by sin will be set free. Whomsoever Thou willest Thou makest a confidant, and whosoever is not the object of Thy choice is accounted a transgressor. Shouldst Thou deal with us with Thy justice, we are all naught but sinners and deserving to be shut out from Thee, but shouldst Thou uphold mercy, every sinner would be made pure and every stranger a friend. Bestow, then, Thy forgiveness and pardon, and grant Thy mercy unto all.

Thou art the Forgiver, the Lightgiver and the Omnipotent.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~181w AB07346

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

He is God!

O Thou kind Lord! We are poor children, needy and insignificant, yet we are plants which have sprouted by Thy heavenly stream and saplings bursting into bloom in Thy divine springtime. Make us fresh and verdant by the outpourings of the clouds of Thy mercy; help us to grow and develop through the rays of the sun of Thy goodly gifts and cause us to be refreshed by the quickening breeze wafting from the meadows of Truth. Grant that we may become flourishing trees laden with fruit in the orchard of knowledge, brilliant stars shining above the horizon of eternal happiness and radiant lamps shedding light upon the assemblage of mankind.

O Lord! Should Thy tender care be vouchsafed unto us, each one of us would, even as an eagle, soar to the pinnacle of knowledge, but were we left to ourselves we would be consumed away and would fall into loss and frustration. Whatever we are, from Thee do we proceed and before Thy threshold do we seek refuge.

Thou art the Bestower, the Bountiful, the All-Loving.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~150w AB07484

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

He is God.

O thou who circlest in adoration about the Spot round which circle the Concourse on high! Raise thou thy hands in gratitude at the Threshold of the one true God, and say: O Thou the highest aspiration of every ardent lover! O Thou the Guide of every wandering soul! Thou hast favoured this feeble servant with Thine infinite blessings, and led this hapless and lowly one unto the Threshold of Thy oneness. Thou hast lifted to these parched lips the living waters of Thy loving-kindness and revived this weary and withered soul with the breezes of divine mercy. I yield Thee thanks for having bestowed upon me a full portion from Thy most gracious favour and invested me with the honour of attaining unto Thy sacred Threshold. I beseech an infinite share from the bounties of Thy Kingdom on high. Grant Thine assistance. Confer Thy gracious favour.

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Spiritual Growth ~152w AB07709CON

Spiritual Growth

O my God! O my God! Glory be unto Thee for that Thou hast confirmed me to the confession of Thy oneness, attracted me unto the word of Thy singleness, enkindled me by the fire of Thy love, and occupied me with Thy mention and the service of Thy friends and maidservants.

O Lord, help me to be meek and lowly, and strengthen me in severing myself from all things and in holding to the hem of the garment of Thy glory, so that my heart may be filled with Thy love and leave no space for love of the world and attachment to its qualities.

O God! Sanctify me from all else save Thee, purge me from the dross of sins and transgressions, and cause me to possess a spiritual heart and conscience.

Verily, Thou art merciful and, verily, Thou art the Most Generous, Whose help is sought by all men.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~120w AB07737

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

He is God.

O Thou forgiving Lord! These servants were noble souls, and these radiant hearts were made illumined and resplendent through the light of Thy guidance. They drank a brimming cup of the wine of Thy love, and gave ear to eternal mysteries imparted by the melodies of Thy knowledge. They bound their hearts to Thee, broke free from the snare of estrangement, and laid hold of Thy unity. Make these precious souls companions of the inmates of Heaven, and admit them into the circle of Thy chosen ones. Make them intimates of Thy mysteries in the retreats of the realm above, and immerse them in the sea of lights. Thou art the Bestower, the Luminous, and the Kind.

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Protection ~135w AB07759

Protection

O my Lord! Thou knowest that the people are encircled with pain and calamities and are environed with hardships and trouble. Every trial doth attack man and every dire adversity doth assail him like unto the assault of a serpent. There is no shelter and asylum for him except under the wing of Thy protection, preservation, guard and custody.

O Thou the Merciful One! O my Lord! Make Thy protection my armor, Thy preservation my shield, humbleness before the door of Thy oneness my guard, and Thy custody and defense my fortress and my abode. Preserve me from the suggestions of self and desire, and guard me from every sickness, trial, difficulty and ordeal.

Verily, Thou art the Protector, the Guardian, the Preserver, the Sufficer, and verily, Thou art the Merciful of the Most Merciful.

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The Departed ~98w AB07850

The Departed

O my God, O Forgiver of sins and Dispeller of afflictions! O Thou Who art the Pardoner, the Merciful! I raise my suppliant hands to Thee, tearfully beseeching the court of Thy divine Essence to forgive, through Thy grace and clemency, Thy handmaiden who hath ascended unto the seat of truth. Cause her, O Lord, to be overshadowed by the clouds of Thy bounty and favor, immerse her in the ocean of Thy forgiveness and pardon, and enable her to enter that sanctified abode, Thy heavenly Paradise.

Thou art, verily, the Mighty, the Compassionate, the Generous, the Merciful.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~127w AB07942

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Divine Providence! Immerse the father and mother of this servant of Thy Threshold in the ocean of Thy forgiveness, and purge and sanctify them from every sin and transgression. Grant them Thy forgiveness and mercy, and bestow upon them Thy gracious pardon. Thou, verily, art the Pardoner, the Ever-Forgiving, the Bestower of abundant grace. O Thou forgiving Lord! Though we are sinners, yet our hopes are fixed upon Thy promise and assurance. Though we are enveloped by the darkness of error, yet we have at all times turned our faces to the morn of Thy bountiful favours. Deal with us as beseemeth Thy Threshold, and confer upon us that which is worthy of Thy Court. Thou art the Ever-Forgiving, the Pardoner, He Who overlooketh every shortcoming.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~160w AB08272

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Lord! What an outpouring of bounty Thou hast vouchsafed, and what a flood of abounding grace Thou hast granted! Thou didst make all the hearts to become even as a single heart, and all the souls to be bound together as one soul. Thou didst endow inert bodies with life and feeling, and didst bestow upon lifeless frames the consciousness of the spirit. Through the effulgent rays shed from the Day-Star of the All-Merciful, Thou didst invest these atoms of dust with visible existence, and through the billows of the ocean of oneness, Thou didst enable these evanescent drops to surge and roar.

O Almighty One Who endowest a blade of straw with the might of a mountain and enablest a speck of dust to mirror forth the glory of the resplendent sun! Grant us Thy tender grace and favour, so that we may arise to serve Thy Cause and not be shamefaced before the peoples of the earth.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~126w AB08487

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O God, my God! Give me to drink from the cup of Thy bestowal and illumine my face with the light of guidance. Make me firm in the path of faithfulness, assist me to be steadfast in Thy mighty Covenant, and suffer me to be numbered with Thy chosen servants. Unlock before my face the doors of abundance, grant me deliverance, and sustain me, through means I cannot reckon, from the treasuries of heaven. Suffer me to turn my face toward the countenance of Thy generosity and to be entirely devoted to Thee, O Thou Who art merciful and compassionate! To those that stand fast and firm in Thy Covenant Thou, verily, art gracious and generous. All praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds!

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~133w AB08489

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

He is God.

O God, my God! I have set my face towards Thee, and supplicate the outpourings of the ocean of Thy healing. Graciously assist me, O Lord, to serve Thy people and to heal Thy servants. If Thou dost aid me, the remedy I offer will become a healing medicine for every ailment, a draught of life-giving waters for every burning thirst, and a soothing balm for every yearning heart. If Thou dost not aid me, it will be naught but affliction itself, and I will scarcely bring healing to any soul.

O God, my God! Aid and assist me through Thy power to heal the sick. Thou art, verily, the Healer, the Sufficer, He Who is the remover of every pain and sickness, He Who hath dominion over all things.

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Children ~104w AB08693

Children

O Peerless Lord! Be Thou a shelter for this poor child and a kind and forgiving Master unto this erring and unhappy soul. O Lord! Though we are but worthless plants, yet we belong to Thy garden of roses. Though saplings without leaves and blossoms, yet we are a part of Thine orchard. Nurture this plant then through the outpourings of the clouds of Thy tender mercy and quicken and refresh this sapling through the reviving breath of Thy spiritual springtime. Suffer him to become heedful, discerning and noble, and grant that he may attain eternal life and abide in Thy Kingdom for evermore.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~97w AB08694

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Thou kind Lord! Sanctify my heart from all attachment, and gladden my soul with tidings of joy. Free me from attachment to friend and stranger alike, and captivate me with Thy love, that I may become wholly devoted to Thee and be filled with fervid rapture; that I may desire naught but Thee, seek no one except Thyself, tread no other path besides Thine, and commune only with Thee; that I may, even as a nightingale, be spellbound by Thy love and, by day and night, sigh and wail and weep and cry out, “Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá!”

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~115w AB09137

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

He is God!

O God, my God! We are children who have sucked the milk of divine knowledge from the breast of Thy love and have been admitted into Thy Kingdom while of tender age. We implore Thee in the daytime and in the night season saying: O Lord! Make firm our steps in Thy Faith, guard us within the stronghold of Thy protection, nourish us from Thy heavenly table, enable us to become signs of divine guidance and lamps aglow with upright conduct and aid us through the potency of the angels of Thy kingdom, O Thou Who art the Lord of glory and majesty!

Verily Thou art the Bestower, the Merciful, the Compassionate.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~102w AB09273

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Divine Providence! Perplexing difficulties have arisen and formidable obstacles have appeared. O Lord! Remove these difficulties and show forth the evidences of Thy might and power. Ease these hardships and smooth our way along this arduous path. O Divine Providence! The obstacles are unyielding, and our toil and hardship are conjoined with a myriad adversities. There is no helper save Thee, and no succourer except Thyself. We set all our hopes on Thee, and commit all our affairs unto Thy care. Thou art the Guide and the Remover of every difficulty, and Thou art the Wise, the Seeing, and the Hearing.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~138w AB09611VER

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O my God, O my God! Verily this plant hath yielded its fruit and standeth upright upon its stalk. Verily it hath astounded the farmers and perturbed the envious. O God, water it with showers from the cloud of Thy favours and cause it to yield great harvests heaped up like unto mighty hills in Thy land. Enlighten the hearts with a ray shining forth from Thy Kingdom of Oneness, illumine the eyes by beholding the signs of Thy grace, and gratify the ears by hearing the melodies of the birds of Thy confirmations singing in Thy heavenly gardens, so that these souls may become like thirsty fish swimming in the pools of Thy guidance and like tawny lions roaming in the forests of Thy bounty. Verily Thou art the Generous, the Merciful, the Glorious and the Bestower.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~102w AB09762

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O my God! Verily, the tabernacle of justice hath been pitched in the east and the west of this Holy Land. We yield Thee praise and thanksgiving for the arrival of this just authority and triumphant government, which exerciseth its power for the comfort of its subjects and the well-being of all people. O God! Assist Thou the great emperor George V, the King of England, through Thine eternal grace and Thy divine confirmations. Maintain then its sheltering shade over this venerable land through Thine aid, protection, and preservation. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, the Most Bountiful.

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Aid and Assistance ~116w AB10275

Aid and Assistance

Remove not, O Lord, the festal board that hath been spread in Thy Name, and extinguish not the burning flame that hath been kindled by Thine unquenchable fire. Withhold not from flowing that living water of Thine that murmureth with the melody of Thy glory and Thy remembrance, and deprive not Thy servants from the fragrance of Thy sweet savors breathing forth the perfume of Thy love.

Lord! Turn the distressing cares of Thy holy ones into ease, their hardship into comfort, their abasement into glory, their sorrow into blissful joy, O Thou that holdest in Thy grasp the reins of all mankind!

Thou art, verily, the One, the Single, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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Children ~91w AB10324

Children

O my God! O my God! Thou seest these children who are the twigs of the tree of life, the birds of the meads of salvation, the pearls of the ocean of Thy grace, the roses of the garden of Thy guidance.

O God, our Lord! We sing Thy praise, bear witness to Thy sanctity and implore fervently the heaven of Thy mercy to make us lights of guidance, stars shining above the horizons of eternal glory amongst mankind, and to teach us a knowledge which proceedeth from Thee. Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá!

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~162w AB10342COM

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

He is God.

O ye children of the Kingdom! Give thanks unto God that, at this tender age, ye have entered into the Divine Kingdom. The bounty and bestowal of God have surrounded you. While ye were yet children, He chose you and elected you. Ye became the intimates of His mysteries, whilst those of riper age remained deprived. This is naught but a divine bestowal. Therefore give ye thanks unto God, saying:

O Compassionate God! O Lord of Hosts! Praise be unto Thee that Thou hast preferred these little children over the full-grown and mature, and bestowed upon them Thy special favours. Thou hast guided them. Thou hast been kind to them. Thou hast conferred upon them illumination and spirituality. Grant us Thy confirmation so that, when we grow up, we may engage in service to Thy Kingdom, become the cause of educating others, burn like radiant candles and shine like brilliant stars. Thou art the Giver, the Bestower, the Compassionate.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~100w AB10471

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Thou Provider, O Thou Forgiver! A noble soul hath ascended unto the Kingdom of reality, and hastened from the mortal world of dust to the realm of everlasting glory. Exalt the station of this recently arrived guest, and attire this long-standing servant with a new and wondrous robe.

O Thou Peerless Lord! Grant Thy forgiveness and tender care so that this soul may be admitted into the retreats of Thy mysteries and may become an intimate companion in the assemblage of splendours. Thou art the Giver, the Bestower, the Ever-Loving. Thou art the Pardoner, the Tender, the Most Powerful.

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Youth ~79w AB10492

Youth

O Thou kind Lord! Bestow heavenly confirmation upon this daughter of the kingdom, and graciously aid her that she may remain firm and steadfast in Thy Cause and that she may, even as a nightingale of the rose garden of mysteries, warble melodies in the Abhá Kingdom in the most wondrous tones, thereby bringing happiness to everyone. Make her exalted among the daughters of the kingdom and enable her to attain life eternal.

Thou art the Bestower, the All-Loving.

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Children ~64w AB10685

Children

O Thou most glorious Lord! Make this little maidservant of Thine blessed and happy; cause her to be cherished at the threshold of Thy oneness, and let her drink deep from the cup of Thy love so that she may be filled with rapture and ecstasy and diffuse sweet-scented fragrance. Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful, and Thou art the All-Knowing, the All-Seeing.

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Children ~94w AB10701

Children

O Lord! Make these children excellent plants. Let them grow and develop in the Garden of Thy Covenant, and bestow freshness and beauty through the outpourings of the clouds of the Abhá Kingdom.

O Thou kind Lord! I am a little child, exalt me by admitting me to the kingdom. I am earthly, make me heavenly; I am of the world below, let me belong to the realm above; gloomy, suffer me to become radiant; material, make me spiritual, and grant that I may manifest Thine infinite bounties.

Thou art the Powerful, the All-Loving.

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Youth ~85w AB10703RAD

Youth

O Lord! Make this youth radiant, and confer Thy bounty upon this poor creature. Bestow upon him knowledge, grant him added strength at the break of every morn and guard him within the shelter of Thy protection so that he may be freed from error, may devote himself to the service of Thy Cause, may guide the wayward, lead the hapless, free the captives and awaken the heedless, that all may be blessed with Thy remembrance and praise. Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful.

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Women ~98w AB10769

Women

O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire! Befriend me in my loneliness and accompany me in my exile. Remove my sorrow. Cause me to be devoted to Thy beauty. Withdraw me from all else save Thee. Attract me through Thy fragrances of holiness. Cause me to be associated in Thy Kingdom with those who are severed from all else save Thee, who long to serve Thy sacred threshold and who stand to work in Thy Cause. Enable me to be one of Thy maidservants who have attained to Thy good pleasure. Verily, Thou art the Gracious, the Generous.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~63w AB11035

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Lord! Bless this family and grant it happiness in both this world and the world to come. Confirm this distinguished person in the greatest service to the human world, which is the unity of all mankind, that he may attain to Thy good-pleasure in this world and obtain a bounteous portion from the surging ocean of divine outpourings in this luminous age.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~78w AB11064

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

He is the Most Glorious!

O my merciful Lord! This is a hyacinth which hath grown in the garden of Thy good pleasure and a twig which hath appeared in the orchard of true knowledge. Cause it, O Lord of bounty, to be refreshed continually and at all times through Thy vitalizing breezes, and make it verdant, fresh and flourishing through the outpourings of the clouds of Thy favours, O Thou kind Lord!

Verily Thou art the All-Glorious.

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Women ~74w AB11249

Women

O Lord!

Help this daughter of the Kingdom to be exalted in both worlds; cause her to turn away from this mortal world of dust and from those who have set their hearts thereon and enable her to have communion and close association with the world of immortality. Give her heavenly power and strengthen her through the breaths of the Holy Spirit that she may arise to serve Thee.

Thou art the Mighty One.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~150w AB11974

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O my eternal Beloved and my adored Friend! How long shall I remain bereft of Thy presence and sorely afflicted by remoteness from Thee? To the retreats of Thy heavenly Kingdom lead me, and at the scene of the appearance of Thy supernal Realm cast upon me the glance of Thy loving-kindness.

O Thou Omnipotent Lord! Number me among the denizens of the Kingdom. This mortal world is my abode; grant me a habitation in the realms of the Placeless. To this earthly plane I pertain; shed upon me the effulgence of Thy glorious light. In this world of dust I dwell; make me an inmate of Thy heavenly realm, so that I may lay down my life in Thy path and attain to my heart’s desire, may crown my head with the diadem of divine favour and raise the triumphal cry of “O Glory of God, the Most Glorious!”

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~121w AB12001

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Lord! Thou didst bestow and Thou didst summon back unto Thyself. Everything Thou dost purpose is to be obeyed, and all that Thou ordainest is the very essence of wisdom. I am content with Thy decree, yearning for Thy trials, and assured of Thy trust.

O God, my God! Cheer my heart through seemly patience and endurance under every grievous affliction. Bestow upon me fortitude, O Lord, and grant that I may be reckoned among Thy servants who have surrendered their will to Thy decree, who endure patiently every trial sent by Thee, who tread no path but that of resignation, and whom no grief, however great, can ever sadden. Thou art, in truth, the All-Bountiful, the Compassionate, the All-Merciful.

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Unity ~207w ABU0023UNI

Unity

O my God! O my God! Verily, I invoke Thee and supplicate before Thy threshold, asking Thee that all Thy mercies may descend upon these souls. Specialize them for Thy favor and Thy truth.

O Lord! Unite and bind together the hearts, join in accord all the souls, and exhilarate the spirits through the signs of Thy sanctity and oneness. O Lord! Make these faces radiant through the light of Thy oneness. Strengthen the loins of Thy servants in the service of Thy kingdom.

O Lord, Thou possessor of infinite mercy! O Lord of forgiveness and pardon! Forgive our sins, pardon our shortcomings, and cause us to turn to the kingdom of Thy clemency, invoking the kingdom of might and power, humble at Thy shrine and submissive before the glory of Thine evidences.

O Lord God! Make us as waves of the sea, as flowers of the garden, united, agreed through the bounties of Thy love. O Lord! Dilate the breasts through the signs of Thy oneness, and make all mankind as stars shining from the same height of glory, as perfect fruits growing upon Thy tree of life.

Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the Self-Subsistent, the Giver, the Forgiving, the Pardoner, the Omniscient, the One Creator.

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Forgiveness ~170w ABU0030SHE

Forgiveness

O Thou forgiving Lord! Thou art the shelter of all these Thy servants. Thou knowest the secrets and art aware of all things. We are all helpless, and Thou art the Mighty, the Omnipotent. We are all sinners, and Thou art the Forgiver of sins, the Merciful, the Compassionate. O Lord! Look not at our shortcomings. Deal with us according to Thy grace and bounty. Our shortcomings are many, but the ocean of Thy forgiveness is boundless. Our weakness is grievous, but the evidences of Thine aid and assistance are clear. Therefore, confirm and strengthen us. Enable us to do that which is worthy of Thy holy Threshold. Illumine our hearts, grant us discerning eyes and attentive ears. Resuscitate the dead and heal the sick. Bestow wealth upon the poor and give peace and security to the fearful. Accept us in Thy kingdom and illumine us with the light of guidance. Thou art the Powerful and the Omnipotent. Thou art the Generous. Thou art the Clement. Thou art the Kind.

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Gatherings ~205w ABU0070GAT

Gatherings

O Thou kind Lord! These are Thy servants who have gathered in this meeting, have turned unto Thy kingdom and are in need of Thy bestowal and blessing. O Thou God! Manifest and make evident the signs of Thy oneness which have been deposited in all the realities of life. Reveal and unfold the virtues which Thou hast made latent and concealed in these human realities.

O God! We are as plants, and Thy bounty is as the rain; refresh and cause these plants to grow through Thy bestowal. We are Thy servants; free us from the fetters of material existence. We are ignorant; make us wise. We are dead; make us alive. We are material; endow us with spirit. We are deprived; make us the intimates of Thy mysteries. We are needy; enrich and bless us from Thy boundless treasury. O God! Resuscitate us; give us sight; give us hearing; familiarize us with the mysteries of life, so that the secrets of Thy kingdom may become revealed to us in this world of existence and we may confess Thy oneness. Every bestowal emanates from Thee; every benediction is Thine.

Thou art mighty. Thou art powerful. Thou art the Giver, and Thou art the Ever-Bounteous.

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Gatherings ~308w ABU0095KIN

Gatherings

O Thou forgiving God! These servants are turning to Thy kingdom and seeking Thy grace and bounty. O God! Make their hearts good and pure in order that they may become worthy of Thy love. Purify and sanctify the spirits that the light of the Sun of Reality may shine upon them. Purify and sanctify the eyes that they may perceive Thy light. Purify and sanctify the ears in order that they may hear the call of Thy kingdom.

O Lord! Verily, we are weak, but Thou art mighty. Verily, we are poor, but Thou art rich. We are the seekers, and Thou art the One sought. O Lord! Have compassion upon us and forgive us; bestow upon us such capacity and receptiveness that we may be worthy of Thy favors and become attracted to Thy kingdom, that we may drink deep of the water of life, may be enkindled by the fire of Thy love, and be resuscitated through the breaths of the Holy Spirit in this radiant century.

O God, my God! Cast upon this gathering the glances of Thy loving-kindness. Keep safe each and all in Thy custody and under Thy protection. Send down upon these souls Thy heavenly blessings. Immerse them in the ocean of Thy mercy, and quicken them through the breaths of the Holy Spirit.

O Lord! Bestow Thy gracious aid and confirmation upon this just government. This country lieth beneath the sheltering shadow of Thy protection, and this people is in Thy service. O Lord! Confer upon them Thy heavenly bounty and render the outpourings of Thy grace and favor copious and abundant. Suffer this esteemed nation to be held in honor, and enable it to be admitted into Thy kingdom.

Thou art the Powerful, the Omnipotent, the Merciful, and Thou art the Generous, the Beneficent, the Lord of grace abounding.

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Humanity ~227w ABU0137ALL

Humanity

O Thou kind Lord! Thou hast created all humanity from the same stock. Thou hast decreed that all shall belong to the same household. In Thy Holy Presence they are all Thy servants, and all mankind are sheltered beneath Thy Tabernacle; all have gathered together at Thy Table of Bounty; all are illumined through the light of Thy Providence.

O God! Thou art kind to all, Thou hast provided for all, dost shelter all, conferrest life upon all. Thou hast endowed each and all with talents and faculties, and all are submerged in the Ocean of Thy Mercy.

O Thou kind Lord! Unite all. Let the religions agree and make the nations one, so that they may see each other as one family and the whole earth as one home. May they all live together in perfect harmony.

O God! Raise aloft the banner of the oneness of mankind.

O God! Establish the Most Great Peace.

Cement Thou, O God, the hearts together.

O Thou kind Father, God! Gladden our hearts through the fragrance of Thy love. Brighten our eyes through the Light of Thy Guidance. Delight our ears with the melody of Thy Word, and shelter us all in the Stronghold of Thy Providence.

Thou art the Mighty and Powerful, Thou art the Forgiving and Thou art the One Who overlooketh the shortcomings of all mankind.

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America ~115w ABU0268AME

America

O Thou kind Lord! This gathering is turning to Thee. These hearts are radiant with Thy love. These minds and spirits are exhilarated by the message of Thy glad-tidings. O God! Let this American democracy become glorious in spiritual degrees even as it has aspired to material degrees, and render this just government victorious. Confirm this revered nation to upraise the standard of the oneness of humanity, to promulgate the Most Great Peace, to become thereby most glorious and praiseworthy among all the nations of the world. O God! This American nation is worthy of Thy favors and is deserving of Thy mercy. Make it precious and near to Thee through Thy bounty and bestowal.

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Aid and Assistance ~147w ABU0826WEA

Aid and Assistance

O Lord! We are weak; strengthen us. O God! We are ignorant; make us knowing. O Lord! We are poor; make us wealthy. O God! We are dead; quicken us. O Lord! We are humiliation itself; glorify us in Thy Kingdom. If Thou dost assist us, O Lord, we shall become as scintillating stars. If Thou dost not assist us, we shall become lower than the earth. O Lord! Strengthen us. O God! Confer victory upon us. O God! Enable us to conquer self and overcome desire. O Lord! Deliver us from the bondage of the material world. O Lord! Quicken us through the breath of the Holy Spirit in order that we may arise to serve Thee, engage in worshiping Thee and exert ourselves in Thy Kingdom with the utmost sincerity. O Lord, Thou art powerful. O God, Thou art forgiving. O Lord, Thou art compassionate.

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Tests and Difficulties ~236w BB00001KNO

Tests and Difficulties

Thou knowest full well, O my God, that tribulations have showered upon me from all directions and that no one can dispel or transmute them except Thee. I know of a certainty, by virtue of my love for Thee, that Thou wilt never cause tribulations to befall any soul unless Thou desirest to exalt his station in Thy celestial Paradise and to buttress his heart in this earthly life with the bulwark of Thine all-compelling power, that it may not become inclined toward the vanities of this world. Indeed Thou art well aware that under all conditions I would cherish the remembrance of Thee far more than the ownership of all that is in the heavens and on the earth.

Strengthen my heart, O my God, in Thine obedience and in Thy love, and grant that I may be clear of the entire company of Thine adversaries. Verily, I swear by Thy glory that I yearn for naught besides Thyself, nor do I desire anything except Thy mercy, nor am I apprehensive of aught save Thy justice. I beg Thee to forgive me as well as those whom Thou lovest, howsoever Thou pleasest. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the Bountiful.

Immensely exalted art Thou, O Lord of the heavens and earth, above the praise of all men, and may peace be upon Thy faithful servants and glory be unto God, the Lord of all the worlds.

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Triumph of the Cause ~49w BB00002ENA

Triumph of the Cause

O Lord! Enable all the peoples of the earth to gain admittance into the Paradise of Thy Faith, so that no created being may remain beyond the bounds of Thy good-pleasure.

From time immemorial Thou hast been potent to do what pleaseth Thee and transcendent above whatsoever Thou desirest.

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Forgiveness ~185w BB00002MEN

Forgiveness

Glory be unto Thee, O God. How can I make mention of Thee while Thou art sanctified from the praise of all mankind. Magnified be Thy Name, O God, Thou art the King, the Eternal Truth; Thou knowest what is in the heavens and on the earth, and unto Thee must all return. Thou hast sent down Thy divinely ordained Revelation according to a clear measure. Praised art Thou, O Lord! At Thy behest Thou dost render victorious whomsoever Thou willest, through the hosts of heaven and earth and whatsoever existeth between them. Thou art the Sovereign, the Eternal Truth, the Lord of invincible might.

Glorified art Thou, O Lord, Thou forgivest at all times the sins of such among Thy servants as implore Thy pardon. Wash away my sins and the sins of those who seek Thy forgiveness at dawn, who pray to Thee in the daytime and in the night season, who yearn after naught save God, who offer up whatsoever God hath graciously bestowed upon them, who celebrate Thy praise at morn and eventide, and who are not remiss in their duties.

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Aid and Assistance ~74w BB00018DET

Aid and Assistance

O my God, my Lord and my Master! I have detached myself from my kindred and have sought through Thee to become independent of all that dwell on earth and ever ready to receive that which is praiseworthy in Thy sight. Bestow on me such good as will make me independent of aught else but Thee, and grant me an ampler share of Thy boundless favors. Verily, Thou art the Lord of grace abounding.

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Families ~143w BB00018FOR

Families

I beg Thy forgiveness, O my God, and implore pardon after the manner Thou wishest Thy servants to direct themselves to Thee. I beg of Thee to wash away our sins as befitteth Thy Lordship, and to forgive me, my parents, and those who in Thy estimation have entered the abode of Thy love in a manner which is worthy of Thy transcendent sovereignty and well beseemeth the glory of Thy celestial power.

O my God! Thou hast inspired my soul to offer its supplication to Thee, and but for Thee, I would not call upon Thee. Lauded and glorified art Thou; I yield Thee praise inasmuch as Thou didst reveal Thyself unto me, and I beg Thee to forgive me, since I have fallen short in my duty to know Thee and have failed to walk in the path of Thy love.

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Nearness to God ~51w BB00018PLE

Nearness to God

O my God, O my Lord, O my Master! I beg Thee to forgive me for seeking any pleasure save Thy love, or any comfort except Thy nearness, or any delight besides Thy good-pleasure, or any existence other than communion with Thee.

Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 216

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~114w BB00036

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

He is the Ever-Abiding, the Almighty, the Most High.

Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by this Name that hath been hemmed in by tribulations on every side and assailed by afflictions from every direction, in such wise that He findeth none to help Him on Thine earth or to succour Him in Thy dominion, to ease the pangs of labour for this handmaiden and guard her therefrom, and to free her from this pain and change it into comfort and relief. Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest, and able to ordain what Thou pleasest. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Incomparable, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.

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Birth of Bahá’u’lláh ~361w BB00047

Birth of Bahá’u’lláh

He is the Most Holy, the Most Great.

This is the month wherein was born He Who beareth the Most Great Name, Whose appearance hath caused the limbs of humankind to quake and the dust of Whose footsteps the Concourse on high and the dwellers of the cities of names have sought for a blessing. Whereupon they rendered praise unto God and cried out in joy and exultation. By God! This is the month through which all other months have been illumined, the month wherein He Who is the hidden Secret and the well-guarded Treasure hath been made manifest and hath called aloud amidst all humankind. All dominion belongeth to this newborn Child through Whom the face of creation hath been wreathed in smiles, and the trees have swayed, and the oceans have surged, and the mountains have taken flight, and Paradise hath lifted its voice, and the Rock hath cried out, and all things have exclaimed, “O concourse of creation! Hasten ye towards the dawning-place of the countenance of your Lord, the Merciful, the Compassionate!”

This is the month wherein Paradise itself was decked forth with the splendours of the countenance of its Lord, the All-Merciful, and the heavenly Nightingale warbled its melody upon the Divine Lote-Tree, and the hearts of the favoured ones were filled with rapture. But alas the people, for the most part, are heedless. Blessed be the one who hath recognized Him and apprehended that which was promised in the Books of God, the Almighty, the All-Praised; and woe betide him that hath turned aside from the One upon Whom the Concourse on high have fixed their gaze, Him who hath confounded every wayward misbeliever.

When once thou hast received this Tablet, intone it in the sweetest of melodies and say: Praise be to Thee, O my most merciful Lord, for remembering me in this Tablet whereby the fragrance of the garment of Thy knowledge was diffused and the oceans of Thy grace were made to surge. I bear witness that Thou art potent to do as Thou pleasest. No God is there but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Má’idiy-i-Ásmání, vol. 4, p. 342

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Protection

Glory be to Thee, O God! Thou art the God Who hath existed before all things, Who will exist after all things and will last beyond all things. Thou art the God Who knoweth all things, and is supreme over all things. Thou art the God Who dealeth mercifully with all things, Who judgeth between all things and Whose vision embraceth all things. Thou art God my Lord, Thou art aware of my position, Thou dost witness my inner and outer being.

Grant Thy forgiveness unto me and unto the believers who responded to Thy Call. Be Thou my sufficing helper against the mischief of whosoever may desire to inflict sorrow upon me or wish me ill. Verily, Thou art the Lord of all created things. Thou dost suffice everyone, while no one can be self-sufficient without Thee.

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Triumph of the Cause

O Lord! Provide for the speedy growth of the Tree of Thy divine Unity; water it then, O Lord, with the flowing waters of Thy good-pleasure, and cause it, before the revelations of Thy divine assurance, to yield such fruits as Thou desirest for Thy glorification and exaltation, Thy praise and thanksgiving, and to magnify Thy Name, to laud the oneness of Thine Essence and to offer adoration unto Thee, inasmuch as all this lieth within Thy grasp and in that of none other.

Great is the blessedness of those whose blood Thou hast chosen wherewith to water the Tree of Thine affirmation, and thus to exalt Thy holy and immutable Word.

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Protection

Ordain for me, O my Lord, and for those who believe in Thee that which is deemed best for us in Thine estimation, as set forth in the Mother Book, for within the grasp of Thy hand Thou holdest the determined measures of all things.

Thy goodly gifts are unceasingly showered upon such as cherish Thy love, and the wondrous tokens of Thy heavenly bounties are amply bestowed on those who recognize Thy divine Unity. We commit unto Thy care whatsoever Thou hast destined for us, and implore Thee to grant us all the good that Thy knowledge embraceth.

Protect me, O my Lord, from every evil that Thine omniscience perceiveth, inasmuch as there is no power nor strength but in Thee, no triumph is forthcoming save from Thy presence, and it is Thine alone to command. Whatever God hath willed hath been, and that which He hath not willed shall not be.

There is no power nor strength except in God, the Most Exalted, the Most Mighty.

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Sacrifice

How numerous the souls raised to life who were exposed to dire humiliation in Thy Path for exalting Thy Word and for glorifying Thy divine Unity! How profuse the blood that hath been shed for the sake of Thy Faith to vindicate the authenticity of Thy divine Mission and to celebrate Thy praise! How vast the possessions that were wrongfully seized in the Path of Thy love in order to affirm the loftiness of Thy sanctity and to extol Thy glorious Name! How many the feet that have trodden upon the dust in order to magnify Thy holy Word and to extol Thy glory! How innumerable the voices that were raised in lamentation, the hearts that were struck with terror, the grievous woes that none other than Thee can reckon, and the adversities and afflictions that remain inscrutable to anyone except Thyself; all this to establish, O my God, the loftiness of Thy sanctity and to demonstrate the transcendent character of Thy glory.

These decrees were ordained by Thee so that all created things might bear witness that they have been brought into being for the sake of naught else but Thee. Thou hast withheld from them the things that bring tranquillity to their hearts, that they might know of a certainty that whatever is associated with Thy holy Being is far superior to and exalted above aught else that would satisfy them; inasmuch as Thine indomitable power pervadeth all things, and nothing can ever frustrate it.

Indeed Thou hast caused these momentous happenings to come to pass that those who are endued with perception may readily recognize that they were ordained by Thee to demonstrate the loftiness of Thy divine Unity and to affirm the exaltation of Thy sanctity.

Selections from the Writings of the Báb, pp. 188-189

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Spiritual Growth

Vouchsafe unto me, O my God, the full measure of Thy love and Thy good-pleasure, and through the attractions of Thy resplendent light enrapture our hearts, O Thou Who art the Supreme Evidence and the All-Glorified. Send down upon me, as a token of Thy grace, Thy vitalizing breezes, throughout the daytime and in the night season, O Lord of bounty.

No deed have I done, O my God, to merit beholding Thy face, and I know of a certainty that were I to live as long as the world lasts I would fail to accomplish any deed such as to deserve this favor, inasmuch as the station of a servant shall ever fall short of access to Thy holy precincts, unless Thy bounty should reach me and Thy tender mercy pervade me and Thy loving-kindness encompass me.

All praise be unto Thee, O Thou besides Whom there is none other God. Graciously enable me to ascend unto Thee, to be granted the honor of dwelling in Thy nearness and to have communion with Thee alone. No God is there but Thee.

Indeed shouldst Thou desire to confer blessing upon a servant Thou wouldst blot out from the realm of his heart every mention or disposition except Thine Own mention; and shouldst Thou ordain evil for a servant by reason of that which his hands have unjustly wrought before Thy face, Thou wouldst test him with the benefits of this world and of the next that he might become preoccupied therewith and forget Thy remembrance.

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Forgiveness

I am aware, O Lord, that my trespasses have covered my face with shame in Thy presence, and have burdened my back before Thee, have intervened between me and Thy beauteous countenance, have compassed me from every direction and have hindered me on all sides from gaining access unto the revelations of Thy celestial power.

O Lord! If Thou forgivest me not, who is there then to grant pardon, and if Thou hast no mercy upon me who is capable of showing compassion? Glory be unto Thee, Thou didst create me when I was non-existent and Thou didst nourish me while I was devoid of any understanding. Praise be unto Thee, every evidence of bounty proceedeth from Thee and every token of grace emanateth from the treasuries of Thy decree.

Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 182

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Protection

In the Name of God, the Lord of overpowering majesty, the All-Compelling.

Hallowed be the Lord in Whose hand is the source of dominion. He createth whatsoever He willeth by His Word of command “Be,” and it is. His hath been the power of authority heretofore, and it shall remain His hereafter. He maketh victorious whomsoever He pleaseth, through the potency of His behest. He is in truth the Powerful, the Almighty. Unto Him pertaineth all glory and majesty in the kingdoms of Revelation and Creation and whatever lieth between them. Verily, He is the Potent, the All-Glorious. From everlasting He hath been the Source of indomitable strength and shall remain so unto everlasting. He is indeed the Lord of might and power. All the kingdoms of heaven and earth and whatever is between them are God’s, and His power is supreme over all things. All the treasures of earth and heaven and everything between them are His, and His protection extendeth over all things. He is the Creator of the heavens and the earth and whatever lieth between them, and He truly is a witness over all things. He is the Lord of Reckoning for all that dwell in the heavens and on earth and whatever lieth between them, and truly God is swift to reckon. He setteth the measure assigned to all who are in the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. Verily, He is the Supreme Protector. He holdeth in His grasp the keys of heaven and earth and of everything between them. At His Own pleasure doth He bestow gifts, through the power of His command. Indeed His grace encompasseth all, and He is the All-Knowing.

Say: God sufficeth unto me; He is the One Who holdeth in His grasp the kingdom of all things. Through the power of His hosts of heaven and earth and whatever lieth between them, He protecteth whomsoever among His servants He willeth. God, in truth, keepeth watch over all things.

Immeasurably exalted art Thou, O Lord! Protect us from what lieth in front of us and behind us, above our heads, on our right, on our left, below our feet and every other side to which we are exposed. Verily, Thy protection over all things is unfailing.

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Detachment

O Lord! Unto Thee I repair for refuge, and toward all Thy signs I set my heart.

O Lord! Whether traveling or at home, and in my occupation or in my work, I place my whole trust in Thee.

Grant me then Thy sufficing help so as to make me independent of all things, O Thou Who art unsurpassed in Thy mercy!

Bestow upon me my portion, O Lord, as Thou pleasest, and cause me to be satisfied with whatsoever Thou hast ordained for me.

Thine is the absolute authority to command.

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Paradise

Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! Nothing whatsoever escapeth Thy knowledge, nor is there anything that could slip from Thy grasp, or anything that could thwart Thy Purpose, whether in the heavens or on the earth, of the past or of the future.

Thou seest Paradise and the inmates thereof; Thou beholdest the realm below and the dwellers thereof. All are but Thy servants and are held within Thy grasp.

O Lord! Render victorious Thy forbearing servants in Thy days by granting them a befitting victory, inasmuch as they have sought martyrdom in Thy path. Send down upon them that which will bring comfort to their minds, will rejoice their inner beings, will impart assurance to their hearts and tranquillity to their bodies and will enable their souls to ascend to the presence of God, the Most Exalted, and to attain the supreme Paradise and such retreats of glory as Thou hast destined for men of true knowledge and virtue. Verily Thou knowest all things, while we are but Thy servants, Thy thralls, Thy bondsmen and Thy poor ones. No Lord but Thee do we invoke, O God our Lord, nor do we implore blessings or grace from anyone but Thee, O Thou Who art the God of mercy unto this world and the next. We are but the embodiments of poverty, of nothingness, of helplessness and of perdition, while Thy whole Being betokeneth wealth, independence, glory, majesty and boundless grace.

Turn our recompense, O Lord, into that which well beseemeth Thee of the good of this world and of the next, and of the manifold bounties which extend from on high down to the earth below.

Verily Thou art our Lord and the Lord of all things. Into Thy hands do we surrender ourselves, yearning for the things that pertain unto Thee.

Selections from the Writings of the Báb, pp. 178-179

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Triumph of the Cause

O Lord! Render victorious Thy forbearing servants in Thy days by granting them a befitting victory, inasmuch as they have sought martyrdom in Thy path. Send down upon them that which will bring comfort to their minds, will rejoice their inner beings, will impart assurance to their hearts and tranquillity to their bodies and will enable their souls to ascend to the presence of God, the Most Exalted, and to attain the supreme Paradise and such retreats of glory as Thou hast destined for men of true knowledge and virtue. Verily, Thou knowest all things, while we are but Thy servants, Thy thralls, Thy bondsmen and Thy poor ones. No Lord but Thee do we invoke, O God our Lord, nor do we implore blessings or grace from anyone but Thee, O Thou Who art the God of mercy unto this world and the next. We are but the embodiments of poverty, of nothingness, of helplessness and of perdition, while Thy whole Being betokeneth wealth, independence, glory, majesty and boundless grace.

Turn our recompense, O Lord, into that which well beseemeth Thee of the good of this world and of the next, and of the manifold bounties which extend from on high down to the earth below.

Verily, Thou art our Lord and the Lord of all things. Into Thy hands do we surrender ourselves, yearning for the things that pertain unto Thee.

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~262w BB00558

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

He is God, exalted is He, the Lord of wisdom and utterance.

Say: I yield Thee thanks, O my God, and my Master, and my Mainstay, for having aided me to recognize the Dawning-Place of Thy signs, the Dayspring of Thy testimonies, and the Fountainhead of Thy laws and commandments, Him unto Whom Thou didst reveal the Qur’án, and through Whom Thou didst distinguish truth from falsehood and light from darkness. I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all created things and the Educator of all beings, by the billows of the Ocean of Thy favour and the effulgent splendours of the Day-Star of Thy bounty that have been shed upon Thy people, to ordain for this servant of Thine that which will exalt him by Thy name amidst Thy creatures. Write down, then, for me what Thou hast written down for Thy chosen ones and Thy loved ones. Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee, and in Thy grasp are the reins of all who are in heaven and on earth.

I praise Thee and thank Thee, moreover, for the blessing Thou hast sent down from the heaven of Thy will and the firmament of Thy purpose. I beseech Thee, by Thy most mighty signs and by Thy most great, most holy, and most exalted Cause, to bless his arrival unto us. Do Thou ordain for him what will cause every heart to be gladdened and every eye to be solaced. Verily Thou art God. There is none other God but Thee, the omnipotent Protector, the Self-Subsisting.

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Detachment

In the Name of thy Lord, the Creator, the Sovereign, the All-Sufficing, the Most Exalted, He Whose help is implored by all men.

Say: O my God! O Thou Who art the Maker of the heavens and of the earth, O Lord of the Kingdom! Thou well knowest the secrets of my heart, while Thy Being is inscrutable to all save Thyself. Thou seest whatsoever is of me, while no one else can do this save Thee. Vouchsafe unto me, through Thy grace, what will enable me to dispense with all except Thee, and destine for me that which will make me independent of everyone else besides Thee. Grant that I may reap the benefit of my life in this world and in the next. Open to my face the portals of Thy grace, and graciously confer upon me Thy tender mercy and bestowals.

O Thou Who art the Lord of grace abounding! Let Thy celestial aid surround those who love Thee, and bestow upon us the gifts and the bounties Thou dost possess. Be Thou sufficient unto us of all things, forgive our sins and have mercy upon us. Thou art Our Lord and the Lord of all created things. No one else do we invoke but Thee, and naught do we beseech but Thy favors. Thou art the Lord of bounty and grace, invincible in Thy power and the most skillful in Thy designs. No God is there but Thee, the All-Possessing, the Most Exalted.

Confer Thy blessings, O my Lord, upon the Messengers, the holy ones and the righteous. Verily, Thou art God, the Peerless, the All-Compelling.

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Families

Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beg Thee to forgive me and those who support Thy Faith. Verily, Thou art the sovereign Lord, the Forgiver, the Most Generous. O my God! Enable such servants of Thine as are deprived of knowledge to be admitted into Thy Cause; for once they learn of Thee, they bear witness to the truth of the Day of Judgment and do not dispute the revelations of Thy bounty. Send down upon them the tokens of Thy grace, and grant them, wherever they reside, a liberal share of that which Thou hast ordained for the pious among Thy servants. Thou art in truth the Supreme Ruler, the All-Bounteous, the Most Benevolent.

O my God! Let the outpourings of Thy bounty and blessings descend upon homes whose inmates have embraced Thy Faith, as a token of Thy grace and as a mark of loving-kindness from Thy presence. Verily, unsurpassed art Thou in granting forgiveness. Should Thy bounty be withheld from anyone, how could he be reckoned among the followers of the Faith in Thy Day?

Bless me, O my God, and those who will believe in Thy signs on the appointed Day, and such as cherish my love in their hearts—a love which Thou dost instill into them. Verily, Thou art the Lord of righteousness, the Most Exalted.

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Forgiveness

I beg Thee to forgive me, O my Lord, for every mention but the mention of Thee, and for every praise but the praise of Thee, and for every delight but delight in Thy nearness, and for every pleasure but the pleasure of communion with Thee, and for every joy but the joy of Thy love and of Thy good-pleasure, and for all things pertaining unto me which bear no relationship unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of lords, He Who provideth the means and unlocketh the doors.

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Prison

Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest my dwelling-place, and the prison into which I am cast, and the woes I suffer. By Thy might! No pen can recount them, nor can any tongue describe or number them. I know not, O my God, for what purpose Thou hast abandoned me to Thine adversaries. Thy glory beareth me witness! I sorrow not for the vexations I endure for love of Thee, nor feel perturbed by the calamities that overtake me in Thy path. My grief is rather because Thou delayest to fulfill what Thou hast determined in the Tablets of Thy Revelation, and ordained in the books of Thy decree and judgment.

My blood, at all times, addresseth me saying: “O Thou Who art the Image of the Most Merciful! How long will it be ere Thou riddest me of the captivity of this world, and deliverest me from the bondage of this life? Didst Thou not promise me that Thou shalt dye the earth with me, and sprinkle me on the faces of the inmates of Thy Paradise?” To this I make reply: “Be thou patient and quiet thyself. The things thou desirest can last but an hour. As to me, however, I quaff continually in the path of God the cup of His decree, and wish not that the ruling of His will should cease to operate, or that the woes I suffer for the sake of my Lord, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, should be ended. Seek thou my wish and forsake thine own. Thy bondage is not for my protection, but to enable me to sustain successive tribulations, and to prepare me for the trials that must needs repeatedly assail me. Perish that lover who discerneth between the pleasant and the poisonous in his love for his beloved! Be thou satisfied with what God hath destined for thee. He, verily, ruleth over thee as He willeth and pleaseth. No God is there but Him, the Inaccessible, the Most High.”

Prayers and Meditations, VIII

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Spiritual Growth

Say: O God, my God! Attire mine head with the crown of justice, and my temple with the ornament of equity. Thou, verily, art the Possessor of all gifts and bounties.

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, pp. 12-13

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Morning

I give praise to Thee, O my God, that Thou hast awakened me out of my sleep, and brought me forth after my disappearance, and raised me up from my slumber. I have wakened this morning with my face set toward the splendors of the Daystar of Thy Revelation, through Which the heavens of Thy power and Thy majesty have been illumined, acknowledging Thy signs, believing in Thy Book, and holding fast unto Thy Cord.

I beseech Thee, by the potency of Thy will and the compelling power of Thy purpose, to make of what Thou didst reveal unto me in my sleep the surest foundation for the mansions of Thy love that are within the hearts of Thy loved ones, and the best instrument for the revelation of the tokens of Thy grace and Thy loving-kindness.

Do Thou ordain for me through Thy most exalted Pen, O my Lord, the good of this world and of the next. I testify that within Thy grasp are held the reins of all things. Thou changest them as Thou pleasest. No God is there save Thee, the Strong, the Faithful.

Thou art He Who changeth through His bidding abasement into glory, and weakness into strength, and powerlessness into might, and fear into calm, and doubt into certainty. No God is there but Thee, the Mighty, the Beneficent.

Thou disappointest no one who hath sought Thee, nor dost Thou keep back from Thee anyone who hath desired Thee. Ordain Thou for me what becometh the heaven of Thy generosity, and the ocean of Thy bounty. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most Powerful.

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Steadfastness

I magnify Thy Name, O my God, and offer thanksgiving unto Thee, O my Desire, inasmuch as Thou hast enabled me to clearly perceive Thy straight Path, hast unveiled Thy Great Announcement before mine eyes and hast aided me to set my face towards the Dayspring of Thy Revelation and the Fountainhead of Thy Cause, whilst Thy servants and Thy people turned away from Thee. I entreat Thee, O Lord of the Kingdom of eternity, by the shrill voice of the Pen of Glory, and by the Burning Fire which calleth aloud from the verdant Tree, and by the Ark which Thou hast specially chosen for the people of Bahá, to grant that I may remain steadfast in my love for Thee, be well pleased with whatsoever Thou hast prescribed for me in Thy Book and may stand firm in Thy service and in the service of Thy loved ones. Graciously assist then Thy servants, O my God, to do that which will serve to exalt Thy Cause and will enable them to observe whatsoever Thou hast revealed in Thy Book.

Verily Thou art the Lord of Strength, Thou art potent to ordain whatsoever Thou willest and within Thy grasp Thou holdest the reins of all created things. No God is there but Thee, the All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~186w BH00064

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

Pure and sanctified art Thou, O my God! How can the pen move and the ink flow after the breezes of loving-kindness have ceased, and the signs of bounty have vanished, when the sun of abasement hath risen, and the swords of calamity are drawn, when the heavens of sorrow have been upraised, and the darts of affliction and the lances of vengeance have rained from the clouds of power — in such wise that the signs of joy have departed from all hearts, and the tokens of gladness have been erased from every horizon, the gates of hope have been shut, the mercy of the supernal breeze hath ceased to waft over the rose-garden of faithfulness, and the whirlwind of extinction hath struck the tree of existence. The pen is groaning, and the ink bewaileth its plight, and the tablet is awestruck at this cry. The mind is in turmoil from the taste of this pain and sorrow, and the divine Nightingale calleth: “Alas! Alas! for all that hath been made to appear”. And this, O my God, is from naught but Thy hidden bounties.

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General Prayers ~51w BH00074BLE

General Prayers

Blessed is the spot, and the house, and the place, and the city, and the heart, and the mountain, and the refuge, and the cave, and the valley, and the land, and the sea, and the island, and the meadow where mention of God hath been made, and His praise glorified.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian) ~90w BH00113P00

Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O YE PEOPLE THAT HAVE MINDS TO KNOW AND EARS TO HEAR! The first call of the Beloved is this: O mystic nightingale! Abide not but in the rose-garden of the spirit. O messenger of the Solomon of love! Seek thou no shelter except in the Sheba of the well-beloved, and O immortal phoenix! dwell not save on the mount of faithfulness. Therein is thy habitation, if on the wings of thy soul thou soarest to the realm of the infinite and seekest to attain thy goal.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF SPIRIT! The bird seeketh its nest; the nightingale the charm of the rose; whilst those birds, the hearts of men, content with transient dust, have strayed far from their eternal nest, and with eyes turned towards the slough of heedlessness are bereft of the glory of the divine presence. Alas! How strange and pitiful; for a mere cupful, they have turned away from the billowing seas of the Most High, and remained far from the most effulgent horizon.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O FRIEND! In the garden of thy heart plant naught but the rose of love, and from the nightingale of affection and desire loosen not thy hold. Treasure the companionship of the righteous and eschew all fellowship with the ungodly.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF JUSTICE! Whither can a lover go but to the land of his beloved? and what seeker findeth rest away from his heart’s desire? To the true lover reunion is life, and separation is death. His breast is void of patience and his heart hath no peace. A myriad lives he would forsake to hasten to the abode of his beloved.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF DUST! Verily I say unto thee: Of all men the most negligent is he that disputeth idly and seeketh to advance himself over his brother. Say, O brethren! Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF EARTH! Know, verily, the heart wherein the least remnant of envy yet lingers, shall never attain My everlasting dominion, nor inhale the sweet savors of holiness breathing from My kingdom of sanctity.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF LOVE! Thou art but one step away from the glorious heights above and from the celestial tree of love. Take thou one pace and with the next advance into the immortal realm and enter the pavilion of eternity. Give ear then to that which hath been revealed by the pen of glory.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF GLORY! Be swift in the path of holiness, and enter the heaven of communion with Me. Cleanse thy heart with the burnish of the spirit, and hasten to the court of the Most High.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O FLEETING SHADOW! Pass beyond the baser stages of doubt and rise to the exalted heights of certainty. Open the eye of truth, that thou mayest behold the veilless Beauty and exclaim: Hallowed be the Lord, the most excellent of all creators!

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF DESIRE! Give ear unto this: Never shall mortal eye recognize the everlasting Beauty, nor the lifeless heart delight in aught but in the withered bloom. For like seeketh like, and taketh pleasure in the company of its kind.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF DUST! Blind thine eyes, that thou mayest behold My beauty; stop thine ears, that thou mayest hearken unto the sweet melody of My voice; empty thyself of all learning, that thou mayest partake of My knowledge; and sanctify thyself from riches, that thou mayest obtain a lasting share from the ocean of My eternal wealth. Blind thine eyes, that is, to all save My beauty; stop thine ears to all save My word; empty thyself of all learning save the knowledge of Me; that with a clear vision, a pure heart and an attentive ear thou mayest enter the court of My holiness.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O MAN OF TWO VISIONS! Close one eye and open the other. Close one to the world and all that is therein, and open the other to the hallowed beauty of the Beloved.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O MY CHILDREN! I fear lest, bereft of the melody of the dove of heaven, ye will sink back to the shades of utter loss, and, never having gazed upon the beauty of the rose, return to water and clay.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O FRIENDS! Abandon not the everlasting beauty for a beauty that must die, and set not your affections on this mortal world of dust.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF SPIRIT! The time cometh, when the nightingale of holiness will no longer unfold the inner mysteries and ye will all be bereft of the celestial melody and of the voice from on high.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O ESSENCE OF NEGLIGENCE! Myriads of mystic tongues find utterance in one speech, and myriads of hidden mysteries are revealed in a single melody; yet, alas, there is no ear to hear, nor heart to understand.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O COMRADES! The gates that open on the Placeless stand wide and the habitation of the loved one is adorned with the lovers’ blood, yet all but a few remain bereft of this celestial city, and even of these few, none but the smallest handful hath been found with a pure heart and sanctified spirit.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O YE DWELLERS IN THE HIGHEST PARADISE! Proclaim unto the children of assurance that within the realms of holiness, nigh unto the celestial paradise, a new garden hath appeared, round which circle the denizens of the realm on high and the immortal dwellers of the exalted paradise. Strive, then, that ye may attain that station, that ye may unravel the mysteries of love from its wind-flowers and learn the secret of divine and consummate wisdom from its eternal fruits. Solaced are the eyes of them that enter and abide therein!

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O MY FRIENDS! Have ye forgotten that true and radiant morn, when in those hallowed and blessed surroundings ye were all gathered in My presence beneath the shade of the tree of life, which is planted in the all-glorious paradise? Awe-struck ye listened as I gave utterance to these three most holy words: O friends! Prefer not your will to Mine, never desire that which I have not desired for you, and approach Me not with lifeless hearts, defiled with worldly desires and cravings. Would ye but sanctify your souls, ye would at this present hour recall that place and those surroundings, and the truth of My utterance should be made evident unto all of you.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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In the eighth of the most holy lines, in the fifth Tablet of Paradise, He saith:

O YE THAT ARE LYING AS DEAD ON THE COUCH OF HEEDLESSNESS! Ages have passed and your precious lives are well-nigh ended, yet not a single breath of purity hath reached Our court of holiness from you. Though immersed in the ocean of misbelief, yet with your lips ye profess the one true faith of God. Him whom I abhor ye have loved, and of My foe ye have made a friend. Notwithstanding, ye walk on My earth complacent and self-satisfied, heedless that My earth is weary of you and everything within it shunneth you. Were ye but to open your eyes, ye would, in truth, prefer a myriad griefs unto this joy, and would count death itself better than this life.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O MOVING FORM OF DUST! I desire communion with thee, but thou wouldst put no trust in Me. The sword of thy rebellion hath felled the tree of thy hope. At all times I am near unto thee, but thou art ever far from Me. Imperishable glory I have chosen for thee, yet boundless shame thou hast chosen for thyself. While there is yet time, return, and lose not thy chance.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF DESIRE! The learned and the wise have for long years striven and failed to attain the presence of the All-Glorious; they have spent their lives in search of Him, yet did not behold the beauty of His countenance. Thou without the least effort didst attain thy goal, and without search hast obtained the object of thy quest. Yet, notwithstanding, thou didst remain so wrapt in the veil of self, that thine eyes beheld not the beauty of the Beloved, nor did thy hand touch the hem of His robe. Ye that have eyes, behold and wonder.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O DWELLERS IN THE CITY OF LOVE! Mortal blasts have beset the everlasting candle, and the beauty of the celestial Youth is veiled in the darkness of dust. The chief of the monarchs of love is wronged by the people of tyranny and the dove of holiness lies prisoned in the talons of owls. The dwellers in the pavilion of glory and the celestial concourse bewail and lament, while ye repose in the realm of negligence, and esteem yourselves as of the true friends. How vain are your imaginings!

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O YE THAT ARE FOOLISH, YET HAVE A NAME TO BE WISE! Wherefore do ye wear the guise of shepherds, when inwardly ye have become wolves, intent upon My flock? Ye are even as the star, which riseth ere the dawn, and which, though it seem radiant and luminous, leadeth the wayfarers of My city astray into the paths of perdition.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O YE SEEMING FAIR YET INWARDLY FOUL! Ye are like clear but bitter water, which to outward seeming is crystal pure but of which, when tested by the divine Assayer, not a drop is accepted. Yea, the sun beam falls alike upon the dust and the mirror, yet differ they in reflection even as doth the star from the earth: nay, immeasurable is the difference!

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O MY FRIEND IN WORD! Ponder awhile. Hast thou ever heard that friend and foe should abide in one heart? Cast out then the stranger, that the Friend may enter His home.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF DUST! All that is in heaven and earth I have ordained for thee, except the human heart, which I have made the habitation of My beauty and glory; yet thou didst give My home and dwelling to another than Me; and whenever the manifestation of My holiness sought His own abode, a stranger found He there, and, homeless, hastened unto the sanctuary of the Beloved. Notwithstanding I have concealed thy secret and desired not thy shame.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O ESSENCE OF DESIRE! At many a dawn have I turned from the realms of the Placeless unto thine abode, and found thee on the bed of ease busied with others than Myself. Thereupon, even as the flash of the spirit, I returned to the realms of celestial glory and breathed it not in My retreats above unto the hosts of holiness.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF BOUNTY! Out of the wastes of nothingness, with the clay of My command I made thee to appear, and have ordained for thy training every atom in existence and the essence of all created things. Thus, ere thou didst issue from thy mother’s womb, I destined for thee two founts of gleaming milk, eyes to watch over thee, and hearts to love thee. Out of My loving-kindness, ’neath the shade of My mercy I nurtured thee, and guarded thee by the essence of My grace and favor. And My purpose in all this was that thou mightest attain My everlasting dominion and become worthy of My invisible bestowals. And yet heedless thou didst remain, and when fully grown, thou didst neglect all My bounties and occupied thyself with thine idle imaginings, in such wise that thou didst become wholly forgetful, and, turning away from the portals of the Friend didst abide within the courts of My enemy.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O BOND SLAVE OF THE WORLD! Many a dawn hath the breeze of My loving-kindness wafted over thee and found thee upon the bed of heedlessness fast asleep. Bewailing then thy plight it returned whence it came.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF EARTH! Wouldst thou have Me, seek none other than Me; and wouldst thou gaze upon My beauty, close thine eyes to the world and all that is therein; for My will and the will of another than Me, even as fire and water, cannot dwell together in one heart.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O BEFRIENDED STRANGER! The candle of thine heart is lighted by the hand of My power, quench it not with the contrary winds of self and passion. The healer of all thine ills is remembrance of Me, forget it not. Make My love thy treasure and cherish it even as thy very sight and life.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O MY BROTHER! Hearken to the delightsome words of My honeyed tongue, and quaff the stream of mystic holiness from My sugar-shedding lips. Sow the seeds of My divine wisdom in the pure soil of thy heart, and water them with the water of certitude, that the hyacinths of My knowledge and wisdom may spring up fresh and green in the sacred city of thy heart.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O DWELLERS OF MY PARADISE! With the hands of loving-kindness I have planted in the holy garden of paradise the young tree of your love and friendship, and have watered it with the goodly showers of My tender grace; now that the hour of its fruiting is come, strive that it may be protected, and be not consumed with the flame of desire and passion.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O MY FRIENDS! Quench ye the lamp of error, and kindle within your hearts the everlasting torch of divine guidance. For ere long the assayers of mankind shall, in the holy presence of the Adored, accept naught but purest virtue and deeds of stainless holiness.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF DUST! The wise are they that speak not unless they obtain a hearing, even as the cup-bearer, who proffereth not his cup till he findeth a seeker, and the lover who crieth not out from the depths of his heart until he gazeth upon the beauty of his beloved. Wherefore sow the seeds of wisdom and knowledge in the pure soil of the heart, and keep them hidden, till the hyacinths of divine wisdom spring from the heart and not from mire and clay.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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In the first line of the Tablet it is recorded and written, and within the sanctuary of the tabernacle of God is hidden:

O MY SERVANT! Abandon not for that which perisheth an everlasting dominion, and cast not away celestial sovereignty for a worldly desire. This is the river of everlasting life that hath flowed from the well-spring of the pen of the merciful; well is it with them that drink!

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF SPIRIT! Burst thy cage asunder, and even as the phoenix of love soar into the firmament of holiness. Renounce thyself and, filled with the spirit of mercy, abide in the realm of celestial sanctity.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O OFFSPRING OF DUST! Be not content with the ease of a passing day, and deprive not thyself of everlasting rest. Barter not the garden of eternal delight for the dust-heap of a mortal world. Up from thy prison ascend unto the glorious meads above, and from thy mortal cage wing thy flight unto the paradise of the Placeless.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O MY SERVANT! Free thyself from the fetters of this world, and loose thy soul from the prison of self. Seize thy chance, for it will come to thee no more.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Didst thou behold immortal sovereignty, thou wouldst strive to pass from this fleeting world. But to conceal the one from thee and to reveal the other is a mystery which none but the pure in heart can comprehend.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O MY SERVANT! Purge thy heart from malice and, innocent of envy, enter the divine court of holiness.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O MY FRIENDS! Walk ye in the ways of the good pleasure of the Friend, and know that His pleasure is in the pleasure of His creatures. That is: no man should enter the house of his friend save at his friend’s pleasure, nor lay hands upon his treasures nor prefer his own will to his friend’s, and in no wise seek an advantage over him. Ponder this, ye that have insight!

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O COMPANION OF MY THRONE! Hear no evil, and see no evil, abase not thyself, neither sigh and weep. Speak no evil, that thou mayest not hear it spoken unto thee, and magnify not the faults of others that thine own faults may not appear great; and wish not the abasement of anyone, that thine own abasement be not exposed. Live then the days of thy life, that are less than a fleeting moment, with thy mind stainless, thy heart unsullied, thy thoughts pure, and thy nature sanctified, so that, free and content, thou mayest put away this mortal frame, and repair unto the mystic paradise and abide in the eternal kingdom for evermore.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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ALAS! ALAS! O LOVERS OF WORLDLY DESIRE! Even as the swiftness of lightning ye have passed by the Beloved One, and have set your hearts on satanic fancies. Ye bow the knee before your vain imagining, and call it truth. Ye turn your eyes towards the thorn, and name it a flower. Not a pure breath have ye breathed, nor hath the breeze of detachment been wafted from the meadows of your hearts. Ye have cast to the winds the loving counsels of the Beloved and have effaced them utterly from the tablet of your hearts, and even as the beasts of the field, ye move and have your being within the pastures of desire and passion.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O BRETHREN IN THE PATH! Wherefore have ye neglected the mention of the Loved One, and kept remote from His holy presence? The essence of beauty is within the peerless pavilion, set upon the throne of glory, whilst ye busy yourselves with idle contentions. The sweet savors of holiness are breathing and the breath of bounty is wafted, yet ye are all sorely afflicted and deprived thereof. Alas for you and for them that walk in your ways and follow in your footsteps!

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O CHILDREN OF DESIRE! Put away the garment of vainglory, and divest yourselves of the attire of haughtiness.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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In the third of the most holy lines writ and recorded in the Ruby Tablet by the pen of the unseen this is revealed:

O BRETHREN! Be forbearing one with another and set not your affections on things below. Pride not yourselves in your glory, and be not ashamed of abasement. By My beauty! I have created all things from dust, and to dust will I return them again.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O CHILDREN OF DUST! Tell the rich of the midnight sighing of the poor, lest heedlessness lead them into the path of destruction, and deprive them of the Tree of Wealth. To give and to be generous are attributes of Mine; well is it with him that adorneth himself with My virtues.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O QUINTESSENCE OF PASSION! Put away all covetousness and seek contentment; for the covetous hath ever been deprived, and the contented hath ever been loved and praised.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Be not troubled in poverty nor confident in riches, for poverty is followed by riches, and riches are followed by poverty. Yet to be poor in all save God is a wondrous gift, belittle not the value thereof, for in the end it will make thee rich in God, and thus thou shalt know the meaning of the utterance, “In truth ye are the poor,” and the holy words, “God is the all-possessing,” shall even as the true morn break forth gloriously resplendent upon the horizon of the lover’s heart, and abide secure on the throne of wealth.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O CHILDREN OF NEGLIGENCE AND PASSION! Ye have suffered My enemy to enter My house and have cast out My friend, for ye have enshrined the love of another than Me in your hearts. Give ear to the sayings of the Friend and turn towards His paradise. Worldly friends, seeking their own good, appear to love one the other, whereas the true Friend hath loved and doth love you for your own sakes; indeed He hath suffered for your guidance countless afflictions. Be not disloyal to such a Friend, nay rather hasten unto Him. Such is the daystar of the word of truth and faithfulness, that hath dawned above the horizon of the pen of the Lord of all names. Open your ears that ye may hearken unto the word of God, the Help in peril, the Self-existent.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O YE THAT PRIDE YOURSELVES ON MORTAL RICHES! Know ye in truth that wealth is a mighty barrier between the seeker and his desire, the lover and his beloved. The rich, but for a few, shall in no wise attain the court of His presence nor enter the city of content and resignation. Well is it then with him, who, being rich, is not hindered by his riches from the eternal kingdom, nor deprived by them of imperishable dominion. By the Most Great Name! The splendor of such a wealthy man shall illuminate the dwellers of heaven even as the sun enlightens the people of the earth!

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O YE RICH ONES ON EARTH! The poor in your midst are My trust; guard ye My trust, and be not intent only on your own ease.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF PASSION! Cleanse thyself from the defilement of riches and in perfect peace advance into the realm of poverty; that from the well-spring of detachment thou mayest quaff the wine of immortal life.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O MY SON! The company of the ungodly increaseth sorrow, whilst fellowship with the righteous cleanseth the rust from off the heart. He that seeketh to commune with God, let him betake himself to the companionship of His loved ones; and he that desireth to hearken unto the word of God, let him give ear to the words of His chosen ones.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF DUST! Beware! Walk not with the ungodly and seek not fellowship with him, for such companionship turneth the radiance of the heart into infernal fire.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Wouldst thou seek the grace of the Holy Spirit, enter into fellowship with the righteous, for he hath drunk the cup of eternal life at the hands of the immortal Cup-bearer and even as the true morn doth quicken and illumine the hearts of the dead.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O HEEDLESS ONES! Think not the secrets of hearts are hidden, nay, know ye of a certainty that in clear characters they are engraved and are openly manifest in the holy Presence.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O FRIENDS! Verily I say, whatsoever ye have concealed within your hearts is to Us open and manifest as the day; but that it is hidden is of Our grace and favor, and not of your deserving.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF MAN! A dewdrop out of the fathomless ocean of My mercy I have shed upon the peoples of the world, yet found none turn thereunto, inasmuch as every one hath turned away from the celestial wine of unity unto the foul dregs of impurity, and, content with mortal cup, hath put away the chalice of immortal beauty. Vile is that wherewith he is contented.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF DUST! Turn not away thine eyes from the matchless wine of the immortal Beloved, and open them not to foul and mortal dregs. Take from the hands of the divine Cup-bearer the chalice of immortal life, that all wisdom may be thine, and that thou mayest hearken unto the mystic voice calling from the realm of the invisible. Cry aloud, ye that are of low aim! Wherefore have ye turned away from My holy and immortal wine unto evanescent water?

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O YE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD! Know, verily, that an unforeseen calamity followeth you, and grievous retribution awaiteth you. Think not that which ye have committed hath been effaced in My sight. By My beauty! All your doings hath My pen graven with open characters upon tablets of chrysolite.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O OPPRESSORS ON EARTH! Withdraw your hands from tyranny, for I have pledged Myself not to forgive any man’s injustice. This is My covenant which I have irrevocably decreed in the preserved tablet and sealed with My seal of glory.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O REBELLIOUS ONES! My forbearance hath emboldened you and My long-suffering hath made you negligent, in such wise that ye have spurred on the fiery charger of passion into perilous ways that lead unto destruction. Have ye thought Me heedless or that I was unaware?

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O EMIGRANTS! The tongue I have designed for the mention of Me, defile it not with detraction. If the fire of self overcome you, remember your own faults and not the faults of My creatures, inasmuch as every one of you knoweth his own self better than he knoweth others.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O CHILDREN OF FANCY! Know, verily, that while the radiant dawn breaketh above the horizon of eternal holiness, the satanic secrets and deeds done in the gloom of night shall be laid bare and manifest before the peoples of the world.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O WEED THAT SPRINGETH OUT OF DUST! Wherefore have not these soiled hands of thine touched first thine own garment, and why with thine heart defiled with desire and passion dost thou seek to commune with Me and to enter My sacred realm? Far, far are ye from that which ye desire.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O CHILDREN OF ADAM! Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory. Strive that your deeds may be cleansed from the dust of self and hypocrisy and find favor at the court of glory; for ere long the assayers of mankind shall, in the holy presence of the Adored One, accept naught but absolute virtue and deeds of stainless purity. This is the daystar of wisdom and of divine mystery that hath shone above the horizon of the divine will. Blessed are they that turn thereunto.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF WORLDLINESS! Pleasant is the realm of being, wert thou to attain thereto; glorious is the domain of eternity, shouldst thou pass beyond the world of mortality; sweet is the holy ecstasy if thou drinkest of the mystic chalice from the hands of the celestial Youth. Shouldst thou attain this station, thou wouldst be freed from destruction and death, from toil and sin.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O MY FRIENDS! Call ye to mind that covenant ye have entered into with Me upon Mount Paran, situate within the hallowed precincts of Zaman. I have taken to witness the concourse on high and the dwellers in the city of eternity, yet now none do I find faithful unto the covenant. Of a certainty pride and rebellion have effaced it from the hearts, in such wise that no trace thereof remaineth. Yet knowing this, I waited and disclosed it not.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O MY SERVANT! Thou art even as a finely tempered sword concealed in the darkness of its sheath and its value hidden from the artificer’s knowledge. Wherefore come forth from the sheath of self and desire that thy worth may be made resplendent and manifest unto all the world.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O MY FRIEND! Thou art the daystar of the heavens of My holiness, let not the defilement of the world eclipse thy splendor. Rend asunder the veil of heedlessness, that from behind the clouds thou mayest emerge resplendent and array all things with the apparel of life.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O CHILDREN OF VAINGLORY! For a fleeting sovereignty ye have abandoned My imperishable dominion, and have adorned yourselves with the gay livery of the world and made of it your boast. By My beauty! All will I gather beneath the one-colored covering of the dust and efface all these diverse colors save them that choose My own, and that is purging from every color.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O CHILDREN OF NEGLIGENCE! Set not your affections on mortal sovereignty and rejoice not therein. Ye are even as the unwary bird that with full confidence warbleth upon the bough; till of a sudden the fowler Death throws it upon the dust, and the melody, the form and the color are gone, leaving not a trace. Wherefore take heed, O bondslaves of desire!

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Guidance hath ever been given by words, and now it is given by deeds. Every one must show forth deeds that are pure and holy, for words are the property of all alike, whereas such deeds as these belong only to Our loved ones. Strive then with heart and soul to distinguish yourselves by your deeds. In this wise We counsel you in this holy and resplendent tablet.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF JUSTICE! In the night-season the beauty of the immortal Being hath repaired from the emerald height of fidelity unto the Sadratu’l-Muntahá, and wept with such a weeping that the concourse on high and the dwellers of the realms above wailed at His lamenting. Whereupon there was asked, Why the wailing and weeping? He made reply: As bidden I waited expectant upon the hill of faithfulness, yet inhaled not from them that dwell on earth the fragrance of fidelity. Then summoned to return I beheld, and lo! certain doves of holiness were sore tried within the claws of the dogs of earth. Thereupon the Maid of heaven hastened forth unveiled and resplendent from Her mystic mansion, and asked of their names, and all were told but one. And when urged, the first letter thereof was uttered, whereupon the dwellers of the celestial chambers rushed forth out of their habitation of glory. And whilst the second letter was pronounced they fell down, one and all, upon the dust. At that moment a voice was heard from the inmost shrine: “Thus far and no farther.” Verily We bear witness to that which they have done and now are doing.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Quaff from the tongue of the merciful the stream of divine mystery, and behold from the dayspring of divine utterance the unveiled splendor of the daystar of wisdom. Sow the seeds of My divine wisdom in the pure soil of the heart, and water them with the waters of certitude, that the hyacinths of knowledge and wisdom may spring up fresh and green from the holy city of the heart.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O SON OF DESIRE! How long wilt thou soar in the realms of desire? Wings have I bestowed upon thee, that thou mayest fly to the realms of mystic holiness and not the regions of satanic fancy. The comb, too, have I given thee that thou mayest dress My raven locks, and not lacerate My throat.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O MY SERVANTS! Ye are the trees of My garden; ye must give forth goodly and wondrous fruits, that ye yourselves and others may profit therefrom. Thus it is incumbent on every one to engage in crafts and professions, for therein lies the secret of wealth, O men of understanding! For results depend upon means, and the grace of God shall be all-sufficient unto you. Trees that yield no fruit have been and will ever be for the fire.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O MY SERVANT! The basest of men are they that yield no fruit on earth. Such men are verily counted as among the dead, nay better are the dead in the sight of God than those idle and worthless souls.

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Hidden Words - Part II (Persian)

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O MY SERVANT! The best of men are they that earn a livelihood by their calling and spend upon themselves and upon their kindred for the love of God, the Lord of all worlds.

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The Fast ~233w BH00154

The Fast

This is, O my God, the first of the days on which Thou hast bidden Thy loved ones to observe the Fast. I ask of Thee by Thy Self and by him who hath fasted out of love for Thee and for Thy good-pleasure - and not out of self and desire, nor out of fear of Thy wrath - and by Thy most excellent names and august attributes, to purify Thy servants from the love of aught except Thee and to draw them nigh unto the Dawning-Place of the lights of Thy countenance and the Seat of the throne of Thy oneness. Illumine their hearts, O my God, with the light of Thy knowledge and brighten their faces with the rays of the Daystar that shineth from the horizon of Thy Will. Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. No God is there but Thee, the All-Glorious, Whose help is implored by all men.

Assist them, O my God, to render Thee victorious and to exalt Thy Word. Suffer them, then, to become as hands of Thy Cause amongst Thy servants, and make them to be revealers of Thy religion and Thy signs amongst mankind, in such wise that the whole world may be filled with Thy remembrance and praise and with Thy proofs and evidences. Thou art, verily, the All-Bounteous, the Most Exalted, the Powerful, the Mighty, and the Merciful.

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Teaching ~259w BH00308DES

Teaching

Glory be unto Thee, O Lord of the world and Desire of the nations, O Thou Who hast become manifest in the Greatest Name, whereby the pearls of wisdom and utterance have appeared from the shells of the great sea of Thy knowledge, and the heavens of divine revelation have been adorned with the light of the appearance of the sun of Thy countenance.

I beg of Thee, by that Word through which Thy proof was perfected among Thy creatures and Thy testimony was fulfilled amidst Thy servants, to strengthen Thy people in that whereby the face of the Cause will radiate in Thy dominion, the standards of Thy power will be planted among Thy servants, and the banners of Thy guidance will be raised throughout Thy dominions.

O my Lord! Thou beholdest them clinging to the rope of Thy grace and holding fast unto the hem of the mantle of Thy beneficence. Ordain for them that which may draw them nearer unto Thee, and withhold them from all else save Thee.

I beg of Thee, O Thou King of existence and Protector of the seen and the unseen, to make whosoever arises to serve Thy Cause as a sea moving by Thy desire, as one ablaze with the fire of Thy Sacred Tree, shining from the horizon of the heaven of Thy will. Verily, Thou art the mighty One, Whom neither the power of all the world nor the strength of nations can weaken. There is no God but Thee, the One, the Incomparable, the Protector, the Self-Subsistent.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic) ~29w BH00386A00

Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF SPIRIT! My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a sovereignty ancient, imperishable and everlasting.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF SPIRIT! The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice; turn not away therefrom if thou desirest Me, and neglect it not that I may confide in thee. By its aid thou shalt see with thine own eyes and not through the eyes of others, and shalt know of thine own knowledge and not through the knowledge of thy neighbor. Ponder this in thy heart; how it behooveth thee to be. Verily justice is My gift to thee and the sign of My loving-kindness. Set it then before thine eyes.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Veiled in My immemorial being and in the ancient eternity of My essence, I knew My love for thee; therefore I created thee, have engraved on thee Mine image and revealed to thee My beauty.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore, do thou love Me, that I may name thy name and fill thy soul with the spirit of life.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF BEING! Love Me, that I may love thee. If thou lovest Me not, My love can in no wise reach thee. Know this, O servant.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF BEING! Thy Paradise is My love; thy heavenly home, reunion with Me. Enter therein and tarry not. This is that which hath been destined for thee in Our kingdom above and Our exalted dominion.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! If thou lovest Me, turn away from thyself; and if thou seekest My pleasure, regard not thine own; that thou mayest die in Me and I may eternally live in thee.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF SPIRIT! There is no peace for thee save by renouncing thyself and turning unto Me; for it behooveth thee to glory in My name, not in thine own; to put thy trust in Me and not in thyself, since I desire to be loved alone and above all that is.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF BEING! My love is My stronghold; he that entereth therein is safe and secure, and he that turneth away shall surely stray and perish.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF UTTERANCE! Thou art My stronghold; enter therein that thou mayest abide in safety. My love is in thee, know it, that thou mayest find Me near unto thee.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF BEING! Thou art My lamp and My light is in thee. Get thou from it thy radiance and seek none other than Me. For I have created thee rich and have bountifully shed My favor upon thee.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF BEING! With the hands of power I made thee and with the fingers of strength I created thee; and within thee have I placed the essence of My light. Be thou content with it and seek naught else, for My work is perfect and My command is binding. Question it not, nor have a doubt thereof.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF SPIRIT! I created thee rich, why dost thou bring thyself down to poverty? Noble I made thee, wherewith dost thou abase thyself? Out of the essence of knowledge I gave thee being, why seekest thou enlightenment from anyone beside Me? Out of the clay of love I molded thee, how dost thou busy thyself with another? Turn thy sight unto thyself, that thou mayest find Me standing within thee, mighty, powerful and self-subsisting.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Thou art My dominion and My dominion perisheth not; wherefore fearest thou thy perishing? Thou art My light and My light shall never be extinguished; why dost thou dread extinction? Thou art My glory and My glory fadeth not; thou art My robe and My robe shall never be outworn. Abide then in thy love for Me, that thou mayest find Me in the realm of glory.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF UTTERANCE! Turn thy face unto Mine and renounce all save Me; for My sovereignty endureth and My dominion perisheth not. If thou seekest another than Me, yea, if thou searchest the universe for evermore, thy quest will be in vain.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF LIGHT! Forget all save Me and commune with My spirit. This is of the essence of My command, therefore turn unto it.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Be thou content with Me and seek no other helper. For none but Me can ever suffice thee.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF SPIRIT! Ask not of Me that which We desire not for thee, then be content with what We have ordained for thy sake, for this is that which profiteth thee, if therewith thou dost content thyself.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF THE WONDROUS VISION! I have breathed within thee a breath of My own Spirit, that thou mayest be My lover. Why hast thou forsaken Me and sought a beloved other than Me?

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF SPIRIT! My claim on thee is great, it cannot be forgotten. My grace to thee is plenteous, it cannot be veiled. My love has made in thee its home, it cannot be concealed. My light is manifest to thee, it cannot be obscured.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Upon the tree of effulgent glory I have hung for thee the choicest fruits, wherefore hast thou turned away and contented thyself with that which is less good? Return then unto that which is better for thee in the realm on high.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF SPIRIT! Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF THE SUPREME! To the eternal I call thee, yet thou dost seek that which perisheth. What hath made thee turn away from Our desire and seek thine own?

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Transgress not thy limits, nor claim that which beseemeth thee not. Prostrate thyself before the countenance of thy God, the Lord of might and power.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF SPIRIT! Vaunt not thyself over the poor, for I lead him on his way and behold thee in thy evil plight and confound thee for evermore.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF BEING! How couldst thou forget thine own faults and busy thyself with the faults of others? Whoso doeth this is accursed of Me.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Breathe not the sins of others so long as thou art thyself a sinner. Shouldst thou transgress this command, accursed wouldst thou be, and to this I bear witness.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF SPIRIT! Know thou of a truth: He that biddeth men be just and himself committeth iniquity is not of Me, even though he bear My name.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF BEING! Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which thou doest not. This is My command unto thee, do thou observe it.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Deny not My servant should he ask anything from thee, for his face is My face; be then abashed before Me.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF BEING! Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning; for death, unheralded, shall come upon thee and thou shalt be called to give account for thy deeds.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF THE SUPREME! I have made death a messenger of joy to thee. Wherefore dost thou grieve? I made the light to shed on thee its splendor. Why dost thou veil thyself therefrom?

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF SPIRIT! With the joyful tidings of light I hail thee: rejoice! To the court of holiness I summon thee; abide therein that thou mayest live in peace for evermore.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF SPIRIT! The spirit of holiness beareth unto thee the joyful tidings of reunion; wherefore dost thou grieve? The spirit of power confirmeth thee in His cause; why dost thou veil thyself? The light of His countenance doth lead thee; how canst thou go astray?

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Sorrow not save that thou art far from Us. Rejoice not save that thou art drawing near and returning unto Us.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Rejoice in the gladness of thine heart, that thou mayest be worthy to meet Me and to mirror forth My beauty.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Divest not thyself of My beauteous robe, and forfeit not thy portion from My wondrous fountain, lest thou shouldst thirst for evermore.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF BEING! Walk in My statutes for love of Me and deny thyself that which thou desirest if thou seekest My pleasure.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Neglect not My commandments if thou lovest My beauty, and forget not My counsels if thou wouldst attain My good pleasure.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Wert thou to speed through the immensity of space and traverse the expanse of heaven, yet thou wouldst find no rest save in submission to Our command and humbleness before Our Face.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Magnify My cause that I may reveal unto thee the mysteries of My greatness and shine upon thee with the light of eternity.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Humble thyself before Me, that I may graciously visit thee. Arise for the triumph of My cause, that while yet on earth thou mayest obtain the victory.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF BEING! Make mention of Me on My earth, that in My heaven I may remember thee, thus shall Mine eyes and thine be solaced.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF THE THRONE! Thy hearing is My hearing, hear thou therewith. Thy sight is My sight, do thou see therewith, that in thine inmost soul thou mayest testify unto My exalted sanctity, and I within Myself may bear witness unto an exalted station for thee.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF BEING! Seek a martyr’s death in My path, content with My pleasure and thankful for that which I ordain, that thou mayest repose with Me beneath the canopy of majesty behind the tabernacle of glory.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Ponder and reflect. Is it thy wish to die upon thy bed, or to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr in My path, and so become the manifestation of My command and the revealer of My light in the highest paradise? Judge thou aright, O servant!

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! By My beauty! To tinge thy hair with thy blood is greater in My sight than the creation of the universe and the light of both worlds. Strive then to attain this, O servant!

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is fortitude under My decree and patience under My trials.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! The true lover yearneth for tribulation even as doth the rebel for forgiveness and the sinful for mercy.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! If adversity befall thee not in My path, how canst thou walk in the ways of them that are content with My pleasure? If trials afflict thee not in thy longing to meet Me, how wilt thou attain the light in thy love for My beauty?

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! My calamity is My providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy. Hasten thereunto that thou mayest become an eternal light and an immortal spirit. This is My command unto thee, do thou observe it.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Should prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and should abasement come upon thee, grieve not, for both shall pass away and be no more.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF BEING! If poverty overtake thee, be not sad; for in time the Lord of wealth shall visit thee. Fear not abasement, for glory shall one day rest on thee.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF BEING! If thine heart be set upon this eternal, imperishable dominion, and this ancient, everlasting life, forsake this mortal and fleeting sovereignty.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF BEING! Busy not thyself with this world, for with fire We test the gold, and with gold We test Our servants.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Thou dost wish for gold and I desire thy freedom from it. Thou thinkest thyself rich in its possession, and I recognize thy wealth in thy sanctity therefrom. By My life! This is My knowledge, and that is thy fancy; how can My way accord with thine?

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Bestow My wealth upon My poor, that in heaven thou mayest draw from stores of unfading splendor and treasures of imperishable glory. But by My life! To offer up thy soul is a more glorious thing couldst thou but see with Mine eye.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! The temple of being is My throne; cleanse it of all things, that there I may be established and there I may abide.

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O SON OF BEING! Thy heart is My home; sanctify it for My descent. Thy spirit is My place of revelation; cleanse it for My manifestation.

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O SON OF MAN! Put thy hand into My bosom, that I may rise above thee, radiant and resplendent.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Ascend unto My heaven, that thou mayest obtain the joy of reunion, and from the chalice of imperishable glory quaff the peerless wine.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! Many a day hath passed over thee whilst thou hast busied thyself with thy fancies and idle imaginings. How long art thou to slumber on thy bed? Lift up thy head from slumber, for the Sun hath risen to the zenith, haply it may shine upon thee with the light of beauty.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! The light hath shone on thee from the horizon of the sacred Mount and the spirit of enlightenment hath breathed in the Sinai of thy heart. Wherefore, free thyself from the veils of idle fancies and enter into My court, that thou mayest be fit for everlasting life and worthy to meet Me. Thus may death not come upon thee, neither weariness nor trouble.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! My eternity is My creation, I have created it for thee. Make it the garment of thy temple. My unity is My handiwork; I have wrought it for thee; clothe thyself therewith, that thou mayest be to all eternity the revelation of My everlasting being.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O SON OF MAN! My majesty is My gift to thee, and My grandeur the token of My mercy unto thee. That which beseemeth Me none shall understand, nor can anyone recount. Verily, I have preserved it in My hidden storehouses and in the treasuries of My command, as a sign of My loving-kindness unto My servants and My mercy unto My people.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O CHILDREN OF THE DIVINE AND INVISIBLE ESSENCE! Ye shall be hindered from loving Me and souls shall be perturbed as they make mention of Me. For minds cannot grasp Me nor hearts contain Me.

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O SON OF BEAUTY! By My spirit and by My favor! By My mercy and by My beauty! All that I have revealed unto thee with the tongue of power, and have written for thee with the pen of might, hath been in accordance with thy capacity and understanding, not with My state and the melody of My voice.

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Hidden Words - Part I (Arabic)

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O CHILDREN OF MEN! Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created. Since We have created you all from one same substance it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest. Such is My counsel to you, O concourse of light! Heed ye this counsel that ye may obtain the fruit of holiness from the tree of wondrous glory.

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O YE SONS OF SPIRIT! Ye are My treasury, for in you I have treasured the pearls of My mysteries and the gems of My knowledge. Guard them from the strangers amidst My servants and from the ungodly amongst My people.

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O SON OF HIM THAT STOOD BY HIS OWN ENTITY IN THE KINGDOM OF HIS SELF! Know thou, that I have wafted unto thee all the fragrances of holiness, have fully revealed to thee My word, have perfected through thee My bounty and have desired for thee that which I have desired for My Self. Be then content with My pleasure and thankful unto Me.

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O SON OF MAN! Write all that We have revealed unto thee with the ink of light upon the tablet of thy spirit. Should this not be in thy power, then make thine ink of the essence of thy heart. If this thou canst not do, then write with that crimson ink that hath been shed in My path. Sweeter indeed is this to Me than all else, that its light may endure for ever.

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The Fast ~2841w BH00437

The Fast

Exalted art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by those whom Thou hast bidden to observe the Fast for the sake of Thy love and good-pleasure, who have demonstrated their allegiance to Thy law and followed Thy verses and precepts, and who have broken their fast while enjoying near access to Thee and beholding Thy countenance. By Thy glory! Since they are turning to the court of Thy good-pleasure, all their days are days of fasting. Were the mouth of Thy will to address them saying: “Observe, for My beauty’s sake, the fast, O people, and set no limit to its duration,” I swear by the majesty of Thy glory, that every one of them will faithfully observe it, will abstain from whatsoever will violate Thy law, and will continue to do so until they yield up their souls unto Thee, for they have tasted the sweetness of Thy call, and become inebriated with Thy remembrance and praise and with the words proceeding from the lips of Thy command.

I beseech Thee, O Lord, by Thyself, the Exalted, the Most High, and by Thy Latter Manifestation through Whom the kingdom of names and the dominion of attributes have been convulsed, and the inhabitants of earth and heaven became intoxicated, and all who dwell in the realms of Revelation and creation trembled except such as have fasted from all that is repugnant to Thy good-pleasure and restrained themselves from turning toward aught besides Thee, to include us among them and to write down our names on the Tablet whereon Thou hast inscribed their names. O God, through the wonders of Thy might and the tokens of Thy sovereignty and grandeur, Thou didst send forth their names from out of the sea of Thy names, and didst create their inner essences out of the substance of Thy love, and their inmost beings from the spirit of Thy Cause. Theirs is a reunion not succeeded by separation, a nearness that knoweth no remoteness, and a perpetuity that hath no end. Verily, these are servants who ever recount Thee, who eternally circle round Thee, and who circumambulate the sanctuary of Thy presence and the Kaaba of reunion with Thee. Thou hast ordained, O my God, no distinction between them and Thee, except that when they beheld the lights of Thy countenance, they set their faces towards Thee, and prostrated themselves before Thy beauty, submissive to Thy greatness and severed from all things besides Thee.

We have fasted this day, O my Lord, by Thy command and Thy bidding in accordance with what Thou hast revealed in Thy perspicuous Book. We have withheld our souls from passion and from whatsoever Thou abhorest until the day drew to an end and the time arrived to break the Fast. Wherefore, I implore Thee, O Desire of the hearts of ardent lovers and Beloved of the souls of them who are endued with understanding, O Rapture of the breasts of them that yearn after Thee and Object of the desire of them that seek Thee, to cause us to soar in the atmosphere of Thy nearness and the heaven of Thy presence, and to accept from us what we have performed in the pathway of Thy love and good-pleasure. Write down our names, then, among those who have acknowledged Thy oneness and confessed to Thy singleness and who have humbled themselves before the evidences of Thy majesty and the tokens of Thy grandeur, those who have taken refuge in Thy nearness and sought shelter in Thee, who have expended their lives in their eagerness to meet Thee and attain the court of Thy presence, and who have cast the world behind their backs for love of Thee and severed every tie with aught save Thee in their eagerness to draw nigh unto Thee. These are servants whose hearts melt in ardent desire for Thy beauty at the mention of Thy Name, and whose eyes overflow with tears in their longing to find Thee and enter the precincts of Thy court.

This is, O my Lord, my tongue which testifieth to Thy unity and peerlessness, mine eye which beholdeth the seat of Thy generosity and manifold bounties, and mine ear which is ready to hearken unto Thy summons and Thine utterance, for I am assured, O my God, that Thou hast decreed the words proceeding out of the mouth of Thy will to be inexhaustible, and unto them the ears which Thou hast sanctified to hear Thy words and verses are at all times hearkening. And these are my hands, O my Lord, uplifted toward the heaven of Thy favor and tender mercy. Wilt Thou, then, turn away this poor one who hath taken to himself no beloved except Thee, no bestower beside Thee, nor king other than Thee, no shelter save beneath the shadow of Thy mercy, and no refuge but before Thy gate, which Thou hast opened unto all who dwell in Thy heaven and on Thine earth? Nay, by Thy glory! I am he whose confidence in Thy loving kindness will remain undaunted even though Thou wert to afflict me with torments for the duration of Thy dominion; and should anyone ask me about Thee, every limb of my body would proclaim: “He is beloved in His acts and obeyed in His decree, merciful in His nature and compassionate to His creatures!”

Thy might beareth me witness, O Well-Beloved of the hearts of them that yearn after Thee, wert Thou to turn me away from Thy door and abandon me to the swords of the tyrants amongst Thy servants and to the rods of the ungodly amongst Thy creatures, and should someone ask me about Thee, every hair of my body would still declare: “He is, in truth, the Best Beloved of the worlds; He is the Most Bountiful; He is the Ever-Abiding! He draweth me nigh whilst distancing me from Himself; He granteth me His sanctuary whilst debarring me from His presence. None found I more merciful than He, by Whom I have become independent of all else but Him and have been raised up above aught besides Himself.”

Well is it with the one, O my God, who hath been so enriched by Thee as to be made independent of the kingdoms of earth and heaven. Rich is the one who hath held fast to the cord of Thy wealth, is submissive before Thy face, and for whom Thou art sufficient above all things. Poor is the one who hath dispensed with Thee, waxed proud before Thee, turned away from Thy presence, and disbelieved in Thy signs. Suffer me, then, O my God and my Beloved, to be numbered with those whom the breezes of Thy will move as they list, not with those whom the wind of self and passion stirreth and directeth as it pleaseth. No God is there but Thee, the Almighty, the Exalted, the Most Bountiful.

All glory be to Thee, O my God, for Thou hast graciously enabled me to fast during this month which Thou hast related to Thy Name, the Most Exalted, and called ‘Alá (Loftiness). Thou hast commanded that Thy servants and Thy people should fast therein and seek thereby to draw nearer unto Thee. The days and months of the year have culminated with the Fast, even as the first month began with Thy Name, Bahá, that all might testify that Thou art the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden, and be well assured that the glory of all names is conferred only through the glory of Thy Cause and the word expounded by Thy will and revealed through Thy purpose. Thou hast ordained that this month be a remembrance and honor from Thee, and a sign of Thy presence amongst them, that they may not forget Thy grandeur and Thy majesty, Thy sovereignty and Thy glory, and may be well assured that from time immemorial Thou hast ever been and wilt ever be Ruler over the entire creation. Nothing created in the heavens or on the earth can hinder Thee in Thy governance, nor can anyone in the realms of Revelation and creation prevent Thee from fulfilling Thy purpose.

I implore Thee, O my God, by Thy name whereby all the kindreds of the earth have wailed, except such as Thou hast safeguarded with Thine unerring protection and sheltered beneath the shadow of Thy transcendent mercy, to make us so firm in Thy Cause and steadfast in Thy love that were Thy servants to rise up against Thee and Thy people turn away from Thee, and no one would remain on earth to invoke Thy name or set his face toward the sanctuary of communion with Thee and the Kaaba of Thy sanctity, I would still arise singly and alone to render Thy Cause victorious, to exalt Thy word, to proclaim Thy sovereignty, and to celebrate the praise of Thine august Self. And this, O Lord, even though each time I venture to extol Thee by any name, I am filled with perplexity, for I am fully aware that all of Thine exalted attributes and all of the most excellent names which I associate with Thee and by which in Thy holy presence I supplicate Thee, reflect naught but the measure of mine own understanding, inasmuch as whenever I have regarded a name to be laudable, I have associated it with Thyself.

Immeasurably exalted is Thy true state above the description or knowledge of anyone besides Thee, and sanctified art Thou from the glorification of Thy creatures and the praise of Thy servants in their attempts to ascend unto Thee. Whatsoever appeareth from Thy servants is limited by the limitations of their own selves and is created by their own idle fancies and imaginings.

Alas, alas, O my Beloved, for mine inability to befittingly praise Thee and for my shortcomings during Thy days! If I acclaim Thee, O my God, as Him Who knoweth all things, I readily perceive that shouldst Thou point to a mute rock with a single finger of Thy will, Thou wouldst enable it to unfold the knowledge of all past and future ages; and if I extol Thee as the All-Powerful, I find that one word issuing from the mouth of Thy purpose is sufficient to convulse the heavens and the earth.

Thy glory beareth me witness, O Beloved of all that recognize Thee, should any learned one fail to confess his ignorance before the revelations of Thy knowledge, he would be accounted the most ignorant of Thy people; and should any mighty one refuse to admit his weakness before the evidences of Thy power, he would be considered the weakest and the most heedless of Thy creatures. Given my knowledge and certainty that this is so, how can I extol Thee or describe and praise Thee? Wherefore, knowing my weakness, I have hastened toward the shelter of Thy strength; and realizing my poverty, I have sought refuge under the shadow of Thy wealth; and recognizing my powerlessness, I have arisen to stand before the tabernacle of Thy power and might. Wilt thou cast away this poor one after he hath taken no one but Thee as his succorer, or turn away this stranger after he hath found no one but Thee to be his true beloved?

Thou knowest all that is in me, O Lord, but I know not what is in Thee. Have mercy then upon me through Thy loving providence and inspire me with that which shall give peace to my heart during Thy days and tranquillity to my soul through the revelations of Thy sacred presence. All created things have been illumined with the splendors of the lights of Thy countenance, O Lord, and the dwellers of earth and heaven are shining resplendently on account of the manifestations of Thine incomparable majesty, in such wise that I behold nothing without first beholding within it the revelation of Thyself, a revelation which is hidden from the sight of those among Thy servants who lie fast asleep.

Deprive me not, O my Lord, of Thy grace which hath encompassed all the realms of existence, whether visible or invisible. Wilt Thou stay far removed, O my God, after Thou hast invited all mankind to return and draw nigh unto Thee, and urged them to hold fast to Thy cord? Wilt Thou cast me out, O my Beloved, even when Thou hast promised in Thine incorruptible Book and in Thy wondrous verses to gather all those who yearn after Thee within the pavilion of Thy gracious providence, and those who desire Thee under the shadow of Thy bountiful favor, and those who search for Thee under the canopy of Thy mercy and loving-kindness?

I swear by Thy might, O my God, that my lamentations have constrained my Pen, and, verily, the cry of my heart hath seized the reins from my hands. At whatever time I reassure myself and gladden my soul with the wonders of Thy mercy, the tokens of Thy gracious providence, and the evidences of Thy generosity, I tremble before the manifestations of Thy justice and the signs of Thy wrath. I recognize that Thou art known by these two names and described by these two attributes, yet Thou carest not whether Thou art invoked by Thy name the Ever-Forgiving, or Thy name the Wrathful. By Thy glory, were it not for my knowledge that Thy mercy surpasseth all things, the limbs of my body would have ceased to exist, my reality been extinguished and my inner being reduced to utter nothingness. But when I behold that Thy grace encompasseth all things and Thy mercy embraceth the entire creation, my soul and my inmost being become well assured.

Alas, alas, O my God, for the things that have escaped me during Thy days, and again alas, alas, O Desire of my heart, for what I have left undone in service and obedience to Thee during these days the likes of which the eyes of Thy chosen ones and trusted ones have never witnessed! I entreat Thee, O my Lord, by Thy Self and by the Manifestation of Thy Cause Who is seated upon the throne of Thy mercy, to confirm me in Thy service and good-pleasure. Guard me, then, from those who have turned away from Thee and disbelieved in Thy verses, who have denied Thy truth, resisted Thine evidences, and violated Thy Covenant and testament.

All praise, O Lord my God, be unto Him Who is the Manifestation of Thine Essence, the Dayspring of Thy oneness, the Mine of Thy knowledge, the Source of Thy Revelation, the Repository of Thine inspiration, the Seat of Thy sovereignty, and the Dawning-Place of Thy Divinity—He Who is the Primal Point, the Most Exalted Countenance, the Ancient Root, and the Quickener of nations; and glory be upon him who was the first to believe in Him and in His verses, whom Thou didst make a throne for the ascendancy of Thy most sublime Word, a focal-point for the manifestation of Thy most excellent names, a dayspring of the radiance of the Sun of Thy providence, a dawning-place for the appearance of Thy names and attributes, and a treasury of the pearls of Thy wisdom and Thy commandments. And all honor be upon him who was the last to come unto Him, whose arrival was like His arrival, and Thy manifestation in him like Thy manifestation in Him , except that he was illumined with the lights of His face and prostrated himself before Him and testified to his servitude unto Him; and glory be upon those who were martyred in His path and who offered up their lives for love of His beauty.

We testify, O my God, that these are servants who have believed in Thee and in Thy signs, who have sought the sanctuary of Thy presence and turned toward Thy countenance, who have directed their faces toward the court of Thy nearness and walked in the path of Thy good-pleasure, who have worshipped Thee according to Thy desire and detached themselves from all but Thee. O Lord, confer upon their spirits and their bodies at all times a share of the wonders of Thine all-encompassing mercy. Thou art, verily, powerful to do as Thou pleaseth. No God is there save Thee, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, Whose help is implored by all men.

I beseech Thee, O Lord, by Him and by them, and by Him Whom Thou hast established on the throne of Thy Faith and caused to overshadow all the dwellers of earth and heaven, to purify us from our transgressions, to ordain for us a seat of truth in Thy presence and to cause us to associate with those whom the adversities of the world and its misfortunes have not hindered from turning toward Thee. Thou art, verily, the All-Powerful, the Most Exalted, the Protector, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

The Importance of Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, Chapter 3: VI

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Aid and Assistance ~149w BH00438

Aid and Assistance

My God, my Adored One, my King, my Desire! What tongue can voice my thanks to Thee? I was heedless, Thou didst awaken me. I had turned back from Thee, Thou didst graciously aid me to turn towards Thee. I was as one dead, Thou didst quicken me with the water of life. I was withered, Thou didst revive me with the heavenly stream of Thine utterance which hath flowed forth from the Pen of the All-Merciful.

O Divine Providence! All existence is begotten by Thy bounty; deprive it not of the waters of Thy generosity, neither do Thou withhold it from the ocean of Thy mercy. I beseech Thee to aid and assist me at all times and under all conditions, and seek from the heaven of Thy grace Thine ancient favor. Thou art, in truth, the Lord of bounty, and the Sovereign of the kingdom of eternity.

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~47w BH00483

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

O Thou by Whose name the sea of joy moveth and the fragrance of happiness is wafted! I ask Thee to show me from the wonders of Thy favour that which shall brighten mine eyes and gladden my heart. Thou, verily, art the All-Bounteous, the Most Generous.

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Unity ~103w BH00513

Unity

O Thou Who art the Lord of Lords! I testify that Thou art the Lord of all creation, and the Educator of all beings, visible and invisible. I bear witness that Thy power hath encompassed the entire universe, and that the hosts of the earth can never dismay Thee, nor can the dominion of all peoples and nations deter Thee from executing Thy purpose. I confess that Thou hast no desire except the regeneration of the whole world, and the establishment of the unity of its peoples, and the salvation of all them that dwell therein.

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, CXV

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Spiritual Growth ~60w BH00531TRA

Spiritual Growth

I beseech Thee, O my God, by all the transcendent glory of Thy Name, to clothe Thy loved ones in the robe of justice and to illumine their beings with the light of trustworthiness. Thou art the One that hath power to do as He pleaseth and Who holdeth within His grasp the reins of all things, visible and invisible.

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~55w BH00591

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Sanctify mine eye, and mine ear, and my tongue, and my spirit, and my heart, and my soul, and my body, and mine entire being from turning unto anyone but Thee. Give me then to drink from the cup that brimmeth with the sealed wine of Thy glory.

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Forgiveness ~187w BH00593

Forgiveness

O God our Lord! Protect us through Thy grace from whatsoever may be repugnant unto Thee, and vouchsafe unto us that which well beseemeth Thee. Give us more out of Thy bounty, and bless us. Pardon us for the things we have done, and wash away our sins, and forgive us with Thy gracious forgiveness. Verily, Thou art the Most Exalted, the Self-Subsisting.

Thy loving providence hath encompassed all created things in the heavens and on the earth, and Thy forgiveness hath surpassed the whole creation. Thine is sovereignty; in Thy hand are the Kingdoms of Creation and Revelation; in Thy right hand Thou holdest all created things, and within Thy grasp are the assigned measures of forgiveness. Thou forgivest whomsoever among Thy servants Thou pleasest. Verily, Thou art the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Loving. Nothing whatsoever escapeth Thy knowledge, and naught is there which is hidden from Thee.

O God our Lord! Protect us through the potency of Thy might, enable us to enter Thy wondrous surging ocean, and grant us that which well befitteth Thee.

Thou art the Sovereign Ruler, the Mighty Doer, the Exalted, the All-Loving.

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Forgiveness ~73w BH00634

Forgiveness

Praise be unto Thee, O Lord. Forgive us our sins, have mercy upon us and enable us to return unto Thee. Suffer us not to rely on aught else besides Thee, and vouchsafe unto us, through Thy bounty, that which Thou lovest and desirest and well beseemeth Thee. Exalt the station of them that have truly believed, and forgive them with Thy gracious forgiveness. Verily, Thou art the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~662w BH00661

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

He is the Almighty, the Self-Subsisting.

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I call upon Thee at this time when the accents of the dove of separation are raised from the land of Iraq, and the warbling of the Nightingale of fervent longing is heard from the horizon of the world—at such a time do I call upon Thee, proclaiming: “Thou in truth art God, the King, the Mighty, the Beauteous. From everlasting, O my God, Thou hast been exalted in the supremacy of Thy might, Thy power, and Thy glory, and unto all eternity Thou wilt remain transcendent in the sublimity of Thy grandeur, Thy majesty, and Thy splendour. Every Prophet is filled with consternation when confronted by the manifold evidences of Thy wrath, and every Chosen One standeth dismayed before the revelations of Thy might. No God is there but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Powerful, the All-Compelling.”

I yield Thee thanks, O my God, in these days when the oppressors amongst Thy people and the rebellious amongst Thy creatures have arrayed themselves against us, and are rejoicing at the adversities which, through the mysterious workings of Thy decree, Thou hast caused to descend upon us as gems from the treasury of Thy providence. Such hath ever been Thy custom with Thy loved ones and Thy practice with Thy chosen servants. I swear by Thy might, O my Beloved, that though others may flee from tribulations suffered in Thy path, I am he who, in his love for Thee, yearneth after every woe and trial. I ask Thee, then, by Thy Name through which the seas of names have surged before the evidences of Thy transcendent oneness, and through which Thou hast been exalted above all creation in the hallowed sovereignty of thy Lordship, to send down whatever afflictions Thou hast destined for Thy loved ones upon this Thy servant, lest there should befall them that which would still the quickness of their love for Thee, or dampen the fervency of their devotion. I am he, O my God, who would ransom with his life and soul whatsoever proceedeth from Thee or befalleth at Thy bidding. To all this shall I be true, through Thy power and Thy might. No God is there but Thee, the Generous, the Subtile, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

I ask Thee then, O my God, by the lights of Thy divine unity, and the hidden mysteries of Thine ancient and everlasting Being, to preserve Thy loved ones after I am gone, lest their feet should slip upon Thy path. Gather them then together upon the shore of Thy munificence and bounty, and sever them from all but Thee so that they may stand in fear of no one, nor be overawed by any soul. Open then their eyes, O my God, through the wondrous evidences of Thy might and the sovereign potency of Thy dominion, in order that they may see all things held within Thy grasp, and all matters contained within the palm of Thine omnipotence. I swear by Thy beauty, O Thou my hope, that shouldst Thou cause them to ascend to this most sublime and all-highest station, they would tell of Thee continually, and would so completely return unto Thee that naught could cause them any perturbation, though all who are in heaven and on earth should rise up unitedly against them.

I ask Thee then, O my God, by Thy light which hath illuminated all beings, and by Thy glory which hath irradiated the whole of creation, to remember Thy servant who hath been designated “Jím” in the realms of Thine eternity and the canopy of Thy grandeur. Cause him then, O my God, to hearken unto the holy melodies of Thy tender mercy, that they may draw him away from himself and from whatsoever is not of Thee, and attract him unto the dawning splendours of Thy love and adoration. Potent art Thou to accomplish this through Thy transcendent might.

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Praise and Gratitude ~192w BH00769

Praise and Gratitude

God testifieth to the unity of His Godhood and to the singleness of His own Being. On the throne of eternity, from the inaccessible heights of His station, His tongue proclaimeth that there is none other God but Him. He Himself, independently of all else, hath ever been a witness unto His own oneness, the revealer of His own nature, the glorifier of His own essence. He, verily, is the All-Powerful, the Almighty, the Beauteous.

He is supreme over His servants, and standeth over His creatures. In His hand is the source of authority and truth. He maketh men alive by His signs, and causeth them to die through His wrath. He shall not be asked of His doings and His might is equal unto all things. He is the Potent, the All-Subduing. He holdeth within His grasp the empire of all things, and on His right hand is fixed the Kingdom of His Revelation. His power, verily, embraceth the whole of creation. Victory and overlordship are His; all might and dominion are His; all glory and greatness are His. He, of a truth, is the All-Glorious, the Most Powerful, the Unconditioned.

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The Fast ~1948w BH00778

The Fast

Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! These are the days whereon Thou hast bidden all men to observe the fast, that through it they may purify their souls and rid themselves of all attachment to anyone but Thee, and that out of their hearts may ascend that which will be worthy of the court of Thy majesty and may well beseem the seat of the revelation of Thy oneness. Grant, O my Lord, that this fast may become a river of life-giving waters and may yield the virtue wherewith Thou hast endowed it. Cleanse Thou by its means the hearts of Thy servants whom the evils of the world have failed to hinder from turning towards Thine all-glorious Name, and who have remained unmoved by the noise and tumult of such as have repudiated Thy most resplendent signs which have accompanied the advent of Thy Manifestation Whom Thou hast invested with Thy sovereignty, Thy power, Thy majesty and glory. These are the servants who, as soon as Thy call reached them, hastened in the direction of Thy mercy and were not kept back from Thee by the changes and chances of this world or by any human limitations.

I am he, O my God, who testifieth to Thy unity, who acknowledgeth Thy oneness, who boweth humbly before the revelations of Thy majesty, and who recognizeth with downcast countenance the splendors of the light of Thy transcendent glory. I have believed in Thee after Thou didst enable me to know Thy Self, Whom Thou hast revealed to men’s eyes through the power of Thy sovereignty and might. Unto Him I have turned, wholly detached from all things, and cleaving steadfastly unto the cord of Thy gifts and favors. I have embraced His truth, and the truth of all the wondrous laws and precepts that have been sent down unto Him. I have fasted for love of Thee and in pursuance of Thine injunction, and have broken my fast with Thy praise on my tongue and in conformity with Thy pleasure. Suffer me not, O my Lord, to be reckoned among them who have fasted in the daytime, who in the night-season have prostrated themselves before Thy face, and who have repudiated Thy truth, disbelieved in Thy signs, gainsaid Thy testimony, and perverted Thine utterances.

Open Thou, O my Lord, mine eyes and the eyes of all them that have sought Thee, that we may recognize Thee with Thine own eyes. This is Thy bidding given us in the Book sent down by Thee unto Him Whom Thou hast chosen by Thy behest, Whom Thou hast singled out for Thy favor above all Thy creatures, Whom Thou hast been pleased to invest with Thy sovereignty, and Whom Thou hast specially favored and entrusted with Thy Message unto Thy people. Praised be Thou, therefore, O my God, inasmuch as Thou hast graciously enabled us to recognize Him and to acknowledge whatsoever hath been sent down unto Him, and conferred upon us the honor of attaining the presence of the One Whom Thou didst promise in Thy Book and in Thy Tablets.

Thou seest me then, O my God, with my face turned towards Thee, cleaving steadfastly to the cord of Thy gracious providence and generosity, and clinging to the hem of Thy tender mercies and bountiful favors. Destroy not, I implore Thee, my hopes of attaining unto that which Thou didst ordain for Thy servants who have turned towards the precincts of Thy court and the sanctuary of Thy presence, and have observed the fast for love of Thee. I confess, O my God, that whatever proceedeth from me is wholly unworthy of Thy sovereignty and falleth short of Thy majesty. And yet I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which Thou hast revealed Thy Self, in the glory of Thy most excellent titles, unto all created things, in this Revelation whereby Thou hast, through Thy most resplendent Name, manifested Thy beauty, to give me to drink of the wine of Thy mercy and of the pure beverage of Thy favor, which have streamed forth from the right hand of Thy will, that I may so fix my gaze upon Thee and be so detached from all else but Thee, that the world and all that hath been created therein may appear before me as a fleeting day which Thou hast not deigned to create.

I moreover entreat Thee, O my God, to rain down, from the heaven of Thy will and the clouds of Thy mercy, that which will cleanse us from the noisome savors of our transgressions, O Thou Who hast called Thyself the God of Mercy! Thou art, verily, the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the Beneficent.

Cast not away, O my Lord, him that hath turned towards Thee, nor suffer him who hath drawn nigh unto Thee to be removed far from Thy court. Dash not the hopes of the suppliant who hath longingly stretched out his hands to seek Thy grace and favors, and deprive not Thy sincere servants of the wonders of Thy tender mercies and loving-kindness. Forgiving and Most Bountiful art Thou, O my Lord! Power hast Thou to do what Thou pleasest. All else but Thee are impotent before the revelations of Thy might, are as lost in the face of the evidences of Thy wealth, are as nothing when compared with the manifestations of Thy transcendent sovereignty, and are destitute of all strength when face to face with the signs and tokens of Thy power. What refuge is there beside Thee, O my Lord, to which I can flee, and where is there a haven to which I can hasten? Nay, the power of Thy might beareth me witness! No protector is there but Thee, no place to flee to except Thee, no refuge to seek save Thee. Cause me to taste, O my Lord, the divine sweetness of Thy remembrance and praise. I swear by Thy might! Whosoever tasteth of its sweetness will rid himself of all attachment to the world and all that is therein, and will set his face towards Thee, cleansed from the remembrance of anyone except Thee.

Inspire then my soul, O my God, with Thy wondrous remembrance, that I may glorify Thy name. Number me not with them who read Thy words and fail to find Thy hidden gift which, as decreed by Thee, is contained therein, and which quickeneth the souls of Thy creatures and the hearts of Thy servants. Cause me, O my Lord, to be reckoned among them who have been so stirred up by the sweet savors that have been wafted in Thy days that they have laid down their lives for Thee and hastened to the scene of their death in their longing to gaze on Thy beauty and in their yearning to attain Thy presence. And were anyone to say unto them on their way, “Whither go ye?” they would say, “Unto God, the All-Possessing, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting!”

The transgressions committed by such as have turned away from Thee and have borne themselves haughtily towards Thee have not availed to hinder them from loving Thee, and from setting their faces towards Thee, and from turning in the direction of Thy mercy. These are they who are blessed by the Concourse on high, who are glorified by the denizens of the everlasting Cities, and beyond them by those on whose foreheads Thy most exalted pen hath written: “These! The people of Bahá. Through them have been shed the splendors of the light of guidance.” Thus hath it been ordained, at Thy behest and by Thy will, in the Tablet of Thine irrevocable decree.

Proclaim, therefore, O my God, their greatness and the greatness of those who while living or after death have circled round them. Supply them with that which Thou hast ordained for the righteous among Thy creatures. Potent art Thou to do all things. There is no God but Thee, the All-Powerful, the Help in Peril, the Almighty, the Most Bountiful.

Do not bring our fasts to an end with this fast, O my Lord, nor the covenants Thou hast made with this covenant. Do Thou accept all that we have done for love of Thee, and for the sake of Thy pleasure, and all that we have left undone as a result of our subjection to our evil and corrupt desires. Enable us, then, to cleave steadfastly to Thy love and Thy good pleasure, and preserve us from the mischief of such as have denied Thee and repudiated Thy most resplendent signs. Thou art, in truth, the Lord of this world and of the next. No God is there beside Thee, the Exalted, the Most High.

Magnify Thou, O Lord my God, Him Who is the Primal Point, the Divine Mystery, the Unseen Essence, the Dayspring of Divinity, and the Manifestation of Thy Lordship, through Whom all the knowledge of the past and all the knowledge of the future were made plain, through Whom the pearls of Thy hidden wisdom were uncovered, and the mystery of Thy treasured name disclosed, Whom Thou hast appointed as the Announcer of the One through Whose name the letter B and the letter E have been joined and united, through Whom Thy majesty, Thy sovereignty and Thy might were made known, through Whom Thy words have been sent down, Thy laws set forth with clearness, and Thy signs spread abroad, and Thy Word established, through Whom the hearts of Thy chosen ones were laid bare, and all that were in the heavens and all that were on the earth were gathered together, Whom Thou has called ‘Alí-Muhammad in the kingdom of Thy names, and the Spirit of Spirits in the Tablets of Thine irrevocable decree, Whom Thou hast invested with Thine own title, unto Whose name all other names have, at Thy bidding and through the power of Thy might, been made to return, and in Whom Thou hast caused all Thine attributes and titles to attain their final consummation. To Him also belong such names as lay hid within Thy stainless tabernacles, in Thine invisible world and Thy sanctified cities.

Magnify Thou, moreover, such as have believed in Him and in His signs and have turned towards Him, from among those that have acknowledged Thy unity in His Latter Manifestation—a Manifestation whereof He hath made mention in His Tablets, and in His Books, and in His Scriptures, and in all the wondrous verses and gem-like utterances that have descended upon Him. It is this same Manifestation Whose covenant Thou hast bidden Him establish ere He had established His own covenant. He it is Whose praise the Bayán hath celebrated. In it His excellence hath been extolled, and His truth established, and His sovereignty proclaimed, and His Cause perfected. Blessed is the man that hath turned unto Him, and fulfilled the things He hath commanded, O Thou Who art the Lord of the worlds and the Desire of all them that have known Thee!

Praised be Thou, O my God, inasmuch as Thou hast aided us to recognize and love Him. I, therefore, beseech Thee by Him and by Them who are the Daysprings of Thy Divinity, and the Manifestations of Thy Lordship, and the Treasuries of Thy Revelation, and the Depositories of Thine inspiration, to enable us to serve and obey Him, and to empower us to become the helpers of His Cause and the dispersers of His adversaries. Powerful art Thou to do all that pleaseth Thee. No God is there beside Thee, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the One Whose help is sought by all men!

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Tablet of Riḍván ~2009w BH00821

Tablet of Riḍván

The Divine Springtime is come, O Most Exalted Pen, for the Festival of the All-Merciful is fast approaching. Bestir thyself, and magnify, before the entire creation, the name of God, and celebrate His praise, in such wise that all created things may be regenerated and made new. Speak, and hold not thy peace. The daystar of blissfulness shineth above the horizon of Our name, the Blissful, inasmuch as the kingdom of the name of God hath been adorned with the ornament of the name of thy Lord, the Creator of the heavens. Arise before the nations of the earth, and arm thyself with the power of this Most Great Name, and be not of those who tarry.

Methinks that thou hast halted and movest not upon My Tablet. Could the brightness of the Divine Countenance have bewildered thee, or the idle talk of the froward filled thee with grief and paralyzed thy movement? Take heed lest anything deter thee from extolling the greatness of this Day—the Day whereon the Finger of majesty and power hath opened the seal of the Wine of Reunion, and called all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth. Preferrest thou to tarry when the breeze announcing the Day of God hath already breathed over thee, or art thou of them that are shut out as by a veil from Him?

No veil whatever have I allowed, O Lord of all names and Creator of the heavens, to shut me from the recognition of the glories of Thy Day—the Day which is the lamp of guidance unto the whole world, and the sign of the Ancient of Days unto all them that dwell therein. My silence is by reason of the veils that have blinded Thy creatures’ eyes to Thee, and my muteness is because of the impediments that have hindered Thy people from recognizing Thy truth. Thou knowest what is in me, but I know not what is in Thee. Thou art the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. By Thy name that excelleth all other names! If Thy overruling and all-compelling behest should ever reach me, it would empower me to revive the souls of all men, through Thy most exalted Word, which I have heard uttered by Thy Tongue of power in Thy Kingdom of glory. It would enable me to announce the revelation of Thy effulgent countenance wherethrough that which lay hidden from the eyes of men hath been manifested in Thy name, the Perspicuous, the sovereign Protector, the Self-Subsisting.

Canst thou discover anyone but Me, O Pen, in this Day? What hath become of the creation and the manifestations thereof? What of the names and their kingdom? Whither are gone all created things, whether seen or unseen? What of the hidden secrets of the universe and its revelations? Lo, the entire creation hath passed away! Nothing remaineth except My Face, the Ever-Abiding, the Resplendent, the All-Glorious.

This is the Day whereon naught can be seen except the splendors of the Light that shineth from the face of Thy Lord, the Gracious, the Most Bountiful. Verily, We have caused every soul to expire by virtue of Our irresistible and all-subduing sovereignty. We have, then, called into being a new creation, as a token of Our grace unto men. I am, verily, the All-Bountiful, the Ancient of Days.

This is the Day whereon the unseen world crieth out: “Great is thy blessedness, O earth, for thou hast been made the footstool of thy God, and been chosen as the seat of His mighty throne.” The realm of glory exclaimeth: “Would that my life could be sacrificed for thee, for He Who is the Beloved of the All-Merciful hath established His sovereignty upon thee, through the power of His Name that hath been promised unto all things, whether of the past or of the future.” This is the Day whereon every sweet smelling thing hath derived its fragrance from the smell of My garment—a garment that hath shed its perfume upon the whole of creation. This is the Day whereon the rushing waters of everlasting life have gushed out of the Will of the All-Merciful. Haste ye, with your hearts and souls, and quaff your fill, O Concourse of the realms above!

Say: He it is Who is the Manifestation of Him Who is the Unknowable, the Invisible of the Invisibles, could ye but perceive it. He it is Who hath laid bare before you the hidden and treasured Gem, were ye to seek it. He it is Who is the one Beloved of all things, whether of the past or of the future. Would that ye might set your hearts and hopes upon Him!

We have heard the voice of thy pleading, O Pen, and excuse thy silence. What is it that hath so sorely bewildered thee?

The inebriation of Thy presence, O Well-Beloved of all worlds, hath seized and possessed me.

Arise, and proclaim unto the entire creation the tidings that He Who is the All-Merciful hath directed His steps towards the Riḍván and entered it. Guide, then, the people unto the garden of delight which God hath made the Throne of His Paradise. We have chosen thee to be our most mighty Trumpet, whose blast is to signalize the resurrection of all mankind.

Say: This is the Paradise on whose foliage the wine of utterance hath imprinted the testimony: “He that was hidden from the eyes of men is revealed, girded with sovereignty and power!” This is the Paradise, the rustling of whose leaves proclaims: “O ye that inhabit the heavens and the earth! There hath appeared what hath never previously appeared. He Who, from everlasting, had concealed His Face from the sight of creation is now come.” From the whispering breeze that wafteth amidst its branches there cometh the cry: “He Who is the sovereign Lord of all is made manifest. The Kingdom is God’s,” while from its streaming waters can be heard the murmur: “All eyes are gladdened, for He Whom none hath beheld, Whose secret no one hath discovered, hath lifted the veil of glory, and uncovered the countenance of Beauty.”

Within this Paradise, and from the heights of its loftiest chambers, the Maids of Heaven have cried out and shouted: “Rejoice, ye dwellers of the realms above, for the fingers of Him Who is the Ancient of Days are ringing, in the name of the All-Glorious, the Most Great Bell, in the midmost heart of the heavens. The hands of bounty have borne round the cup of everlasting life. Approach, and quaff your fill. Drink with healthy relish, O ye that are the very incarnations of longing, ye who are the embodiments of vehement desire!”

This is the Day whereon He Who is the Revealer of the names of God hath stepped out of the Tabernacle of glory, and proclaimed unto all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth: “Put away the cups of Paradise and all the life-giving waters they contain, for lo, the people of Bahá have entered the blissful abode of the Divine Presence, and quaffed the wine of reunion, from the chalice of the beauty of their Lord, the All-Possessing, the Most High.”

Forget the world of creation, O Pen, and turn thou towards the face of thy Lord, the Lord of all names. Adorn, then, the world with the ornament of the favors of thy Lord, the King of everlasting days. For We perceive the fragrance of the Day whereon He Who is the Desire of all nations hath shed upon the kingdoms of the unseen and of the seen the splendor of the light of His most excellent names, and enveloped them with the radiance of the luminaries of His most gracious favors—favors which none can reckon except Him, Who is the omnipotent Protector of the entire creation.

Look not upon the creatures of God except with the eye of kindliness and of mercy, for Our loving providence hath pervaded all created things, and Our grace encompassed the earth and the heavens. This is the Day whereon the true servants of God partake of the life-giving waters of reunion, the Day whereon those that are nigh unto Him are able to drink of the soft-flowing river of immortality, and they who believe in His unity, the wine of His Presence, through their recognition of Him Who is the Highest and Last End of all, in Whom the Tongue of Majesty and Glory voiceth the call: “The Kingdom is Mine. I, Myself, am, of Mine own right, its Ruler.”

Attract the hearts of men, through the call of Him, the one alone Beloved. Say: This is the Voice of God, if ye do but hearken. This is the Dayspring of the Revelation of God, did ye but know it. This is the Dawning-Place of the Cause of God, were ye to recognize it. This is the Source of the commandment of God, did ye but judge it fairly. This is the manifest and hidden Secret; would that ye might perceive it. O peoples of the world! Cast away, in My name that transcendeth all other names, the things ye possess, and immerse yourselves in this Ocean in whose depths lay hidden the pearls of wisdom and of utterance, an ocean that surgeth in My name, the All-Merciful. Thus instructeth you He with Whom is the Mother Book.

The Best-Beloved is come. In His right hand is the sealed Wine of His name. Happy is the man that turneth unto Him, and drinketh his fill, and exclaimeth: “Praise be to Thee, O Revealer of the signs of God!” By the righteousness of the Almighty! Every hidden thing hath been manifested through the power of truth. All the favors of God have been sent down, as a token of His grace. The waters of everlasting life have, in their fullness, been proffered unto men. Every single cup hath been borne round by the hand of the Well-Beloved. Draw near, and tarry not, though it be for one short moment.

Blessed are they that have soared on the wings of detachment and attained the station which, as ordained by God, overshadoweth the entire creation, whom neither the vain imaginations of the learned, nor the multitude of the hosts of the earth have succeeded in deflecting from His Cause. Who is there among you, O people, who will renounce the world, and draw nigh unto God, the Lord of all names? Where is he to be found who, through the power of My name that transcendeth all created things, will cast away the things that men possess, and cling, with all his might, to the things which God, the Knower of the unseen and of the seen, hath bidden him observe? Thus hath His bounty been sent down unto men, His testimony fulfilled, and His proof shone forth above the Horizon of mercy. Rich is the prize that shall be won by him who hath believed and exclaimed: “Lauded art Thou, O Beloved of all worlds! Magnified be Thy name, O Thou the Desire of every understanding heart!”

Rejoice with exceeding gladness, O people of Bahá, as ye call to remembrance the Day of supreme felicity, the Day whereon the Tongue of the Ancient of Days hath spoken, as He departed from His House, proceeding to the Spot from which He shed upon the whole of creation the splendors of His name, the All-Merciful. God is Our witness. Were We to reveal the hidden secrets of that Day, all they that dwell on earth and in the heavens would swoon away and die, except such as will be preserved by God, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Such is the inebriating effect of the words of God upon Him Who is the Revealer of His undoubted proofs, that His Pen can move no longer. With these words He concludeth His Tablet: “No God is there but Me, the Most Exalted, the Most Powerful, the Most Excellent, the All-Knowing.”

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Tablet of the Holy Mariner ~1319w BH01026

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

“Study the Tablet of the Holy Mariner that ye may know the truth, and consider that the Blessed Beauty hath fully foretold future events. Let them who perceive, take warning!”

—‘Abdu’l-Bahá

He is the Gracious, the Well-Beloved!

O Holy Mariner!

Bid thine ark of eternity appear before the Celestial Concourse,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Launch it upon the ancient sea, in His Name, the Most Wondrous,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

And let the angelic spirits enter, in the Name of God, the Most High.

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Unmoor it, then, that it may sail upon the ocean of glory,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Haply the dwellers therein may attain the retreats of nearness in the everlasting realm.

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Having reached the sacred strand, the shore of the crimson seas,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Bid them issue forth and attain this ethereal invisible station,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

A station wherein the Lord hath in the Flame of His Beauty appeared within the deathless tree;

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Wherein the embodiments of His Cause cleansed themselves of self and passion;

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Around which the Glory of Moses doth circle with the everlasting hosts;

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Wherein the Hand of God was drawn forth from His bosom of Grandeur;

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Wherein the ark of the Cause remaineth motionless even though to its dwellers be declared all divine attributes.

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

O Mariner! Teach them that are within the ark that which we have taught thee behind the mystic veil,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Perchance they may not tarry in the sacred snow-white spot,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

But may soar upon the wings of the spirit unto that station which the Lord hath exalted above all mention in the worlds below,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

May wing through space even as the favored birds in the realm of eternal reunion;

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

May know the mysteries hidden in the Seas of light.

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

They passed the grades of worldly limitations and reached that of the divine unity, the center of heavenly guidance.

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

They have desired to ascend unto that state which the Lord hath ordained to be above their stations.

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Whereupon the burning meteor cast them out from them that abide in the Kingdom of His Presence,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

And they heard the Voice of Grandeur raised from behind the unseen pavilion upon the Height of Glory:

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

“O guardian angels! Return them to their abode in the world below,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

“Inasmuch as they have purposed to rise to that sphere which the wings of the celestial dove have never attained;

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

“Whereupon the ship of fancy standeth still which the minds of them that comprehend cannot grasp.”

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Whereupon the maid of heaven looked out from her exalted chamber,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

And with her brow signed to the Celestial Concourse,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Flooding with the light of her countenance the heaven and the earth,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

And as the radiance of her beauty shone upon the people of dust,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

All beings were shaken in their mortal graves.

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

She then raised the call which no ear through all eternity hath ever heard,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

And thus proclaimed: “By the Lord! He whose heart hath not the fragrance of the love of the exalted and glorious Arabian Youth,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

“Can in no wise ascend unto the glory of the highest heaven.”

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Thereupon she summoned unto herself one maiden from her handmaidens,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

And commanded her: “Descend into space from the mansions of eternity,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

“And turn thou unto that which they have concealed in the inmost of their hearts.

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

“Shouldst thou inhale the perfume of the robe from the Youth that hath been hidden within the tabernacle of light by reason of that which the hands of the wicked have wrought,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

“Raise a cry within thyself, that all the inmates of the chambers of Paradise, that are the embodiments of the eternal wealth, may understand and hearken;

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

“That they may all come down from their everlasting chambers and tremble,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

“And kiss their hands and feet for having soared to the heights of faithfulness;

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

“Perchance they may find from their robes the fragrance of the Beloved One.”

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Thereupon the countenance of the favored damsel beamed above the celestial chambers even as the light that shineth from the face of the Youth above His mortal temple;

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

She then descended with such an adorning as to illumine the heavens and all that is therein.

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

She bestirred herself and perfumed all things in the lands of holiness and grandeur.

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

When she reached that place she rose to her full height in the midmost heart of creation,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

And sought to inhale their fragrance at a time that knoweth neither beginning nor end.

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

She found not in them that which she did desire, and this, verily, is but one of His wondrous tales.

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

She then cried aloud, wailed and repaired to her own station within her most lofty mansion,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

And then gave utterance to one mystic word, whispered privily by her honeyed tongue,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

And raised the call amidst the Celestial Concourse and the immortal maids of heaven:

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

“By the Lord! I found not from these idle claimants the breeze of Faithfulness!

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

“By the Lord! The Youth hath remained lone and forlorn in the land of exile in the hands of the ungodly.”

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

She then uttered within herself such a cry that the Celestial Concourse did shriek and tremble,

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

And she fell upon the dust and gave up the spirit. It seemeth she was called and hearkened unto Him that summoned her unto the Realm on High.

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Glorified be He that created her out of the essence of love in the midmost heart of His exalted paradise!

Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious!

Thereupon the maids of heaven hastened forth from their chambers, upon whose countenances the eye of no dweller in the highest paradise had ever gazed.

Glorified be our Lord, the Most High!

They all gathered around her, and lo! they found her body fallen upon the dust;

Glorified be our Lord, the Most High!

And as they beheld her state and comprehended a word of the tale told by the Youth, they bared their heads, rent their garments asunder, beat upon their faces, forgot their joy, shed tears and smote with their hands upon their cheeks, and this is verily one of the mysterious grievous afflictions—

Glorified be our Lord, the Most High!

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The Fast ~1563w BH01125

The Fast

I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy mighty Sign, and by the revelation of Thy grace amongst men, to cast me not away from the gate of the city of Thy presence, and to disappoint not the hopes I have set on the manifestations of Thy grace amidst Thy creatures. Thou seest me, O my God, holding to Thy Name, the Most Holy, the Most Luminous, the Most Mighty, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious, and clinging to the hem of the robe to which have clung all in this world and in the world to come.

I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy most sweet Voice and by Thy most exalted Word, to draw me ever nearer to the threshold of Thy door, and to suffer me not to be far removed from the shadow of Thy mercy and the canopy of Thy bounty. Thou seest me, O my God, holding to Thy Name, the Most Holy, the Most Luminous, the Most Mighty, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious, and clinging to the hem of the robe to which have clung all in this world and in the world to come.

I beseech Thee, O my God, by the splendor of Thy luminous brow and the brightness of the light of Thy countenance, which shineth from the all-highest horizon, to attract me by the fragrance of Thy raiment, and make me drink of the choice wine of Thine utterance. Thou seest me, O my God, holding to Thy Name, the Most Holy, the Most Luminous, the Most Mighty, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious, and clinging to the hem of the robe to which have clung all in this world and in the world to come.

I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy hair which moveth across Thy face, even as Thy most exalted pen moveth across the pages of Thy Tablets, shedding the musk of hidden meanings over the kingdom of Thy creation, so to raise me up to serve Thy Cause that I shall not fall back, nor be hindered by the suggestions of them who have caviled at Thy signs and turned away from Thy face. Thou seest me, O my God, holding to Thy Name, the Most Holy, the Most Luminous, the Most Mighty, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious, and clinging to the hem of the robe to which have clung all in this world and in the world to come.

I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy Name which Thou hast made the King of Names, by which all who are in heaven and all who are on earth have been enraptured, to enable me to gaze on the Daystar of Thy Beauty, and to supply me with the wine of Thine utterance. Thou seest me, O my God, holding to Thy Name, the Most Holy, the Most Luminous, the Most Mighty, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious, and clinging to the hem of the robe to which have clung all in this world and in the world to come.

I beseech Thee, O my God, by the Tabernacle of Thy majesty upon the loftiest summits, and the Canopy of Thy Revelation on the highest hills, to graciously aid me to do what Thy will hath desired and Thy purpose hath manifested. Thou seest me, O my God, holding to Thy Name, the Most Holy, the Most Luminous, the Most Mighty, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious, and clinging to the hem of the robe to which have clung all in this world and in the world to come.

I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy Beauty that shineth forth above the horizon of eternity, a Beauty before which as soon as it revealeth itself the kingdom of beauty boweth down in worship, magnifying it in ringing tones, to grant that I may die to all that I possess and live to whatsoever belongeth unto Thee. Thou seest me, O my God, holding to Thy Name, the Most Holy, the Most Luminous, the Most Mighty, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious, and clinging to the hem of the robe to which have clung all in this world and in the world to come.

I beseech Thee, O my God, by the Manifestation of Thy Name, the Well-Beloved, through Whom the hearts of Thy lovers were consumed and the souls of all that dwell on earth have soared aloft, to aid me to remember Thee amongst Thy creatures, and to extol Thee amidst Thy people. Thou seest me, O my God, holding to Thy Name, the Most Holy, the Most Luminous, the Most Mighty, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious, and clinging to the hem of the robe to which have clung all in this world and in the world to come.

I beseech Thee, O my God, by the rustling of the Divine Lote-Tree and the murmur of the breezes of Thine utterance in the kingdom of Thy names, to remove me far from whatsoever Thy will abhorreth, and draw me nigh unto the station wherein He Who is the Dayspring of Thy signs hath shone forth. Thou seest me, O my God, holding to Thy Name, the Most Holy, the Most Luminous, the Most Mighty, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious, and clinging to the hem of the robe to which have clung all in this world and in the world to come.

I beseech Thee, O my God, by that Letter which, as soon as it proceeded out of the mouth of Thy will, hath caused the oceans to surge, and the winds to blow, and the fruits to be revealed, and the trees to spring forth, and all past traces to vanish, and all veils to be rent asunder, and them who are devoted to Thee to hasten unto the light of the countenance of their Lord, the Unconstrained, to make known unto me what lay hid in the treasuries of Thy knowledge and concealed within the repositories of Thy wisdom. Thou seest me, O my God, holding to Thy Name, the Most Holy, the Most Luminous, the Most Mighty, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious, and clinging to the hem of the robe to which have clung all in this world and in the world to come.

I beseech Thee, O my God, by the fire of Thy love which drove sleep from the eyes of Thy chosen ones and Thy loved ones, and by their remembrance and praise of Thee at the hour of dawn, to number me with such as have attained unto that which Thou hast sent down in Thy Book and manifested through Thy will. Thou seest me, O my God, holding to Thy Name, the Most Holy, the Most Luminous, the Most Mighty, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious, and clinging to the hem of the robe to which have clung all in this world and in the world to come.

I beseech Thee, O my God, by the light of Thy countenance which impelled them who are nigh unto Thee to meet the darts of Thy decree, and such as are devoted to Thee to face the swords of Thine enemies in Thy path, to write down for me with Thy most exalted Pen what Thou hast written down for Thy trusted ones and Thy chosen ones. Thou seest me, O my God, holding to Thy Name, the Most Holy, the Most Luminous, the Most Mighty, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious, and clinging to the hem of the robe to which have clung all in this world and in the world to come.

I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy Name through which Thou hast hearkened unto the call of Thy lovers, and the sighs of them that long for Thee, and the cry of them that enjoy near access to Thee, and the groaning of them that are devoted to Thee, and through which Thou hast fulfilled the wishes of them that have set their hopes on Thee, and hast granted them their desires, through Thy grace and Thy favors, and by Thy Name through which the ocean of forgiveness surged before Thy face, and the clouds of Thy generosity rained upon Thy servants, to write down for everyone who hath turned unto Thee, and observed the fast prescribed by Thee, the recompense decreed for such as speak not except by Thy leave, and who forsook all that they possessed in Thy path and for love of Thee.

I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by Thyself, and by Thy signs, and Thy clear tokens, and the shining light of the Daystar of Thy Beauty, and Thy Branches, to cancel the trespasses of those who have held fast to Thy laws, and have observed what Thou hast prescribed unto them in Thy Book. Thou seest me, O my God, holding to Thy Name, the Most Holy, the Most Luminous, the Most Mighty, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious, and clinging to the hem of the robe to which have clung all in this world and in the world to come.

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Unity ~37w BH01352

Unity

God grant that the light of unity may envelop the whole earth, and that the seal, “the Kingdom is God’s”, may be stamped upon the brow of all its peoples.

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, VII

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~79w BH01393THS

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

In regard to his affairs, let him repeat nineteen times: “Thou seest me, O my God, detached from all save Thee and cleaving unto Thee. Guide me, then, in all mine affairs unto that which profiteth me for the glory of Thy Cause and the loftiness of the station of Thy loved ones.” Let him then reflect upon the matter and undertake whatever cometh to mind. This vehement opposition of the enemies will indeed give way to supreme prosperity.

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~90w BH01693

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God, for guiding me unto the horizon of Thy Revelation and for causing me to be mentioned by Thy Name. I beseech Thee, by the spreading rays of the Daystar of Thy providence and by the billowing waves of the Ocean of Thy mercy, to grant that my speech may bear a trace of the influence of Thine own exalted Word, attracting thereby the realities of all created things. Powerful art Thou to do what Thou willest through Thy wondrous and incomparable Utterance.

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Aid and Assistance ~111w BH02046

Aid and Assistance

Say: 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.

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, XXIII

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~69w BH02112

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

I swear by Thy glory, O my God! I am astonished at them and at that which they have manifested in the path of Thy love. Blessings and joy be upon them!… Methinks Thou didst fashion them for Thy love and didst single them out for attraction to Thee; Thou didst infuse into them the spirit of Thy Cause and didst reveal unto them the beauty of Thy oneness.

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~70w BH02153

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

O my Lord, my Master, and the Goal of my Desire! I have heard that Thou hast declared this to be a Day whereon if anyone, with complete sincerity, were to ask but once, “Show Thyself to me”, then from the heaven of Divine Utterance he would hear: “Look, and thou shalt behold Me!” From this blessed and exalted utterance the station of this Day is made clear and evident.

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Birth of the Báb ~809w BH02162

Birth of the Báb

In the name of the One born on this day, Him Whom God hath made to be the Herald of His Name, the Almighty, the All-Loving!

This is a Tablet We have addressed unto that night wherein the heavens and the earth were illumined by a Light that cast its radiance over the entire creation.

Blessed art thou, O night! For through thee was born the Day of God, a Day which We have ordained to be the lamp of salvation unto the denizens of the cities of names, the chalice of victory unto the champions of the arenas of eternity, and the dawning-place of joy and exultation unto all creation.

Immeasurably exalted is God, the Maker of the heavens, Who hath caused this Day to speak forth that Name whereby the veils of idle fancy have been rent asunder, the mists of vain imagining have been dispelled, and His name “the Self-Subsisting” hath dawned above the horizon of certitude. Through Thee the choice wine of everlasting life hath been unsealed, the doors of knowledge and utterance have been unlocked before the peoples of the earth, and the breezes of the All-Merciful have been wafted over every region. All glory be to that hour wherein the Treasure of God, the All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, hath appeared!

O concourse of earth and heaven! This is that first night, which God hath made to be a sign of that second night whereon was born He Whom no praise can befittingly extol and no attribute describe. Well is it with him who reflecteth upon them both: Verily, he will find their outer reality to correspond to their inner essence, and will become acquainted with the divine mysteries that lie enshrined in this Revelation, a Revelation through which the foundations of misbelief have been shaken, the idols of superstition have been shattered, and the banner hath been unfurled which proclaimeth, “No God is there but Him, the Powerful, the Exalted, the Incomparable, the Protector, the Mighty, the Inaccessible.”

On this night the fragrance of nearness was wafted, the portals of reunion at the end of days were flung open, and all created things were moved to exclaim: “The Kingdom is God’s, the Lord of all names, Who is come with world-embracing sovereignty!” On this night the Concourse on high celebrated the praise of its Lord, the Exalted, the Most Glorious, and the realities of the divine names extolled Him Who is the King of the beginning and the end in this Revelation, a Revelation through whose potency the mountains have hastened unto Him Who is the All-Sufficing, the Most High, and the hearts have turned towards the countenance of their Best-Beloved, and the leaves have been stirred into motion by the breezes of yearning, and the trees have raised their voices in joyful reply to the call of Him Who is the Unconstrained, and the entire earth hath trembled with longing in its desire to attain reunion with the Eternal King, and all things have been made new by that concealed Word which hath appeared in this mighty Name.

O night of the All-Bountiful! In thee do We verily behold the Mother Book. Is it a Book, in truth, or rather a child begotten? Nay, by Myself! Such words pertain to the realm of names, whilst God hath sanctified this Book above all names. Through it the hidden Secret and the treasured Mystery have been revealed. Nay, by My life! All that hath been mentioned pertaineth to the realm of attributes, whereas the Mother Book standeth supreme above this. Through it have appeared the manifestations of “There is no God but God” over them all. Nay, while such things have been proclaimed to all people, in the estimation of thy Lord naught but His ear is capable of hearing them. Blessed are those that are well assured!

Whereupon, dumbfounded, the Pen of the Most High cried out: “O Thou Who art exalted above all names! I adjure Thee by Thy might that encompasseth the heavens and the earth to exempt me from mentioning Thee, for I myself have been called into being by virtue of Thy creative power. How, then, can I depict that which all created things are powerless to describe? And yet, I swear by Thy glory, were I to proclaim that wherewith Thou hast inspired me, the entire creation would pass away from joy and ecstasy, how much more then would it be overwhelmed before the billows of the ocean of Thine utterance in this most luminous, most exalted and transcendent Spot! Absolve, O Lord, this faltering Pen from magnifying so august a station, and deal mercifully with me, O my Possessor and my King. Overlook then my trespasses in Thy presence. Thou, verily, art the Lord of bounty, the All-Powerful, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.”

Ayyám-i-Tis‘ih, pp. 12–15

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~122w BH02274

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

O God, my God! I yield Thee thanks for having guided me unto Thy straight Path and enabled me to recognize Thee and turn unto Thee, and for having made known unto me the oneness of Thine Essence and the sanctity of Thy Being. I implore Thee, by them Who are the Daysprings of Thy Cause, the Dawning-Places of Thy grace, and the Repositories of Thy knowledge and wisdom, to bless the gift which Thou hast bestowed upon me through Thy bounty and favour. Do Thou ordain for me and for her mother, as well as for her, the good of this world and of the next. Thou art, verily, the Lord of all being, Who hearest and art ready to answer.

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Special Tablets ~739w BH02307

Special Tablets

(This Tablet is read at the Shrines of Bahá’u’lláh and the Báb. It is also frequently used in commemorating Their anniversaries.)

The praise which hath dawned from Thy most august Self, and the glory which hath shone forth from Thy most effulgent Beauty, rest upon Thee, O Thou Who art the Manifestation of Grandeur, and the King of Eternity, and the Lord of all who are in heaven and on earth! I testify that through Thee the sovereignty of God and His dominion, and the majesty of God and His grandeur, were revealed, and the Daystars of ancient splendor have shed their radiance in the heaven of Thine irrevocable decree, and the Beauty of the Unseen hath shone forth above the horizon of creation. I testify, moreover, that with but a movement of Thy Pen Thine injunction “Be Thou” hath been enforced, and God’s hidden Secret hath been divulged, and all created things have been called into being, and all the Revelations have been sent down.

I bear witness, moreover, that through Thy beauty the beauty of the Adored One hath been unveiled, and through Thy face the face of the Desired One hath shone forth, and that through a word from Thee Thou hast decided between all created things, causing them who are devoted to Thee to ascend unto the summit of glory, and the infidels to fall into the lowest abyss.

I bear witness that he who hath known Thee hath known God, and he who hath attained unto Thy presence hath attained unto the presence of God. Great, therefore, is the blessedness of him who hath believed in Thee, and in Thy signs, and hath humbled himself before Thy sovereignty, and hath been honored with meeting Thee, and hath attained the good pleasure of Thy will, and circled around Thee, and stood before Thy throne. Woe betide him that hath transgressed against Thee, and hath denied Thee, and repudiated Thy signs, and gainsaid Thy sovereignty, and risen up against Thee, and waxed proud before Thy face, and hath disputed Thy testimonies, and fled from Thy rule and Thy dominion, and been numbered with the infidels whose names have been inscribed by the fingers of Thy behest upon Thy holy Tablets.

Waft, then, unto me, O my God and my Beloved, from the right hand of Thy mercy and Thy loving-kindness, the holy breaths of Thy favors, that they may draw me away from myself and from the world unto the courts of Thy nearness and Thy presence. Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. Thou, truly, hast been supreme over all things.

The remembrance of God and His praise, and the glory of God and His splendor, rest upon Thee, O Thou Who art His Beauty! I bear witness that the eye of creation hath never gazed upon one wronged like Thee. Thou wast immersed all the days of Thy life beneath an ocean of tribulations. At one time Thou wast in chains and fetters; at another Thou wast threatened by the sword of Thine enemies. Yet, despite all this, Thou didst enjoin upon all men to observe what had been prescribed unto Thee by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

May my spirit be a sacrifice to the wrongs Thou didst suffer, and my soul be a ransom for the adversities Thou didst sustain. I beseech God, by Thee and by them whose faces have been illumined with the splendors of the light of Thy countenance, and who, for love of Thee, have observed all whereunto they were bidden, to remove the veils that have come in between Thee and Thy creatures, and to supply me with the good of this world and the world to come. Thou art, in truth, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.

Bless Thou, O Lord my God, the Divine Lote-Tree and its leaves, and its boughs, and its branches, and its stems, and its offshoots, as long as Thy most excellent titles will endure and Thy most august attributes will last. Protect it, then, from the mischief of the aggressor and the hosts of tyranny. Thou art, in truth, the Almighty, the Most Powerful. Bless Thou, also, O Lord my God, Thy servants and Thy handmaidens who have attained unto Thee. Thou, truly, art the All-Bountiful, Whose grace is infinite. No God is there save Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.

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Tablet of Carmel ~765w BH02324

Tablet of Carmel

All glory be to this Day, the Day in which the fragrances of mercy have been wafted over all created things, a Day so blest that past ages and centuries can never hope to rival it, a Day in which the countenance of the Ancient of Days hath turned towards His holy seat. Thereupon the voices of all created things, and beyond them those of the Concourse on High, were heard calling aloud: “Haste thee, O Carmel, for lo, the light of the countenance of God, the Ruler of the Kingdom of Names and Fashioner of the heavens, hath been lifted upon thee.”

Seized with transports of joy, and raising high her voice, she thus exclaimed: “May my life be a sacrifice to Thee, inasmuch as Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon me, hast bestowed upon me Thy bounty, and hast directed towards me Thy steps. Separation from Thee, O Thou Source of everlasting life, hath well nigh consumed me, and my remoteness from Thy presence hath burned away my soul. All praise be to Thee for having enabled me to hearken to Thy call, for having honored me with Thy footsteps, and for having quickened my soul through the vitalizing fragrance of Thy Day and the shrilling voice of Thy Pen, a voice Thou didst ordain as Thy trumpet-call amidst Thy people. And when the hour at which Thy resistless Faith was to be made manifest did strike, Thou didst breathe a breath of Thy spirit into Thy Pen, and lo, the entire creation shook to its very foundations, unveiling to mankind such mysteries as lay hidden within the treasuries of Him Who is the Possessor of all created things.”

No sooner had her voice reached that most exalted Spot than We made reply: “Render thanks unto thy Lord, O Carmel. The fire of thy separation from Me was fast consuming thee, when the ocean of My presence surged before thy face, cheering thine eyes and those of all creation, and filling with delight all things visible and invisible. Rejoice, for God hath in this Day established upon thee His throne, hath made thee the dawning-place of His signs and the dayspring of the evidences of His Revelation. Well is it with him that circleth around thee, that proclaimeth the revelation of thy glory, and recounteth that which the bounty of the Lord thy God hath showered upon thee. Seize thou the Chalice of Immortality in the name of thy Lord, the All-Glorious, and give thanks unto Him, inasmuch as He, in token of His mercy unto thee, hath turned thy sorrow into gladness, and transmuted thy grief into blissful joy. He, verily, loveth the spot which hath been made the seat of His throne, which His footsteps have trodden, which hath been honored by His presence, from which He raised His call, and upon which He shed His tears.

“Call out to Zion, O Carmel, and announce the joyful tidings: He that was hidden from mortal eyes is come! His all-conquering sovereignty is manifest; His all-encompassing splendor is revealed. Beware lest thou hesitate or halt. Hasten forth and circumambulate the City of God that hath descended from heaven, the celestial Kaaba round which have circled in adoration the favored of God, the pure in heart, and the company of the most exalted angels. Oh, how I long to announce unto every spot on the surface of the earth, and to carry to each one of its cities, the glad-tidings of this Revelation—a Revelation to which the heart of Sinai hath been attracted, and in whose name the Burning Bush is calling: ‘Unto God, the Lord of Lords, belong the kingdoms of earth and heaven.’ Verily this is the Day in which both land and sea rejoice at this announcement, the Day for which have been laid up those things which God, through a bounty beyond the ken of mortal mind or heart, hath destined for revelation. Ere long will God sail His Ark upon thee, and will manifest the people of Bahá who have been mentioned in the Book of Names.”

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 of His Name, the Mighty, the All-Powerful, the Most High, is the ruler of all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth.

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Prison ~317w BH02524

Prison

Thou beholdest, O my God, the Day-Star of Thy Word shining above the horizon of Thy prison-city, inasmuch as within its walls He who is the Manifestation of Thy Self and the Day-Spring of the light of Thy unity hath raised His voice and uttered Thy praise. The fragrances of Thy love have thereby been wafted over Thy cities and have encompassed all the dwellers of Thy realm.

Since Thou hast revealed Thy grace, O my God, deter not Thy servants from directing their eyes towards it. Consider not, O my God, their estate, and their concerns and their works. Consider the greatness of Thy glory, and the plenteousness of Thy gifts, and the power of Thy might, and the excellence of Thy favors. I swear by Thy glory! Wert Thou to look upon them with the eye of justice, all would deserve Thy wrath and the rod of Thine anger. Hold Thou Thy creatures, O my God, with the hands of Thy grace, and make Thou known unto them what is best for them of all the things that have been created in the kingdom of Thine invention.

We testify, O my God, that Thou art God, and that there is no God besides Thee. From eternity Thou hast existed with none to equal or rival Thee, and wilt abide for ever the same. I beseech Thee, by the eyes which see Thee stablished upon the throne of unity and the seat of oneness, to aid all them that love Thee by Thy Most Great Name, and to lift them up into such heights that they will testify with their own beings and with their tongues that Thou art God alone, the Incomparable, the One, the Ever-Abiding. Thou hast had at no time any peer or partner. Thou, in truth, art the All-Glorious, the Almighty, Whose help is implored by all men.

Prayers and Meditations, XXVII

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Huququ'llah: The Right of God ~251w BH02753

Huququ’llah: The Right of God

Glorified art Thou, O my compassionate Lord! I entreat Thee by the tumult of the ocean of Thy holy utterance, and by the manifold tokens of Thy supreme sovereignty, and the compelling evidences of Thy Divinity, and the hidden mysteries that lie concealed within Thy knowledge, to give me Thy grace to serve Thee and Thy chosen ones, and enable me to dutifully offer Thy Ḥuqúq which Thou hast ordained in Thy Book.

I am the one, O my Lord, who hath set his affections on Thy realm of glory, and hath clung tenaciously to the hem of Thy generosity. O Thou Who art the Lord of all being and the Ruler of the kingdom of names, I beseech Thee not to deny me the things Thou dost possess, nor to withhold from me that which Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones.

I implore Thee, O Lord of all names and Creator of the heavens, to assist me to be steadfast in Thy Cause, through Thy strengthening grace, in such wise that the vanities of the world may not suffer me to be shut out as by a veil, nor to be hindered by the violent commotions of the wicked-doers who have risen up to lead Thy people astray in Thy days. Destine for me then, O my heart’s Desire, the good of this world and the world to come. Verily Thou art powerful to do as Thou willest. No God is there but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.

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Morning ~289w BH02777RIS

Morning

O my God and my Master! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I have risen from my couch at this dawntide when the Daystar of Thy oneness hath shone forth from the Dayspring of Thy will, and hath shed its radiance upon the whole world, according to what had been ordained in the Books of Thy Decree.

Praise be unto Thee, O my God, that we have wakened to the splendors of the light of Thy knowledge. Send down, then, upon us, O my Lord, what will enable us to dispense with anyone but Thee, and will rid us of all attachment to aught except Thyself. Write down, moreover, for me, and for such as are dear to me, and for my kindred, man and woman alike, the good of this world and the world to come. Keep us safe, then, through Thine unfailing protection, O Thou the Beloved of the entire creation and the Desire of the whole universe, from them whom Thou hast made to be the manifestations of the Evil Whisperer, who whisper in men’s breasts. Potent art Thou to do Thy pleasure. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.

Bless Thou, O Lord my God, Him Whom Thou hast set over Thy most excellent Titles, and through Whom Thou hast divided between the godly and the wicked, and graciously aid us to do what Thou lovest and desirest. Bless Thou, moreover, O my God, them Who are Thy Words and Thy Letters, and them who have set their faces towards Thee, and turned unto Thy face, and hearkened to Thy Call.

Thou art, truly, the Lord and King of all men, and art potent over all things.

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Birth of Bahá’u’lláh ~600w BH02783

Birth of Bahá’u’lláh

He is the Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Most Great.

The Birthday Festival is come, and He Who is the Beauty of God, the All-Powerful, the All-Compelling, the All-Loving, hath ascended His throne. Well is it with the one who in this Day hath attained His presence and towards whom the gaze of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting, hath been directed. Say: We have celebrated this Festival in the Most Great Prison at a time when the kings of the earth have risen against Us. Yet the ascendancy of the oppressor can never frustrate Us, nor can the hosts of the world dismay Us. Unto this doth the All-Merciful bear witness in this most august station.

Say: Should the quintessence of assurance be dismayed before the clamour of the peoples of the world? Nay, by His beauty, which sheddeth its radiance upon all that hath been and all that shall be! This, verily, is the majesty of the Lord that hath encompassed the entire creation, and this is His transcendent power that hath pervaded all them that see and all that is seen. Take fast hold of the cord of His sovereign might and make mention of your Lord, the Unconstrained, at this dawntide whose light hath laid bare every hidden secret. Thus hath the tongue of the Ancient of Days spoken on this Day wherein the choice wine hath been unsealed. Take heed lest the vain imaginings of them that have disbelieved in God perturb you, or their idle fancies deter you from this outstretched path.

O people of Bahá! Soar upon the wings of detachment into the atmosphere of the love of your Lord, the All-Merciful. Arise then to render Him victorious, as bidden in the Preserved Tablet. Beware lest ye contend with any of My servants. Bestow upon them the sweet savours of God and His holy utterances, for through their potency all men will be enabled to turn unto Him. They that remain heedless of God in this Day are in truth lost in the drunkenness of their desires and perceive it not. Well is it with the one who, with lowliness and humility, hath set his face towards the Dayspring of the verses of his Lord.

It behoveth you to arise and acquaint the people with that which hath been sent down in the Book of their Lord, the Almighty, the Unconstrained. Say: Fear ye God and pay no heed to the vain imaginings of them that walk in the ways of doubt and iniquity. Turn ye with radiant hearts towards the throne of your Lord, the Possessor of all names. He, verily, shall aid you through the power of truth. No God is there but Him, the Almighty, the Most Bountiful.

Would ye hasten towards a mere pond, whilst the Most Great Ocean is stretched out before your eyes? Turn ye wholly unto it, and follow not in the footsteps of every faithless deceiver. Thus doth the Bird of Eternity warble upon the branches of Our divine Lote-Tree. By God! A single one of its melodies sufficeth to enrapture the Concourse on high, and beyond them the dwellers of the cities of names, and beyond them those who circle round His Throne at morn and eventide.

Thus have the showers of utterance rained down from the heaven of the will of your Lord, the All-Merciful. Draw nigh unto them, O people, and renounce those who idly dispute the verses that God hath revealed, and who have disbelieved in their Lord when He came invested with proof and testimony.

Ayyám-i-Tis‘ih, pp. 45–47

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The Fast ~609w BH02806

The Fast

Thou seest, O God of Mercy, Thou Whose power pervadeth all created things, these servants of Thine, Thy thralls, who, according to the good-pleasure of Thy Will, observe in the daytime the fast prescribed by Thee, who arise, at the earliest dawn of day, to make mention of Thy Name, and to celebrate Thy praise, in the hope of obtaining their share of the goodly things that are treasured up within the treasuries of Thy grace and bounty. I beseech Thee, O Thou that holdest in Thine hands the reins of the entire creation, in Whose grasp is the whole kingdom of Thy names and of Thine attributes, not to deprive, in Thy Day, Thy servants from the showers pouring from the clouds of Thy mercy, nor to hinder them from taking their portion of the ocean of Thy good-pleasure.

All the atoms of the earth bear witness, O my Lord, to the greatness of Thy power and of Thy sovereignty; and all the signs of the universe attest the glory of Thy majesty and of Thy might. Have mercy, then, O Thou Who art the sovereign Lord of all, Who art the King of everlasting days, and Ruler of all nations, upon these Thy servants, who have clung to the cord of Thy commandments, who have bowed their necks to the revelations of Thy laws which have been sent down from the heaven of Thy Will.

Behold, O my Lord, how their eyes are lifted up towards the dawning-place of Thy loving-kindness, how their hearts are set upon the oceans of Thy favors, how their voices are lowered before the accents of Thy most sweet Voice, calling, from the most sublime Station, in Thy name the All-Glorious. Help Thou Thy loved ones, O my Lord, them that have forsaken their all, that they may obtain the things Thou dost possess, whom trials and tribulations have encompassed for having renounced the world and set their affections on Thy realm of glory. Shield them, I entreat Thee, O my Lord, from the assaults of their evil passions and desires, and aid them to obtain the things that shall profit them in this present world and in the next.

I pray Thee, O my Lord, by Thy hidden, Thy treasured Name, that calleth aloud in the kingdom of creation, and summoneth all peoples to the Tree beyond which there is no passing, the seat of transcendent glory, to rain down upon us, and upon Thy servants, the overflowing rain of Thy mercy, that it may cleanse us from the remembrance of all else but Thee, and draw us nigh unto the shores of the ocean of Thy grace. Ordain, O Lord, through Thy most exalted Pen, that which will immortalize our souls in the Realm of glory, will perpetuate our names in Thy Kingdom, and safeguard our lives in the treasuries of Thy protection and our bodies in the stronghold of Thy inviolable fastness. Powerful art Thou over all things, be they of the past or of the future. No God is there but Thee, the omnipotent Protector, the Self-Subsisting.

Thou seest, O Lord, our suppliant hands lifted up towards the heaven of Thy favor and bounty. Grant that they may be filled with the treasures of Thy munificence and bountiful favor. Forgive us, and our fathers, and our mothers, and fulfill whatsoever we have desired from the ocean of Thy grace and Divine generosity. Accept, O Beloved of our hearts, all our works in Thy path. Thou art, verily, the Most Powerful, the Most Exalted, the Incomparable, the One, the Forgiving, the Gracious.

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, CXXXVIII

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Service ~116w BH02898MAG

Service

Magnified be Thy Name, O Lord my God! I am the one who hath turned his face towards Thee and hath placed his whole reliance in Thee. I implore Thee by Thy Name whereby the ocean of Thine utterance hath surged and the breezes of Thy knowledge have stirred, to grant that I may be graciously aided to serve Thy Cause and be inspired to remember Thee and praise Thee. Send down then upon me from the heaven of Thy generosity that which will preserve me from anyone but Thee and will profit me in all Thy worlds.

Verily, Thou art the Powerful, the Inaccessible, the Supreme, the Knowing, the Wise.

Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, pp. 268-269

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Praise and Gratitude ~533w BH03111

Praise and Gratitude

Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord, my God! How can I make mention of Thee, assured as I am that no tongue, however deep its wisdom, can befittingly magnify Thy name, nor can the bird of the human heart, however great its longing, ever hope to ascend into the heaven of Thy majesty and knowledge.

If I describe Thee, O my God, as Him Who is the All-Perceiving, I find myself compelled to admit that They Who are the highest Embodiments of perception have been created by virtue of Thy behest. And if I extol Thee as Him Who is the All-Wise, I, likewise, am forced to recognize that the Well Springs of wisdom have themselves been generated through the operation of Thy Will. And if I proclaim Thee as the Incomparable One, I soon discover that they Who are the inmost essence of oneness have been sent down by Thee and are but the evidences of Thine handiwork. And if I acclaim Thee as the Knower of all things, I must confess that they Who are the Quintessence of knowledge are but the creation and instruments of Thy Purpose.

Exalted, immeasurably exalted, art Thou above the strivings of mortal man to unravel Thy mystery, to describe Thy glory, or even to hint at the nature of Thine Essence. For whatever such strivings may accomplish, they never can hope to transcend the limitations imposed upon Thy creatures, inasmuch as these efforts are actuated by Thy decree, and are begotten of Thine invention. The loftiest sentiments which the holiest of saints can express in praise of Thee, and the deepest wisdom which the most learned of men can utter in their attempts to comprehend Thy nature, all revolve around that Center Which is wholly subjected to Thy sovereignty, Which adoreth Thy Beauty, and is propelled through the movement of Thy Pen.

Nay, forbid it, O my God, that I should have uttered such words as must of necessity imply the existence of any direct relationship between the Pen of Thy Revelation and the essence of all created things. Far, far are They Who are related to Thee above the conception of such relationship! All comparisons and likenesses fail to do justice to the Tree of Thy Revelation, and every way is barred to the comprehension of the Manifestation of Thy Self and the Day Spring of Thy Beauty.

Far, far from Thy glory be what mortal man can affirm of Thee, or attribute unto Thee, or the praise with which he can glorify Thee! Whatever duty Thou hast prescribed unto Thy servants of extolling to the utmost Thy majesty and glory is but a token of Thy grace unto them, that they may be enabled to ascend unto the station conferred upon their own inmost being, the station of the knowledge of their own selves.

No one else besides Thee hath, at any time, been able to fathom Thy mystery, or befittingly to extol Thy greatness. Unsearchable and high above the praise of men wilt Thou remain for ever. There is none other God but Thee, the Inaccessible, the Omnipotent, the Omniscient, the Holy of Holies.

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, I

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Marriage ~188w BH03181

Marriage

He is the Bestower, the Bounteous!

Praise be to God, the Ancient, the Ever-Abiding, the Changeless, the Eternal! He Who hath testified in His Own Being that verily He is the One, the Single, the Untrammelled, the Exalted. We bear witness that verily there is no God but Him, acknowledging His oneness, confessing His singleness. He hath ever dwelt in unapproachable heights, in the summits of His loftiness, sanctified from the mention of aught save Himself, free from the description of aught but Him.

And when He desired to manifest grace and beneficence to men, and to set the world in order, He revealed observances and created laws; among them He established the law of marriage, made it as a fortress for well-being and salvation, and enjoined it upon us in that which was sent down out of the heaven of sanctity in His Most Holy Book. He saith, great is His glory: “Enter into wedlock, O people, that ye may bring forth one who will make mention of Me amid My servants; this is My bidding unto you; hold fast to it as an assistance to yourselves.”

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Paradise ~493w BH03287

Paradise

Faded now is all that erstwhile flourished in the Paradise of Thy transcendent oneness, O my God! Where are the rain-giving clouds of Thy mercy? Shorn are the branches of the Tree of Thy unity of the vesture of Thy majesty and wisdom; where is the spring-time of Thy gifts and bounties? Motionless lies the Ark of Thy Cause on the sea of Thy creation; where are the winds of Thy grace and favors? Encompassed on every side is Thy Lamp by the tempests of discord blowing from every land; where is the globe of Thy graciousness and protection?

Thou seest, O my God, how the eyes of these poor creatures are bent upon the horizon of Thy riches, how the hearts of these helpless ones are set in the direction of Thy might. I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art the sole Desire of them that have recognized Thee, and the Object of the adoration of the entire creation, not to suffer them, now that Thou hast attracted them by Thy most exalted Word, to be far removed from the Tabernacle which Thou hast reared up by Thy name, the All-Glorious.

They are sore pressed with cares, O my Lord, and are encompassed about by the wicked. Send down, therefore, from the heaven of Thy behest Thine invisible hosts, that, holding aloft the ensigns of Thy victory, they may help them in Thy land, and may shield them against Thine adversaries.

I entreat Thee, O my God, by Thy name through which the clouds have rained down their rain, and the streams have flowed, and the fire of Thy love hath been kindled throughout Thy dominion, to assist Thy servant who hath turned towards Thee, and hath spoken forth Thy praise, and determined to help Thee. Fortify, then, his heart, O my God, in Thy love and in Thy Faith. Better is this for him than all that hath been created on Thine earth, for the world and whatsoever is therein must perish, and what pertaineth unto Thee must endure as long as Thy most excellent names endure. By Thy Glory! Were the world to last as long as Thine own kingdom will last, to set their affections upon it would still be unseemly for such as have quaffed, from the hands of Thy mercy, the wine of Thy presence; how much more when they recognize its fleetingness and are persuaded of its transience. The chances that overtake it, and the changes to which all things pertaining unto it are continually subjected, attest its impermanence.

Whosoever hath recognized Thee will turn to none save Thee, and will seek from Thee naught else except Thyself. Thou art the sole Desire of the heart of him whose thoughts are fixed on Thee, and the highest Aspiration of whosoever is wholly devoted unto Thee.

No God is there beside Thee, the Almighty, the Help in Peril, the All-Glorious, the Most Powerful.

Prayers and Meditations, LXX

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~419w BH03315

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

He is God, exalted is He, the Lord of might and grandeur!

O God, my God! I yield Thee thanks at all times and render Thee praise under all conditions.

In prosperity, all praise is Thine, O Lord of the Worlds, and in its absence, all gratitude is Thine, O Desire of them that have recognized Thee!

In adversity, all honour is Thine, O Adored One of all who are in heaven and on earth, and in affliction, all glory is Thine, O Enchanter of the hearts of those who yearn after Thee!

In hardship, all praise is Thine, O Thou the Goal of them that seek after Thee, and in comfort, all thanksgiving is Thine, O Thou whose remembrance is treasured in the hearts of those who are nigh unto Thee!

In wealth, all splendour is Thine, O Lord of them that are devoted to Thee, and in poverty, all command is Thine, O Thou the Hope of them that acknowledge Thy unity!

In joy, all glory is Thine, O Thou besides Whom there is none other God, and in sorrow, all beauty is Thine, O Thou besides Whom there is none other God!

In hunger, all justice is Thine, O Thou besides Whom there is none other God, and in satiety, all grace is Thine, O Thou besides Whom there is none other God!

In my homeland, all bounty is Thine, O Thou besides Whom there is none other God, and in exile, all decree is Thine, O Thou besides Whom there is none other God!

Under the sword, all munificence is Thine, O Thou besides Whom there is none other God, and in the safety of home, all perfection is Thine, O Thou besides Whom there is none other God!

In the lofty mansion, all generosity is Thine, O Thou besides Whom there is none other God, and upon the lowly dust, all favour is Thine, O Thou besides Whom there is none other God!

In prison, all fidelity is Thine, O Thou the Bestower of gifts, and in confinement, all eternity is Thine, O Thou Who art the ever-abiding King!

All bounty is Thine, O Thou Who art the Lord of bounty, and the Sovereign of bounty, and the King of bounty! I bear witness that Thou art to be praised in Thy doings, O Thou Source of bounty, and to be obeyed in Thy behests, O Thou Ocean of bounty, He from Whom all bounty doth proceed, He to Whom all bounty doth return!

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~217w BH03386

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

Praise be to Thee, O my God, that Thou didst graciously remember me through Thy Most Exalted Pen, at a time when Thou wert held in the Most Great Prison by reason of that which the hands of such enemies as had turned away from Thee and from Thy most resplendent signs had wrought. O my Lord! I have turned unto Thee and have set my face towards Thy Horizon. I beseech Thee, by the wrongs which He Who is the Dayspring of Thy signs and the Dawning-Place of Thy clear tokens hath suffered, to ordain for me what will profit me in every world of Thy worlds. Thou, verily, knowest me better than I know myself. Thou art the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

I entreat Thee, moreover, O Lord of all being and Possessor of all things visible and invisible, to bestow upon me a righteous child who may make mention of Thee on Thine earth and sing Thy praise throughout Thy realms; this, notwithstanding that Thou hast, with this Tablet, made me rich enough to dispense with every fruit, trace, or mention. I close my supplication, at this moment, with that which one of Thy chosen ones hath aforetime spoken: “O my Lord, leave me not childless, even though there is no better heir than Thyself.”

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Nearness to God ~326w BH03562

Nearness to God

O my God! There is no one but Thee to allay the anguish of my soul, and Thou art my highest aspiration, O my God. My heart is wedded to none save Thee and such as Thou dost love. I solemnly declare that my life and death are both for Thee. Verily Thou art incomparable and hast no partner.

O my Lord! I beg Thee to forgive me for shutting myself out from Thee. By Thy glory and majesty, I have failed to befittingly recognize Thee and to worship Thee, while Thou dost make Thyself known unto me and callest me to remembrance as beseemeth Thy station. Grievous woe would betide me, O my Lord, wert Thou to take hold of me by reason of my misdeeds and trespasses. No helper do I know of other than Thee. No refuge do I have to flee to save Thee. None among Thy creatures can dare to intercede with Thyself without Thy leave. I hold fast to Thy love before Thy court, and, according to Thy bidding, I earnestly pray unto Thee as befitteth Thy glory. I beg Thee to heed my call as Thou hast promised me. Verily Thou art God; no God is there but Thee. Alone and unaided, Thou art independent of all created things. Neither can the devotion of Thy lovers profit Thee, nor the evil doings of the faithless harm Thee. Verily Thou art my God, He Who will never fail in His promise.

O my God! I beseech Thee by the evidences of Thy favour, to let me draw nigh to the sublime heights of Thy holy presence, and protect me from inclining myself toward the subtle allusions of aught else but Thee. Guide my steps, O my God, unto that which is acceptable and pleasing to Thee. Shield me, through Thy might, from the fury of Thy wrath and chastisement, and hold me back from entering habitations not desired by Thee.

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Spiritual Growth ~147w BH04421HEA

Spiritual Growth

Create in me a pure heart, O my God, and renew a tranquil conscience within me, O my Hope! Through the spirit of power confirm Thou me in Thy Cause, O my Best-Beloved, and by the light of Thy glory reveal unto me Thy path, O Thou the Goal of my desire! Through the power of Thy transcendent might lift me up unto the heaven of Thy holiness, O Source of my being, and by the breezes of Thine eternity gladden me, O Thou Who art my God! Let Thine everlasting melodies breathe tranquillity on me, O my Companion, and let the riches of Thine ancient countenance deliver me from all except Thee, O my Master, and let the tidings of the revelation of Thine incorruptible Essence bring me joy, O Thou Who art the most manifest of the manifest and the most hidden of the hidden!

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Healing ~246w BH04475

Healing

Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beg of Thee by Thy Name through which He Who is Thy Beauty hath been stablished upon the throne of Thy Cause, and by Thy Name through which Thou changest all things, and gatherest together all things, and callest to account all things, and rewardest all things, and preservest all things, and sustainest all things—I beg of Thee to guard this handmaiden who hath fled for refuge to Thee, and hath sought the shelter of Him in Whom Thou Thyself art manifest, and hath put her whole trust and confidence in Thee.

She is sick, O my God, and hath entered beneath the shadow of the Tree of Thy healing; afflicted, and hath fled to the City of Thy protection; diseased, and hath sought the Fountainhead of Thy favors; sorely vexed, and hath hasted to attain the Wellspring of Thy tranquillity; burdened with sin, and hath set her face toward the court of Thy forgiveness.

Attire her, by Thy sovereignty and Thy loving-kindness, O my God and my Beloved, with the raiment of Thy balm and Thy healing, and make her quaff of the cup of Thy mercy and Thy favors. Protect her, moreover, from every affliction and ailment, from all pain and sickness, and from whatsoever may be abhorrent unto Thee.

Thou, in truth, art immensely exalted above all else except Thyself. Thou art, verily, the Healer, the All-Sufficing, the Preserver, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

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Detachment ~406w BH04744

Detachment

Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest how I have turned myself toward Thee, and set my face in the direction of Thy grace and Thy gifts. I implore Thee, by Thy name through which Thou didst enable all them that have recognized Thy unity to partake of the wine of Thy mercy, and all such as have drawn nigh unto Thee to quaff the living waters of Thy loving-kindness, to rid me entirely of all vain imaginings, and to incline me in the direction of Thy grace, O Thou Who art the Lord of all men!

Graciously assist me, O my God, in the days of the Manifestation of Thy Cause and of the Day-Spring of Thy Revelation, to tear asunder the veils which have hindered me from recognizing Thee, and from immersing myself beneath the ocean of Thy knowledge. Hold Thou me with the hands of Thy power, and grant that I may be so carried away by the sweet melodies of the Dove of Thy oneness, that I will cease to regard in all creation any face except Thy face, O Thou the Goal of my desire, and will recognize in the visible world naught else save the evidences of Thy might, O Thou Who art the God of mercy!

I am but a wretched creature, O my Lord, and Thou art the All-Possessing, the Most High; and I am all weakness, and Thou art the Almighty, and the Supreme Ordainer in both the beginning and the end. Withhold not from me the fragrances of Thy Revelation, and shatter not my hopes in the outpourings which have been sent down out of the heaven of Thy gifts. Ordain Thou for me, O my God, the good of this world and the world to come, and grant me what will profit me in every world of Thy worlds, for I know not what will help or harm me. Thou, in truth, art the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Have mercy, then, O my God, upon Thy servants who are drowned in the midst of the ocean of evil suggestions, and deliver them by the power of Thy sovereignty, O Thou Who art the Lord of all names and attributes! Thou art He Who from everlasting hath ordained what hath pleased Thee, and will unto everlasting abide the same. No God is there but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

Prayers and Meditations, CLXIII

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Divine Springtime ~237w BH05543

Divine Springtime

Glory to Thee, O my God! The first stirrings of the spring of Thy grace have appeared and clothed Thine earth with verdure. The clouds of the heaven of Thy bounty have rained their rain on this City within whose walls is imprisoned Him Whose desire is the salvation of Thy creatures. Through it the soil of this City hath been decked forth, and its trees clothed with foliage, and its inhabitants gladdened.

The hearts of Thy dear ones, however, will rejoice only at the Divine Springtime of Thy tender mercies, whereby the hearts are quickened, and the souls are renewed, and the trees of human existence bear their fruits.

The plants that have sprung forth, O my Lord, in the hearts of Thy loved ones have withered away. Send down upon them, from the clouds of Thy spirit, that which will cause the tender herbs of Thy knowledge and wisdom to grow within their breasts. Rejoice, then, their hearts with the proclamation of Thy Cause and the exaltation of Thy sovereignty.

Their eyes, O my Lord, are expectantly turned in the direction of Thy bounty, and their faces are set towards the horizon of Thy grace. Suffer them not, through Thy bounty, to be deprived of Thy grace. Potent art Thou, by Thy sovereign might, over all things. No God is there but Thee, the Almighty, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.

Prayers and Meditations, CXVII

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Sacrifice ~259w BH05771

Sacrifice

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I am the one who hath sought the good pleasure of Thy will, and directed his steps towards the seat of Thy gracious favors. I am he who hath forsaken his all, who hath fled to Thee for shelter, who hath set his face towards the tabernacle of Thy revelation and the adored sanctuary of Thy glory. I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by Thy call whereby they who recognized Thy unity have sought the shadow of Thy most gracious providence, and the sincere have fled far from themselves unto Thy name, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, through which Thy verses were sent down, and Thy word fulfilled, and Thy proof manifested, and the sun of Thy beauty risen, and Thy testimony established, and Thy signs uncovered,—I beseech Thee to grant that I may be numbered with them that have quaffed the wine that is life indeed from the hands of Thy gracious providence, and have rid themselves, in Thy path, of all attachment to Thy creatures, and been so inebriated with Thy manifold wisdom that they hastened to the field of sacrifice with Thy praise on their lips and Thy remembrance in their hearts. Send down, also, upon me, O my God, that which will wash me from anything that is not of Thee, and deliver me from Thine enemies who have disbelieved in Thy signs.

Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest. No God is there beside Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.

Prayers and Meditations, CXXI

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Paradise ~285w BH05823UTX

Paradise

Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee, by Thy signs that have encompassed the entire creation, and by the light of Thy countenance that hath illuminated all that are in heaven and on earth, and by Thy mercy that hath surpassed all created things, and by Thy grace that hath suffused the whole universe, to rend asunder the veils that shut me out from Thee, that I may hasten unto the Fountain-Head of Thy mighty inspiration, and to the Day-Spring of Thy Revelation and bountiful favors, and may be immersed beneath the ocean of Thy nearness and pleasure.

Suffer me not, O my Lord, to be deprived of the knowledge of Thee in Thy days, and divest me not of the robe of Thy guidance. Give me to drink of the river that is life indeed, whose waters have streamed forth from the Paradise (Riḍván) in which the throne of Thy Name, the All-Merciful, was established, that mine eyes may be opened, and my face be illumined, and my heart be assured, and my soul be enlightened, and my steps be made firm.

Thou art He Who from everlasting was, through the potency of His might, supreme over all things, and, through the operation of His will, was able to ordain all things. Nothing whatsoever, whether in Thy heaven or on Thy earth, can frustrate Thy purpose. Have mercy, then, upon me, O my Lord, through Thy gracious providence and generosity, and incline mine ear to the sweet melodies of the birds that warble their praise of Thee, amidst the branches of the tree of Thy oneness.

Thou art the Great Giver, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.

Prayers and Meditations, II

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Spiritual Growth ~268w BH06026

Spiritual Growth

He is the Gracious, the All-Bountiful!

O God, my God! Thy call hath attracted me, and the voice of Thy Pen of Glory awakened me. The stream of Thy holy utterance hath enraptured me, and the wine of Thine inspiration entranced me. Thou seest me, O Lord, detached from all things but Thee, clinging to the cord of Thy bounty and craving the wonders of Thy grace. I ask Thee, by the eternal billows of Thy loving-kindness and the shining lights of Thy tender care and favor, to grant that which shall draw me nigh unto Thee and make me rich in Thy wealth. My tongue, my pen, my whole being, testify to Thy power, Thy might, Thy grace and Thy bounty, that Thou art God and there is none other God but Thee, the Powerful, the Mighty.

I bear witness at this moment, O my God, to my helplessness and Thy sovereignty, my feebleness and Thy power. I know not that which profiteth me or harmeth me; Thou art, verily, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Do Thou decree for me, O Lord, my God, and my Master, that which will make me feel content with Thine eternal decree and will prosper me in every world of Thine. Thou art in truth the Gracious, the Bountiful.

Lord! Turn me not away from the ocean of Thy wealth and the heaven of Thy mercy, and ordain for me the good of this world and hereafter. Verily, Thou art the Lord of the mercy-seat, enthroned in the highest; there is none other God but Thee, the One, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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Women ~321w BH06201

Women

Magnified be Thy name, O Thou in Whose grasp are the reins of the souls of all them that have recognized Thee, and in Whose right hand are the destinies of all that are in heaven and all that are on earth! Thou doest, through the power of Thy might, what Thou willest, and ordainest, by an act of Thy volition, what Thou pleasest. The will of the most resolute of men is as nothing when compared with the compelling evidences of Thy will, and the determination of the most inflexible among Thy creatures is dissipated before the manifold revelations of Thy purpose.

Thou art He Who, through a word of Thy mouth, hath so enravished the hearts of Thy chosen ones that they have, in their love for Thee, detached themselves from all except Thyself, and laid down their lives and sacrificed their souls in Thy path, and borne, for Thy sake, what none of Thy creatures hath borne.

I am one of Thy handmaidens, O my Lord! I have turned my face towards the habitation of Thy mercy, and have sought the wonders of Thy manifold favors, inasmuch as all the members of my body proclaim Thee to be the All-Bounteous, He Whose grace is immense.

O Thou Whose face is the object of my adoration, Whose beauty is my sanctuary, Whose court is my goal, Whose remembrance is my wish, Whose affection is my solace, Whose love is my begetter, Whose praise is my companion, Whose nearness is my hope, Whose presence is my greatest longing and supreme aspiration! Disappoint me not, I entreat Thee, by withholding from me the things Thou didst ordain for the chosen ones among Thy handmaidens, and supply me with the good of this world and of the world to come.

Thou art, verily, the Lord of creation. No God is there beside Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Bountiful.

Prayers and Meditations, XCVIII

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Protection ~281w BH07116

Protection

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Rain down, I beseech Thee, from the clouds of Thine overflowing grace, that which shall cleanse the hearts of Thy servants from whatever may prevent their beholding Thy face, or may prevent them from turning unto Thee, that they may all recognize Him Who is their Fashioner and Creator. Help them, then, O God, to reach forth, through the power of Thy sovereign might, towards such a station that they can readily distinguish every foul smell from the fragrance of the raiment of Him Who is the Bearer of Thy most lofty and exalted name, that they may turn with all their affections toward Thee, and may enjoy such intimate communion with Thee that if all that is in heaven and on earth were given them they would regard it as unworthy of their notice, and would refuse to cease from remembering Thee and from extolling Thy virtues.

Shield, I pray Thee, O my Beloved, my heart’s Desire, Thy servant who hath sought Thy face, from the darts of them that have denied Thee and from the shafts of such as have repudiated Thy Truth. Cause him, then, to be wholly devoted to Thee, to declare Thy name, and to fix his gaze upon the sanctuary of Thy Revelation. Thou art, in truth, He Who, at no time, hath turned away those who have set their hopes in Thee from the door of Thy mercy, nor prevented such as have sought Thee from attaining the court of Thy grace. No God is there but Thee, the Most Powerful, the All-Highest, the Help in Peril, the All-Glorious, the All-Compelling, the Unconditioned.

Prayers and Meditations, XCV

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Praise and Gratitude ~178w BH07180

Praise and Gratitude

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I yield Thee thanks for having enabled me to recognize the Manifestation of Thyself, and for having severed me from Thine enemies, and laid bare before mine eyes their misdeeds and wicked works in Thy days, and for having rid me of all attachment to them, and caused me to turn wholly towards Thy grace and bountiful favors. I give Thee thanks, also, for having sent down upon me from the clouds of Thy will that which hath so sanctified me from the hints of the infidels and the allusions of the misbelievers that I have fixed my heart firmly on Thee, and fled from such as have denied the light of Thy countenance. Again I thank Thee for having empowered me to be steadfast in Thy love, and to speak forth Thy praise and to extol Thy virtues, and for having given me to drink of the cup of Thy mercy that hath surpassed all things visible and invisible.

Thou art the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, the All-Loving.

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Spiritual Growth ~79w BH07426FOO

Spiritual Growth

O my Lord! Make Thy beauty to be my food, and Thy presence my drink, and Thy pleasure my hope, and praise of Thee my action, and remembrance of Thee my companion, and the power of Thy sovereignty my succorer, and Thy habitation my home, and my dwelling-place the seat Thou hast sanctified from the limitations imposed upon them who are shut out as by a veil from Thee.

Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Most Powerful.

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The Fast ~235w BH07657

The Fast

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by this Revelation whereby darkness hath been turned into light, through which the Frequented Fane hath been built, and the Written Tablet revealed, and the Outspread Roll uncovered, to send down upon me and upon them who are in my company that which will enable us to soar into the heavens of Thy transcendent glory, and will wash us from the stain of such doubts as have hindered the suspicious from entering into the tabernacle of Thy unity.

I am the one, O my Lord, who hath held fast the cord of Thy loving-kindness, and clung to the hem of Thy mercy and favors. Do Thou ordain for me and for my loved ones the good of this world and of the world to come. Supply them, then, with the Hidden Gift Thou didst ordain for the choicest among Thy creatures.

These are, O my Lord, the days in which Thou hast bidden Thy servants to observe the fast. Blessed is he that observeth the fast wholly for Thy sake and with absolute detachment from all things except Thee. Assist me and assist them, O my Lord, to obey Thee and to keep Thy precepts. Thou, verily, hast power to do what Thou choosest.

There is no God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. All praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds.

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Women ~254w BH07658

Women

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He Who hath created all things through a word uttered by Thy behest, and fashioned the entire creation through the power of Thy sovereignty and might. The mightiest of men are abased before the revelations of Thy glory, and they who are endued with strength tremble when faced with the evidences of Thy might. Every man of insight is bereft of vision when confronted with the effulgence of the glory of Thy face, and he who is possessed of riches is poor and desolate when beholding the plenteousness of Thy wealth.

I implore Thee by Thine All-Glorious Name, wherewith Thou didst adorn all the denizens of the kingdom of Thy revelation and the inmates of the heaven of Thy will, to grant that my soul may be attracted by the sweetness of the melody of the Bird of Heaven that chanteth amidst the branches of the tree of Thy decree that Thou art God, that there is none other God beside Thee.

Cleanse me with the waters of Thy mercy, O my Lord, and make me wholly Thine, and cause me to approach the Tabernacle of Thy Cause and the adored Sanctuary of Thy Presence. Ordain, then, for me all the things Thou didst ordain for the chosen ones among Thy handmaidens, and rain down upon me that which will illuminate my face and enlighten my heart.

Thou hast power to do what Thou willest, and Thou ordainest what Thou pleasest.

Prayers and Meditations, LXXXII

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Praise and Gratitude ~267w BH07661

Praise and Gratitude

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I attempt to make mention of Thee, I am hindered by the sublimity of Thy station and the overpowering greatness of Thy might. For were I to praise Thee throughout the length of Thy dominion and the duration of Thy sovereignty, I would find that my praise of Thee can befit only such as are like unto me, who are themselves Thy creatures, and who have been generated through the power of Thy decree and been fashioned through the potency of Thy will. And at whatever time my pen ascribeth glory to any one of Thy names, methinks I can hear the voice of its lamentation in its remoteness from Thee, and can recognize its cry because of its separation from Thy Self. I testify that everything other than Thee is but Thy creation and is held in the hollow of Thy hand. To have accepted any act or praise from Thy creatures is but an evidence of the wonders of Thy grace and bountiful favors, and a manifestation of Thy generosity and providence.

I entreat Thee, O my Lord, by Thy Most Great Name whereby Thou didst separate light from fire, and truth from denial, to send down upon me and upon such of my loved ones as are in my company the good of this world and of the next. Supply us, then, with Thy wondrous gifts that are hid from the eyes of men. Thou art, verily, the Fashioner of all creation. No God is there but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Most High.

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Women ~226w BH07663

Women

Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Behold Thou mine eye expectant to gaze on the wonders of Thy mercy, and mine ear longing to hearken unto Thy sweet melodies, and my heart yearning for the living waters of Thy knowledge. Thou seest Thy handmaiden, O my God, standing before the habitation of Thy mercy, and calling upon Thee by Thy name which Thou hast chosen above all other names and set up over all that are in heaven and on earth. Send down upon her the breaths of Thy mercy, that she may be carried away wholly from herself, and be drawn entirely towards the seat which, resplendent with the glory of Thy face, sheddeth afar the radiance of Thy sovereignty, and is established as Thy throne. Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest. No God is there beside Thee, the All-Glorious, the Most Bountiful.

Cast not out, I entreat Thee, O my Lord, them that have sought Thee, and turn not away such as have directed their steps towards Thee, and deprive not of Thy grace all that love Thee. Thou art He, O my Lord, Who hath called Himself the God of Mercy, the Most Compassionate. Have mercy, then, upon Thy handmaiden who hath sought Thy shelter, and set her face towards Thee.

Thou art, verily, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

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Steadfastness ~245w BH07682

Steadfastness

Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Aid Thou by Thy strengthening grace Thy servants and Thy handmaidens to recount Thy virtues and to be steadfast in their love towards Thee. How many the leaves which the tempests of trials have caused to fall, and how many, too, are those which, clinging tenaciously to the tree of Thy Cause, have remained unshaken by the tests that have assailed them, O Thou Who art our Lord, the Most Merciful!

I render Thee thanks that Thou hast made known unto me such servants as have utterly abolished, by the power of Thy might and of Thy sovereignty, the idols of their corrupt desires, and were not kept back by the things which are possessed by Thy creatures from turning in the direction of Thy grace. These have so vehemently rent the veils asunder that the dwellers of the cities of self have wept, and fear and trembling seized the people of envy and wickedness who, adorning their heads and their bodies with the emblems of knowledge, have proudly rejected Thee and turned away from Thy beauty.

I implore Thee, O my Lord, by Thy surpassing majesty and Thine Ancient Name, to enable Thy loved ones to assist Thee. Direct, then, continually their faces towards Thy face, and write down for them what will cause all hearts to exult and all eyes to be gladdened.

Thou, truly, art the Help in peril, the Self-Subsisting.

Prayers and Meditations, LIV

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Spiritual Growth ~206w BH07780

Spiritual Growth

Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord my God! I am Thy servant who hath laid hold on the cord of Thy tender mercies, and clung to the hem of Thy bounteousness. I entreat Thee by Thy name whereby Thou hast subjected all created things, both visible and invisible, and through which the breath that is life indeed was wafted over the entire creation, to strengthen me by Thy power which hath encompassed the heavens and the earth, and to guard me from all sickness and tribulation. I bear witness that Thou art the Lord of all names, and the Ordainer of all that may please Thee. There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Do Thou ordain for me, O my Lord, what will profit me in every world of Thy worlds. Supply me, then, with what Thou hast written down for the chosen ones among Thy creatures, whom neither the blame of the blamer, nor the clamor of the infidel, nor the estrangement of such as have withdrawn from Thee, hath deterred from turning towards Thee.

Thou, truly, art the Help in Peril through the power of Thy sovereignty. No God is there save Thee, the Almighty, the Most Powerful.

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Teaching ~255w BH08433

Teaching

Magnified be Thy name, O my God, for that Thou hast manifested the Day which is the King of Days, the Day which Thou didst announce unto Thy chosen Ones and Thy Prophets in Thy most excellent Tablets, the Day whereon Thou didst shed the splendor of the glory of all Thy names upon all created things. Great is his blessedness whosoever hath set himself towards Thee, and entered Thy presence, and caught the accents of Thy voice.

I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by the name of Him round Whom circleth in adoration the kingdom of Thy names, that Thou wilt graciously assist them that are dear to Thee to glorify Thy word among Thy servants, and to shed abroad Thy praise amidst Thy creatures, so that the ecstasies of Thy revelation may fill the souls of all the dwellers of Thine earth.

Since Thou hast guided them, O my Lord, unto the living waters of Thy grace, grant, by Thy bounty, that they may not be kept back from Thee; and since Thou hast summoned them to the habitation of Thy throne, drive them not out from Thy presence, through Thy loving-kindness. Send down upon them what shall wholly detach them from aught else except Thee, and make them able to soar in the atmosphere of Thy nearness, in such wise that neither the ascendancy of the oppressor nor the suggestions of them that have disbelieved in Thy most august and most mighty Self shall be capable of keeping them back from Thee.

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Prison ~232w BH08600TES

Prison

Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest me in this day shut up in my prison, and fallen into the hands of Thine adversaries, and beholdest my son (The Purest Branch) lying on the dust before Thy face. He is Thy servant, O my Lord, whom Thou hast caused to be related to Him Who is the Manifestation of Thyself and the Day-Spring of Thy Cause.

At his birth he was afflicted through his separation from Thee, according to what had been ordained for him through Thine irrevocable decree. And when he had quaffed the cup of reunion with Thee, he was cast into prison for having believed in Thee and in Thy signs. He continued to serve Thy Beauty until he entered into this Most Great Prison. Thereupon I offered him up, O my God, as a sacrifice in Thy path. Thou well knowest what they who love Thee have endured through this trial that hath caused the kindreds of the earth to wail, and beyond them the Concourse on high to lament.

I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by him and by his exile and his imprisonment, to send down upon such as loved him what will quiet their hearts and bless their works. Potent art Thou to do as Thou willest. No God is there but Thee, the Almighty, the Most Powerful.

Prayers and Meditations, XXX

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Firmness in the Covenant ~214w BH08822

Firmness in the Covenant

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I pray Thee, by Him Who is the Day-Spring of Thy signs and the Manifestation of Thy names, and the Treasury of Thine inspiration, and the Repository of Thy wisdom, to send upon Thy loved ones that which will enable them to cleave steadfastly to Thy Cause, and to recognize Thy unity, and to acknowledge Thy oneness, and to bear witness to Thy divinity. Raise them up, O my God, to such heights that they will recognize in all things the tokens of the power of Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy most august and all-glorious Self.

Thou art He, O my Lord, Who doeth what He willeth, and ordaineth what He pleaseth. Every possessor of power is forlorn before the revelations of Thy might, and every fountain of honor becomes abject when confronted by the manifold evidences of Thy great glory.

I beseech Thee, by Thyself and by whatsoever is of Thee, to grant that I may help Thy Cause and speak of Thy praise, and set my heart on the sanctuary of Thy glory, and detach myself from all that pertaineth not unto Thee. No God is there beside Thee, the God of power, the God of glory and wisdom.

Prayers and Meditations, XCIX

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Service ~596w BH08827

Service

I give praise to Thee, O my God, that the fragrance of Thy loving-kindness hath enraptured me, and the gentle winds of Thy mercy have inclined me in the direction of Thy bountiful favors. Make me to quaff, O my Lord, from the fingers of Thy bounteousness the living waters which have enabled every one that hath partaken of them to rid himself of all attachment to any one save Thee, and to soar into the atmosphere of detachment from all Thy creatures, and to fix his gaze upon Thy loving providence and Thy manifold gifts.

Make me ready, in all circumstances, O my Lord, to serve Thee and to set myself towards the adored sanctuary of Thy Revelation and of Thy Beauty. If it be Thy pleasure, make me to grow as a tender herb in the meadows of Thy grace, that the gentle winds of Thy will may stir me up and bend me into conformity with Thy pleasure, in such wise that my movement and my stillness may be wholly directed by Thee.

Thou art He, by Whose name the Hidden Secret was divulged, and the Well-Guarded Name was revealed, and the seals of the sealed-up Goblet were opened, shedding thereby its fragrance over all creation, whether of the past or of the future. He who was athirst, O my Lord, hath hasted to attain the living waters of Thy grace, and the wretched creature hath yearned to immerse himself beneath the ocean of Thy riches.

I swear by Thy glory, O Lord the Beloved of the world and the Desire of all them that have recognized Thee! I am sore afflicted by the grief of my separation from Thee, in the days when the Daystar of Thy presence hath shed its radiance upon Thy people. Write down, then, for me the recompense decreed for such as have gazed on Thy face and have, by Thy leave, gained admittance into the court of Thy throne, and have, at Thy bidding, met Thee face to face.

I implore Thee, O my Lord, by Thy name the splendors of which have encompassed the earth and the heavens, to enable me so to surrender my will to what Thou hast decreed in Thy Tablets, that I may cease to discover within me any desire except what Thou didst desire through the power of Thy sovereignty, and any will save what Thou didst destine for me by Thy will.

Whither shall I turn, O my God, powerless as I am to discover any other way except the way Thou didst set before Thy chosen Ones? All the atoms of the earth proclaim Thee to be God, and testify that there is none other God besides Thee. Thou hast from eternity been powerful to do what Thou hast willed, and to ordain what Thou hast pleased.

Do Thou destine for me, O my God, what will set me, at all times, towards Thee, and enable me to cleave continually to the cord of Thy grace, and to proclaim Thy name, and to look for whatsoever may flow down from Thy pen. I am poor and desolate, O my Lord, and Thou art the All-Possessing, the Most High. Have pity, then, upon me through the wonders of Thy mercy, and send down upon me, every moment of my life, the things wherewith Thou hast recreated the hearts of all Thy creatures who have recognized Thy unity, and of all Thy people who are wholly devoted to Thee.

Thou, verily, art the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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Women ~229w BH08828

Women

Magnified art Thou, O Lord my God! I ask Thee by Thy Name which Thou hast set up above all other names, through which the veil of heaven hath been split asunder and the Day-Star of Thy beauty hath risen above the horizon, shining with the brightness of Thy Name, the Exalted, the Most High, to succor me with Thy wondrous help and to preserve me in the shelter of Thy care and protection.

I am one of Thy handmaidens, O my Lord! Unto Thee have I turned, and in Thee have I placed my trust. Grant that I may be so confirmed in my love for Thee, and in fulfilling that which is well-pleasing unto Thee, that neither the defection of the infidels among Thy people, nor the clamor of the hypocrites among Thy creatures, may avail to keep me back from Thee.

Purge Thou mine ear, O my Lord, that I may hearken unto the verses sent down unto Thee, and illuminate my heart with the light of Thy knowledge, and loose my tongue that it may make mention of Thee and sing Thy praise. By Thy might, O my God! My soul is wedded to none beside Thee, and my heart seeketh none except Thine own Self.

No God is there beside Thee, the All-Glorious, the Great Giver, the Forgiving, the Compassionate.

Prayers and Meditations, LXXXIV

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Triumph of the Cause ~218w BH08838

Triumph of the Cause

Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Darkness hath fallen upon every land, and the forces of mischief have encompassed all the nations. Through them, however, I perceive the splendors of Thy wisdom, and discern the brightness of the light of Thy providence.

They that are shut out as by a veil from Thee have imagined that they have the power to put out Thy light, and to quench Thy fire, and to still the winds of Thy grace. Nay, and to this Thy might beareth me witness! Had not every tribulation been made the bearer of Thy wisdom, and every ordeal the vehicle of Thy providence, no one would have dared oppose us, though the powers of earth and heaven were to be leagued against us. Were I to unravel the wondrous mysteries of Thy wisdom which are laid bare before me, the reins of Thine enemies would be cleft asunder.

Glorified be Thou, then, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name to assemble them that love Thee around the Law that streameth from the good pleasure of Thy will, and to send down upon them what will assure their hearts.

Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. Thou art, verily, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.

Prayers and Meditations, XI

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Protection ~175w BH08846

Protection

Glory be to Thee, O my God! I beg of Thee by Thy name, the Most Merciful, to protect Thy servants and Thy handmaidens when the tempests of trials pass over them, and Thy manifold tests assail them. Enable them, then, O my God, so to seek refuge within the stronghold of Thy love and of Thy Revelation, that neither Thine adversaries nor the wicked doers among Thy servants, who have broken Thy Covenant and Thy Testament, and turned away most disdainfully from the Day-Spring of Thine Essence and the Revealer of Thy glory, may prevail against them.

They themselves, O my Lord, have waited at the door of Thy grace. Do Thou open it to their faces with the keys of Thy bountiful favors. Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest, and to ordain what Thou pleasest. These are the ones, O my Lord, who have set their faces towards Thee, and turned unto Thy habitation. Do with them, therefore, as becometh Thy mercy, which hath surpassed the worlds.

Prayers and Meditations, CXLIII

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Paradise ~220w BH08853

Paradise

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou hast, in Thine all highest Paradise, assigned unto Thy servants such stations that if any one of them were to be unveiled to men’s eyes all who are in heaven and all who are on earth would be dumbfounded. By Thy might! Were kings to witness so great a glory they would, assuredly, rid themselves of their dominions and cleave to such of their subjects as have entered beneath the shadow of Thine immeasurable mercy and sought the shelter of Thine all-glorious name.

I implore Thee, O Thou Who art the Beloved of the worlds and the Desire of all that have recognized Thee, by Thy name, through which Thou stirrest up whom Thou willest and drawest toward Thee whom Thou pleasest, to open the eyes of all that are dear to Thee, that haply they may not be veiled from Thee as the peoples of the earth are, but may outwardly perceive the signs and tokens of Thy power, and inwardly apprehend the things Thou didst ordain for them in the realms of Thy glory.

Potent art Thou to do Thy pleasure. Thou art the one alone Beloved in both this world and in the next. No God is there but Thee, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious.

Prayers and Meditations, CXXIII

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Forgiveness ~171w BH08855

Forgiveness

Lauded be Thy name, O my God and the God of all things, my Glory and the Glory of all things, my Desire and the Desire of all things, my Strength and the Strength of all things, my King and the King of all things, my Possessor and the Possessor of all things, my Aim and the Aim of all things, my Mover and the Mover of all things! Suffer me not, I implore Thee, to be kept back from the ocean of Thy tender mercies, nor to be far removed from the shores of nearness to Thee.

Aught else except Thee, O my Lord, profiteth me not, and near access to anyone save Thyself availeth me nothing. I entreat Thee by the plenteousness of Thy riches, whereby Thou didst dispense with all else except Thyself, to number me with such as have set their faces towards Thee, and arisen to serve Thee.

Forgive, then, O my Lord, Thy servants and Thy handmaidens. Thou, truly, art the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.

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Detachment ~216w BH09024

Detachment

Many a chilled heart, O my God, hath been set ablaze with the fire of Thy Cause, and many a slumberer hath been wakened by the sweetness of Thy voice. How many are the strangers who have sought shelter beneath the shadow of the tree of Thy oneness, and how numerous the thirsty ones who have panted after the fountain of Thy living waters in Thy days!

Blessed is he that hath set himself towards Thee, and hasted to attain the Dayspring of the lights of Thy face. Blessed is he who with all his affections hath turned to the Dawning-Place of Thy Revelation and the Fountainhead of Thine inspiration. Blessed is he that hath expended in Thy path what Thou didst bestow upon him through Thy bounty and favor. Blessed is he who, in his sore longing after Thee, hath cast away all else except Thyself. Blessed is he who hath enjoyed intimate communion with Thee, and rid himself of all attachment to anyone save Thee.

I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by Him Who is Thy Name, Who, through the power of Thy sovereignty and might, hath risen above the horizon of His prison, to ordain for everyone what becometh Thee and beseemeth Thine exaltation.

Thy might, in truth, is equal to all things.

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The Departed ~85w BH09085

The Departed

Grant, O my Lord, that they who have ascended unto Thee may repair unto Him Who is the most exalted Companion, and abide beneath the shadow of the Tabernacle of Thy majesty and the Sanctuary of Thy glory. Sprinkle, O my Lord, upon them from the ocean of Thy forgiveness what will make them worthy to abide, so long as Thine own sovereignty endureth, within Thy most exalted kingdom and Thine all-highest dominion. Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee.

Prayers and Meditations, CLXXVI

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Detachment ~206w BH09289

Detachment

Suffer me, O my God, to draw nigh unto Thee, and to abide within the precincts of Thy court, for remoteness from Thee hath well-nigh consumed me. Cause me to rest under the shadow of the wings of Thy grace, for the flame of my separation from Thee hath melted my heart within me. Draw me nearer unto the river that is life indeed, for my soul burneth with thirst in its ceaseless search after Thee. My sighs, O my God, proclaim the bitterness of mine anguish, and the tears I shed attest my love for Thee.

I beseech Thee, by the praise wherewith Thou praisest Thyself and the glory wherewith Thou glorifiest Thine own Essence, to grant that we may be numbered among them that have recognized Thee and acknowledged Thy sovereignty in Thy days. Help us then to quaff, O my God, from the fingers of mercy the living waters of Thy loving-kindness, that we may utterly forget all else except Thee, and be occupied only with Thy Self. Powerful art Thou to do what Thou willest. No God is there beside Thee, the Mighty, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.

Glorified be Thy name, O Thou Who art the King of all Kings!

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Women ~170w BH09399

Women

Glory be to Thee, O my God! My face hath been set towards Thy face, and my face is, verily, Thy face, and my call is Thy call, and my Revelation Thy Revelation, and my self Thy Self, and my Cause Thy Cause, and my behest Thy behest, and my Being Thy Being, and my sovereignty Thy sovereignty, and my glory Thy glory, and my power Thy power.

I implore Thee, O Thou Fashioner of the nations and the King of eternity, to guard Thy handmaidens within the tabernacle of Thy chastity, and to cancel such of their deeds as are unworthy of Thy days. Purge out, then, from them, O my God, all doubts and idle fancies, and sanctify them from whatsoever becometh not their kinship with Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of names, and the Source of utterance. Thou art He in Whose grasp are the reins of the entire creation.

No God is there but Thee, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, the Self-Subsisting.

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~141w BH09404

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

In the Name of our Lord, the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Exalted, the Most Glorious!

Glory be to Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all beings and the Ultimate Aim of all creation! I testify with the tongue of both mine inner and outer being that Thou hast revealed and manifested Thyself, that Thou hast sent down Thy verses and demonstrated Thy proofs, and that Thou art independent of anyone besides Thee and sanctified above all else except Thyself. I ask Thee, by the glory of Thy Cause and the power of Thy Word, graciously to assist them that have arisen to discharge what hath been enjoined upon them in Thy Book, and to perform that whereby the fragrance of Thine acceptance may be shed abroad. Thou, verily, art the Powerful, the Gracious, the Forgiving, the Bountiful.

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Detachment ~207w BH09508

Detachment

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I yield Thee thanks that Thou hast made known unto me Him Who is the Dayspring of Thy mercy, and the Dawning-Place of Thy grace, and the Repository of Thy Cause. I beseech Thee by Thy Name, through which the faces of them that are nigh unto Thee have turned white, and the hearts of such as are devoted to Thee have winged their flight towards Thee, to grant that I may, at all times and under all conditions, lay hold on Thy cord, and be rid of all attachment to anyone except Thee, and may keep mine eyes directed towards the horizon of Thy Revelation, and may carry out what Thou hast prescribed unto me in Thy Tablets.

Attire, O my Lord, both my inner and outer being with the raiment of Thy favors and Thy loving-kindness. Keep me safe, then, from whatsoever may be abhorrent unto Thee, and graciously assist me and my kindred to obey Thee, and to shun whatsoever may stir up any evil or corrupt desire within me.

Thou, truly, art the Lord of all mankind, and the Possessor of this world and of the next. No God is there save Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

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The Fast ~187w BH09621

The Fast

O my God and my Master! Thou seest me among Thy creatures who have rebelled and transgressed against Thee. Every time I invite them unto the ocean of Thy knowledge, their repudiation of Thy Cause increaseth and their rejection of the Dawning-Place of Thy Will waxeth greater. I beg of Thee, O my God, by those who have fasted for love of Thee and have quaffed the living waters of submission from the hands of Thy bounty, to ordain for Thy loved ones, who under the blaze of the orb of Thy trials have clung to the cord of patience, all the good Thou hast reckoned in Thy Books and Thy Tablets. Write down, then, for such as have been afflicted with adversities for Thy sake, the reward of those who have suffered martyrdom in the path of Thy good-pleasure. Send down, moreover, upon them, O Lord, that which will rejoice their hearts, solace their eyes, and exhilarate their souls. Thou art, verily, the Most Powerful, the Most Exalted, the Help in Peril, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

The Importance of Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, Chapter 3: IV

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Women ~234w BH09704

Women

O God! The trials Thou sendest are a salve to the sores of all them who are devoted to Thy will; the remembrance of Thee is a healing medicine to the hearts of such as have drawn nigh unto Thy court; nearness to Thee is the true life of them who are Thy lovers; Thy presence is the ardent desire of such as yearn to behold Thy face; remoteness from Thee is a torment to those that have acknowledged Thy oneness, and separation from Thee is death unto them that have recognized Thy truth!

I beseech Thee by the sighs which they whose souls pant after Thee have uttered in their remoteness from Thy court, and by the cries of such of Thy lovers as bemoan their separation from Thee, to nourish me with the wine of Thy knowledge and the living waters of Thy love and pleasure. Behold Thy handmaiden, O my Lord, who hath forgotten all else except Thee, and who hath delighted herself with Thy love, and lamented over the things that have befallen Thee at the hands of the wicked doers among Thy creatures. Do Thou ordain for her that which Thou didst ordain for such of Thy handmaidens as circle round the throne of Thy majesty, and gaze, at eventide and at dawn, on Thy beauty.

Thou art, verily, the Lord of the Judgment Day.

Prayers and Meditations, LV

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Triumph of the Cause ~136w BH09809

Triumph of the Cause

Thou seest, O my God, how Thy loved ones have been encompassed by the rebellious amongst Thy creatures and the wicked amidst Thy people. No land remaineth but the lamentation of Thy lovers and the wailing of Thy chosen ones were lifted up therein. I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name to draw forth the hand of power from the bosom of Thy might and to assist therewith all them that love Thee.

Thou beholdest, O my God, their eyes turned towards Thee, their gaze fixed upon the Dayspring of Thy might and Thy loving providence. Transmute, O my Lord, their abasement into glory, their poverty into wealth, and their weakness into a strength born of Thee.

Powerful art Thou to do whatsoever Thou willest. No God is there but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

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Gatherings ~186w BH09848

Gatherings

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by the onrushing winds of Thy grace, and by them Who are the Daysprings of Thy purpose and the Dawning-Places of Thine inspiration, to send down upon me and upon all that have sought Thy face that which beseemeth Thy generosity and bountiful grace, and is worthy of Thy bestowals and favors. Poor and desolate I am, O my Lord! Immerse me in the ocean of Thy wealth; athirst, suffer me to drink from the living waters of Thy loving-kindness.

I beseech Thee, by Thine own Self and by Him Whom Thou hast appointed as the Manifestation of Thine own Being and Thy discriminating Word unto all that are in heaven and on earth, to gather together Thy servants beneath the shade of the Tree of Thy gracious providence. Help them, then, to partake of its fruits, to incline their ears to the rustling of its leaves, and to the sweetness of the voice of the Bird that chanteth upon its branches. Thou art, verily, the Help in Peril, the Inaccessible, the Almighty, the Most Bountiful.

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Children ~154w BH09855

Children

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Graciously grant that this infant be fed from the breast of Thy tender mercy and loving providence and be nourished with the fruit of Thy celestial trees. Suffer him not to be committed to the care of anyone save Thee, inasmuch as Thou, Thyself, through the potency of Thy sovereign will and power, didst create and call him into being. There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Knowing.

Lauded art Thou, O my Best Beloved, waft over him the sweet savors of Thy transcendent bounty and the fragrances of Thy holy bestowals. Enable him then to seek shelter beneath the shadow of Thy most exalted Name, O Thou Who holdest in Thy grasp the kingdom of names and attributes. Verily, Thou art potent to do what Thou willest, and Thou art indeed the Mighty, the Exalted, the Ever-Forgiving, the Gracious, the Generous, the Merciful.

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Prison ~891w BH09874

Prison

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou seest me dwelling in this prison-house that lieth behind the seas and the mountains, and knowest full well what I have endured for love of Thee and for the sake of Thy Cause. Thou art He, O my God, Who hath raised me up at Thy behest, and bidden me to occupy Thy seat, and to summon all men to the court of Thy mercy. It is Thou Who hast commanded me to tell out the things Thou didst destine for them in the Tablet of Thy decree and didst inscribe with the pen of Thy Revelation, and Who hast enjoined on me the duty of kindling the fire of Thy love in the hearts of Thy servants, and of drawing all the peoples of the earth nearer to the habitation of Thy throne.

And when, as bidden by Thee, I arose and called out, by Thy leave, all Thy creatures, the wayward among Thy servants opposed me. Some turned away from me, others disowned my claim, a few hesitated, while others were sore perplexed, notwithstanding that Thy testimony was set forth before the followers of all religions, and Thy proof demonstrated unto all the peoples of the earth, and the signs of Thy might so powerfully manifested as to encompass the entire creation.

I was, moreover, opposed by mine own kindred, although, as Thou knowest, they were dear to me and I had desired for them that which I had desired for mine own self. These are the ones who, when learning that I had been cast into prison, perpetrated against me what no man else on earth had perpetrated.

I entreat Thee, therefore, O my God, by Thy name by which Thou hast separated between truth and denial, to purify their hearts of all evil suggestions, and to enable them to draw nigh unto Him Who is the Day-Spring of Thy names and Thine attributes.

Thou knowest, O my God, that I have severed every tie that bindeth me to any of Thy creatures except that most exalted tie that uniteth me with whosoever cleaveth unto Thee, in this the day of the revelation of Thy most august Self, that hath appeared in Thy name, the All-Glorious. Thou knowest that I have dissolved every bond that knitteth me to any one of my kindred except such as have enjoyed near access to Thy most effulgent face.

I have no will but Thy will, O my Lord, and cherish no desire except Thy desire. From my pen floweth only the summons which Thine own exalted pen hath voiced, and my tongue uttereth naught save what the Most Great Spirit hath itself proclaimed in the kingdom of Thine eternity. I am stirred by nothing else except the winds of Thy will, and breathe no word except the words which, by Thy leave and Thine inspiration, I am led to pronounce.

Praise be to Thee, O Thou Who art the Well-Beloved of all that have known Thee, and the Desire of the hearts of such as are devoted to Thee, inasmuch as Thou hast made me a target for the ills that I suffer in my love for Thee, and the object of the assaults launched against me in Thy path. Thy glory beareth me witness! I can, on no account, feel impatient of the adversities that I have borne in my love for Thee. From the very day Thou didst reveal Thyself unto me, I have accepted for myself every manner of tribulation. Every moment of my life my head crieth out to Thee and saith: “Would, O my Lord, that I could be raised on the spear-point in Thy path!” while my blood entreateth Thee saying: “Dye the earth with me, O my God, for the sake of Thy love and Thy pleasure!” Thou knowest that I have, at no time, sought to guard my body against any affliction, nay rather I have continually anticipated the things Thou didst ordain for me in the Tablet of Thy decree.

Behold, then, O my God, my loneliness among Thy servants and my remoteness from Thy friends and Thy chosen ones. I beseech Thee, by the showers of the clouds of Thy mercy, whereby Thou hast caused the blossoms of Thy praise and utterance and the flowers of Thy wisdom and testimony to spring forth in the hearts of all them that have recognized Thy oneness, to supply Thy servants and my kindred with the fruits of the tree of Thy unity, in these days when Thou hast been established upon the throne of Thy mercy. Hinder them not, O my Lord, from attaining unto the things Thou dost possess, and write down for them that which will aid them to scale the heights of Thy grace and favor. Give them, moreover, to drink of the living waters of Thy knowledge, and ordain for them the good of this world and of the world to come.

Thou art, verily, the Lord of Bahá, and the Beloved of his heart, and the Object of his desire, and the Inspirer of his tongue, and the Source of his soul. No God is there but Thee, the Inaccessible, the Most High. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

Prayers and Meditations, LXVI

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Praise and Gratitude ~170w BH09960

Praise and Gratitude

Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou art He Whom all things worship and Who worshipeth no one, Who is the Lord of all things and is the vassal of none, Who knoweth all things and is known of none. Thou didst wish to make Thyself known unto men; therefore, Thou didst, through a word of Thy mouth, bring creation into being and fashion the universe. There is none other God except Thee, the Fashioner, the Creator, the Almighty, the Most Powerful.

I implore Thee, by this very word that hath shone forth above the horizon of Thy will, to enable me to drink deep of the living waters through which Thou hast vivified the hearts of Thy chosen ones and quickened the souls of them that love Thee, that I may, at all times and under all conditions, turn my face wholly towards Thee.

Thou art the God of power, of glory and bounty. No God is there beside Thee, the Supreme Ruler, the All-Glorious, the Omniscient.

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Children ~144w BH10076

Children

O Lord, my God! This is a child that hath sprung from the loins of one of Thy servants to whom Thou hast granted a distinguished station in the Tablets of Thine irrevocable decree in the Books of Thy behest.

I beseech Thee by Thy name, whereby everyone is enabled to attain the object of his desire, to grant that this child may become a more mature soul amongst Thy servants; cause him to shine forth through the power of Thy name, enable him to utter Thy praise, to set his face towards Thee and to draw nigh unto Thee. Verily, it is Thou Who hast, from everlasting, been powerful to do as Thou willest and Who wilt, to eternity, remain potent to do as Thou pleasest. There is none other God but Thee, the Exalted, the August, the Subduer, the Mighty, the All-Compelling.

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The Fast ~154w BH10127

The Fast

In the Name of Him Who hath been promised in the Books of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed! The days of fasting have arrived wherein those servants who circle round Thy throne and have attained Thy presence have fasted. Say: O God of names and creator of heaven and earth! I beg of Thee by Thy Name, the All-Glorious, to accept the fast of those who have fasted for love of Thee and for the sake of Thy good-pleasure and have carried out what Thou hast bidden them in Thy Books and Tablets. I beseech Thee by them to assist me in the promotion of Thy Cause and to make me steadfast in Thy love, that my footsteps may not slip on account of the clamor of Thy creatures. Verily, Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. No God is there but Thee, the Quickener, the All-Powerful, the Most Bountiful, the Ancient of Days.

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~129w BH10149

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

O my God! O my God! I testify that this is Thy Day which hath been mentioned in Thy Books, Thy Epistles, Thy Psalms and Thy Tablets. In it Thou hast manifested that which was hidden in Thy Knowledge and stored up in the repositories of Thine unfailing protection. I beseech Thee, O Lord of the world, by Thy Most Great Name whereby the limbs of the people were shaken, to assist Thy servants and Thy handmaidens to become steadfast in Thy Cause and to arise in Thy service.

Verily, Thou art potent to do whatsoever Thou willest, and in Thy grasp are the reins of all things. Thou protectest whomsoever Thou willest through Thy Power and Dominion. And verily, Thou art the Almighty, the All-Subduing, the Most Powerful.

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Women ~153w BH10231

Women

Thou seest, O my God, how the wrongs committed by such of Thy creatures as have turned their backs to Thee have come in between Him in Whom Thy Godhead is manifest and Thy servants. Send down upon them, O my Lord, what will cause them to be busied with each others’ concerns. Let, then, their violence be confined to their own selves, that the land and they that dwell therein may find peace.

One of Thy handmaidens, O my Lord, hath sought Thy face, and soared in the atmosphere of Thy pleasure. Withhold not from her, O my Lord, the things Thou didst ordain for the chosen ones among Thy handmaidens. Enable her, then, to be so attracted by Thine utterances that she will celebrate Thy praise amongst them.

Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. No God is there but Thee, the Almighty, Whose help is implored by all men.

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~93w BH10506

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

In the Name of our Lord, the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Exalted, the Most Glorious!

O God, my God! Thou seest how Thy servant hath set his face towards Thee and desired to be honoured by performing that whereunto he hath been bidden in Thy Book. Do Thou ordain for him through Thy Most Exalted Pen that which shall draw him nigh unto the Most Sublime Summit. Thou, verily, art the Educator of the world and the Lord of the nations, and Thou, verily, art the Potent, the All-Subduing, the Almighty.

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The Fast ~112w BH10581

The Fast

Praise be unto Thee, O Lord my God! We have observed the Fast in conformity with Thy bidding and break it now through Thy love and Thy good-pleasure. Deign to accept, O my God, the deeds that we have performed in Thy path wholly for the sake of Thy beauty with our faces set towards Thy Cause, free from aught else but Thee. Bestow, then, Thy forgiveness upon us, upon our forefathers, and upon all such as have believed in Thee and in Thy mighty signs in this most great, this most glorious Revelation. Potent art Thou to do what Thou choosest. Thou art, verily, the Most Exalted, the Almighty, the Unconstrained.

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~140w BH10588

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

He is the All-Glorious!

Praise be to Thee, O my God! Thou didst call me, and I answered Thee. Thou didst summon me, and I hastened unto Thee, entering beneath the shade of Thy mercy and seeking shelter at the threshold of the door of Thy grace. Thou hast nurtured me, O Lord, through Thy providence, chosen me for Thee alone, created me for Thy service, and appointed me to stand before Thee. I beseech Thee, by Thine all-glorious Name and by Thy beauty that hath dawned above the horizon of Thy most exalted Essence, to cause me to be related to Thee even as Thou hadst done so aforetime, and not to separate me from Thyself. Cause then to appear from me, O my God, that which is worthy of Thee. Thou art, in truth, powerful over all things.

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Protection ~101w BH10688

Protection

O God, my God! I have set out from my home, holding fast unto the cord of Thy love, and I have committed myself wholly to Thy care and Thy protection. I entreat Thee by Thy power through which Thou didst protect Thy loved ones from the wayward and the perverse, and from every contumacious oppressor, and every wicked doer who hath strayed far from Thee, to keep me safe by Thy bounty and Thy grace. Enable me, then, to return to my home by Thy power and Thy might. Thou art, truly, the Almighty, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~133w BH10742

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

O Thou Who holdest within Thy grasp the Kingdom of names and the Empire of all things, Thou seest how I have become a stranger from my land on account of my love for Thee. I beg of Thee, by the beauty of Thy countenance, to make my remoteness from home a means whereby Thy servants may be drawn nigh unto the Fountain-head of Thy Cause and the Dayspring of Thy Revelation. O God, I call on Thee with a tongue that hath spoken no word of disobedience against Thee, imploring Thee, by Thy sovereignty and might, to keep me safe in the shelter of Thy mercy and to grant me strength to serve Thee and to serve my father and mother. Thou, verily, art the Almighty, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~96w BH11086

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

He is the Peerless!

Praise be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Exalted Name in the Tabernacle of effulgent splendour, and by Thy Most Sublime Word in the Dominion of transcendent glory, to protect this servant, who hath enjoyed companionship with Thee, hearkened unto the accents of Thy voice and recognized Thy proof. Vouchsafe, then, unto him the good of both this world and the next, and grant unto him the station of righteousness in Thy presence, that his feet may not slip from Thine all-glorious and most exalted path.

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Triumph of the Cause ~84w BH11278RIV

Triumph of the Cause

Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! Make manifest the rivers of Thy sovereign might, that the waters of Thy Unity may flow through the inmost realities of all things, in such wise that the banner of Thine unfailing guidance may be raised aloft in the kingdom of Thy command and the stars of Thy divine splendor may shine brightly in the heaven of Thy majesty.

Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. Thou, verily, art the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.

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Additional Prayers by Baha'u'llah ~287w BH11641

Additional Prayers by Baha’u’llah

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Behold how one slave hath stood at the door of another, seeking from him his freedom, and this despite the fact that his owner is himself but Thy thrall and Thy servant, and is evanescent before the revelations of Thy supreme Lordship. I testify at this moment, as I stand before Thee, to that whereunto Thou didst testify to Thyself, by Thyself, that verily Thou art God and there is none other God but Thee. From everlasting Thou hast inhabited the loftiest heights of power, might, and majesty, and wilt to everlasting continue to abide in the sublimity of Thy glory, awe, and beauty.

All kings are as vassals before the gate of Thy grace, the rich are but destitute at the shore of Thy sacred dominion, and all great ones are but feeble creatures within the court of Thy glorious bounty. How, then, can this thrall claim for himself ownership of any other human being? Nay, his very existence before the court of Thy might is a sin with which no other sin in Thy kingdom can compare. Glorified, immeasurably glorified, art Thou beyond every description and praise.

O my God! Since he hath asked this servant for his freedom, I call Thee to witness at this moment that I verily have set him free in Thy path, liberated him in Thy name, and lifted from his neck the shackles of servitude, that he may serve Thee in the daytime and in the night-season, whilst I pray that Thou mayest never free mine own neck from the chain of Thy servitude. This verily is my highest hope and supreme aspiration, and to this Thou Thyself art a mighty witness.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~179w XAB00002

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O God of Mercy! O Thou Omnipotent One! I am but a feeble servant, weak and helpless, but I have been nurtured within the shelter of Thy grace and favour, nourished from the breast of Thy mercy, and reared in the bosom of Thy loving-kindness. O Lord! Poor and needy though I be, yet every needy one is made prosperous through Thy bounty, while every wealthy one, if bereft of Thy favours, is indeed poor and desolate.

O Divine Providence! Grant me the strength to bear this heavy burden, and enable me to safeguard this supreme bestowal, for so strong is the force of tests and so grievous the onslaught of trials that every mountain is scattered in dust, and the highest peak reduced to nothing. Thou knowest full well that in my heart I seek naught but Thy remembrance, and in my soul I desire nothing save Thy love. Raise me up to serve Thy loved ones, and let me abide forever in servitude at Thy Threshold. Thou art the Loving. Thou art the Lord of manifold bounties.

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Sacrifice ~136w XAB00004

Sacrifice

O Divine Providence! Lift to Thy lovers’ lips a cup brimful of anguish. To the yearners on Thy pathway, make sweetness but a sting, and poison honey-sweet. Set Thou our heads for ornaments on the points of spears. Make Thou our hearts the targets for pitiless arrows and darts. Raise Thou this withered soul to life on the martyr’s field, make Thou his faded heart to drink the draught of tyranny, and thus grow fresh and fair once more. Make him to be drunk with the wine of Thine Eternal Covenant, make him a reveller holding high his cup. Help him to fling away his life; grant that for Thy sake, he be offered up.

Thou art the Mighty, the Powerful. Thou art the Knower, the Seer, the Hearer.

Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, 190.11-190.12

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Gatherings ~208w XAB00005

Gatherings

O Thou merciful God! O Thou Who art mighty and powerful! O Thou most kind Father! These servants have gathered together, turning to Thee, supplicating Thy threshold, desiring Thine endless bounties from Thy great assurance. They have no purpose save Thy good pleasure. They have no intention save service to the world of humanity.

O God! Make this assemblage radiant. Make the hearts merciful. Confer the bounties of the Holy Spirit. Endow them with a power from heaven. Bless them with heavenly minds. Increase their sincerity, so that with all humility and contrition they may turn to Thy kingdom and be occupied with service to the world of humanity. May each one become a radiant candle. May each one become a brilliant star. May each one become beautiful in color and redolent of fragrance in the kingdom of God.

O kind Father! Confer Thy blessings. Consider not our shortcomings. Shelter us under Thy protection. Remember not our sins. Heal us with Thy mercy. We are weak; Thou art mighty. We are poor; Thou art rich. We are sick; Thou art the Physician. We are needy; Thou art most generous.

O God! Endow us with Thy providence. Thou art the Powerful. Thou art the Giver. Thou art the Beneficent.

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Gatherings ~218w XAB00006

Gatherings

O Thou compassionate, almighty One! This assemblage of souls have turned their faces unto Thee in supplication. With the utmost humility and submission they look toward Thy Kingdom and beg Thee for pardon and forgiveness. O God! Endear this assembly to Thyself. Sanctify these souls, and cast upon them the rays of Thy guidance. Illumine their hearts, and gladden their spirits with Thy glad tidings. Receive all of them in Thy holy Kingdom; confer upon them Thine inexhaustible bounty; make them happy in this world and in the world to come. O God! We are weak; give us strength. We are poor; bestow upon us Thine illimitable treasures. We are sick; grant unto us Thy divine healing. We are impotent; give us Thy heavenly power. O Lord! Make us useful in this world; free us from the condition of self and desire. O Lord! Make us brethren in Thy love, and cause us to be loving toward all Thy children. Confirm us in service to the world of humanity so that we may become the servants of Thy servants, that we may love all Thy creatures and become compassionate to all Thy people. O Lord, Thou art the Almighty. Thou art the Merciful. Thou art the Forgiver. Thou art the Omnipotent.

The Promulgation of Universal Peace, pp. 301-302

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Gatherings ~147w XAB00007

Gatherings

O Lord! Confirm and aid this assemblage. Confirm these souls through the breaths of Thy Holy Spirit. Enlighten the eyes by the vision of these radiant lights, and make the ears joyful through the anthems of Thy call to service. O God! Verily, we have gathered here in the fragrance of Thy love. We have turned to Thy Kingdom. We seek naught save Thee and desire nothing save Thy good pleasure. O God! Let this food be Thy manna from heaven, and grant that this assemblage may be a concourse of Thy supreme ones. May they be the quickening cause of love to humanity and the source of illumination to the human race. May they be the instruments of Thy guidance upon earth. Verily, Thou art powerful. Thou art the Bestower. Thou art the Forgiver, and Thou art the Almighty.

The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 419

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~87w XAB00008

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

He is God.

O Divine Providence! Bestow happiness and blessings upon Washington. Illumine that land with the rays beaming from the faces of the friends, turn that region into an exalted paradise, and make that place of dust the envy of every verdant rose-garden. Assist Thou the friends and increase their number. Make the hearts to be recipients of inspiration and the souls to be daysprings of light. Thus may that region become a delectable paradise and that land be perfumed with the sweet fragrance of musk.

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Additional Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha ~119w XAB00009

Additional Prayers by ‘Abdu’l-Baha

O Thou Lord of wondrous grace!

Bestow upon us new blessings. Give to us the freshness of the spring. We are saplings which have been planted by the fingers of Thy bounty and have been formed out of the water and clay of Thy tender affection. We thirst for the living waters of Thy favours and are dependent upon the outpourings of the clouds of Thy generosity. Abandon not to itself this grove wherein our hopes aspire, nor withhold therefrom the showers of Thy loving-kindness. Grant that from the clouds of Thy mercy may fall copious rain so that the trees of our lives may bring forth fruit and we may attain the most cherished desire of our hearts.

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