Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá by Bahá’u’lláh, and The Báb and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

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Author

ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, 1844-1921

Title

Bahá'í prayers : a selection of prayers revealed by Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu'l-Bahá

Language

English

LoC Class

BP: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy, Other and new beliefs

Subject

Bahai Faith -- Prayers and devotions

Category

Text

eBook-No.

19240

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19240

Release Date

September 12, 2006

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Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details.

Contents

1. 1.Baha'i Terms of Use — Contents — “Blessed is the spot, and the house...” — “Intone, O My servant, the verses of God...” — OBLIGATORY PRAYERS
2. 2.“The daily obligatory prayers are three in number....”
3. 3.SHORT OBLIGATORY PRAYER
4. 4.MEDIUM OBLIGATORY PRAYER
5. 5.LONG OBLIGATORY PRAYER — GENERAL PRAYERS
6. 6.AID AND ASSISTANCE — “O Thou Whose face is the object of my adoration,...” — “My God, my Adored One, my King, my Desire!...” — “Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord our God! Thou...” — “O my God, my Lord and my Master! I have...” — “Lord! Pitiful are we, grant us Thy favor; poor,...” — “O Thou kind Lord! We are servants of Thy...” — “Remove not, O Lord, the festal board that hath...”
7. 7.PRAYER FOR AMERICA — “O Thou kind Lord! This gathering is turning...”
8. 8.ASSISTANCE WITH TESTS — “Dispel my grief by Thy bounty and Thy generosity,...” — “Lauded and glorified art Thou, O my God! I entreat...” — “Is there any Remover of difficulties save God?...” — “Say: God sufficeth all things above all things,...” — “I adjure Thee by Thy might, O my God! Let no...” — “O Lord! Thou art the Remover of every anguish...” — “O Lord, my God and my Haven in my distress!...” — “He is the Compassionate, the All-Bountiful!...” — “O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire! Befriend...”
9. 9.CHILDREN AND YOUTH — “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Graciously...” — “O Thou peerless Lord! Let this suckling babe...” — “O God! Rear this little babe in the bosom of...” — “O God! Educate these children. These children...” — “O Thou kind Lord! These lovely children are...” — “O Lord! Make these children excellent plants....” — “He is God! O God my God! Bestow upon me...” — “O God, guide me, protect me, make of me a...” — “O my Lord! O my Lord!...” — “O Peerless Lord! Be Thou a shelter for this...” — “O Lord! Make this youth radiant, and confer...”
10. 10.FOR THE DEPARTED — “O my God! This is Thy servant and the son of...” — “Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! Abase not...” — “He is God, exalted is He, the Lord of loving-kindness...” — “O my God! O Thou forgiver of sins, bestower...” — “O my God! O my God! Verily, Thy servant,...” — “O Thou forgiving Lord! Although some souls have...”
11. 11.DETACHMENT — “Suffer me, O my God, to draw nigh unto Thee,...” — “Glorified art Thou, O my God! I yield Thee...” — “Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I entreat Thee...” — “Many a chilled heart, O my God, hath been...” — “I know not, O my God, what the Fire is which...” — “Praise be unto Thee, O my God! I am one of...” — “In the Name of thy Lord, the Creator, the Sovereign,...” — “O Lord! Unto Thee I repair for refuge, and...” — “O God, my God! Thou art my Hope and my...” — “O God, my God! Fill up for me the cup of detachment...”
12. 12.EVENING — “O my God, my Master, the Goal of my desire!...” — “How can I choose to sleep, O God, my God,...” — “O Lord, I have turned my face unto Thy kingdom...”
13. 13.FAMILIES — “Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beg...” — “I beg Thy forgiveness, O my God, and implore...” — “O Lord! In this Most Great Dispensation Thou...” — “O God, my God! This Thy handmaid is calling...” — “My Lord! My Lord! I praise Thee and I thank...”
14. 14.FIRMNESS IN THE COVENANT — “Glory be to Thee, O King of eternity, and the...” — “He is the Mighty, the Pardoner, the Compassionate!...” — “Make firm our steps, O Lord, in Thy path...” — “O compassionate God! Thanks be to Thee for...” — “O my Lord and my Hope! Help Thou Thy...”
15. 15.FORGIVENESS — “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech...” — “I am he, O my Lord, that hath set his face towards...” — “Thou seest me, O my Lord, with my face...” — “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every...” — “Lauded be Thy name, O my God and the God of...” — “O God our Lord! Protect us through Thy...” — “Praise be unto Thee, O Lord. Forgive us our...” — “I beg Thee to forgive me, O my Lord, for every...” — “Glory be unto Thee, O God. How can I make...” — “O Thou forgiving Lord! Thou art the shelter...”
16. 16.THE FUND — “O God, my God! Illumine the brows of Thy...”
17. 17.HEALING — “O God, my God! I beg of Thee by the ocean...” — “Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance...” — “Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore...” — “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore...” — “Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beg of...” — THE LONG HEALING PRAYER
18. 18.MANKIND — “My God, Whom I worship and adore! I bear...” — “O Thou compassionate Lord, Thou Who art...” — “O Thou kind Lord! O Thou Who art generous...” — “O Thou kind Lord! Thou hast created all...” — “O God, O Thou Who hast cast Thy splendor...”
19. 19.MARRIAGE — “He is the Bestower, the Bounteous!...” — “He is God!...” — “Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Verily, this...” — “O my Lord, O my Lord! These two bright...”
20. 20.MEETINGS — “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I implore...” — “O Thou merciful God! O Thou Who art...” — “O Thou kind Lord! These are Thy servants...” — “O my God! O my God! Verily, these servants...” — “O Thou forgiving God! These servants are...” — “O Divine Providence! This assemblage is composed...”
21. 21.MORNING — “O my God and my Master! I am Thy servant...” — “I have wakened in Thy shelter, O my God, and...” — “I have risen this morning by Thy grace, O my...” — “I give praise to Thee, O my God, that Thou hast...”
22. 22.PRAISE AND GRATITUDE — “All praise, O my God, be to Thee Who art the...” — “In the Name of God, the Most High! Lauded...” — “Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God!...” — “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I yield...” — “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Every time...” — “All majesty and glory, O my God, and all dominion...”
23. 23.PROTECTION — “Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! Thou seest...” — “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! This is Thy...” — “Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! I entreat...” — “O God, my God! I have set out from my...” — “Ordain for me, O my Lord, and for those who...” — “Glory be to Thee, O God! Thou art the God...” — “In the Name of God, the Lord of overpowering...” — “O God, my God! Shield Thy trusted servants...” — “O my Lord! Thou knowest that the people...” — “O God, my God! We are servants of Thine...” — “O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! Though our...” — “O God! O God! From the unseen kingdom of...”
24. 24.SPIRITUAL QUALITIES — “From the sweet-scented streams of Thine eternity...” — “Create in me a pure heart, O my God, and renew...” — “He is the Gracious, the All-Bountiful!...” — “O my Lord! Make Thy beauty to be my food,...” — “Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord my God! I am...” — “O my God, the God of bounty and mercy!...” — “He is the prayer-hearing, prayer-answering...” — “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I give...” — “Vouchsafe unto me, O my God, the full measure...” — “O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit. Purify...” — “O my God! O my God! Glory be unto Thee...” — “O my Lord! O my Lord! This is a lamp lighted...” — “O my God! O my God! This, Thy servant,...” — “O God, my God! This is Thy radiant servant,...” — “O God, my God! These are Thy feeble servants;...” — “He is God!...” — “O Thou Provider! Thou hast breathed over...”
25. 25.STEADFASTNESS — “Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! I beseech...” — “O Thou Whose nearness is my wish, Whose...” — “O God, my God! I have turned in repentance...” — “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech...” — “Praise be to Thee, O Lord, my Best Beloved!...” — “Praised and glorified art Thou, O God! Grant...” — “O Lord my God! Assist Thy loved ones to be...” — “O Thou, my God! Who guidest the seeker to...”
26. 26.GENERAL PRAYERS FOR TEACHING — “Magnified be Thy name, O my God, for that...” — “Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore...” — “Glory be unto Thee, O Lord of the world and...” — “O God, Who art the Author of all Manifestations,...” — “O my God, aid Thou Thy servant to raise up...” — “O God, my God! Aid Thou Thy trusted servants...” — “Thou seest me, O my God, bowed down in...”
27. 27.PRAYERS FOR TEACHING FROM THE TABLETS OF THE DIVINE PLAN — REVEALED TO THE BAHÁ’ÍS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA: “O Thou incomparable God! O Thou Lord of...” — REVEALED TO THE BAHÁ’ÍS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA: “O God, my God! Thou seest me enraptured...” — REVEALED TO THE BAHÁ’ÍS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA: “O God! O God! Thou seest my weakness,...” — REVEALED TO THE BAHÁ’ÍS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA: “O God, my God! Thou seest how black darkness...” — REVEALED TO THE BAHÁ’ÍS OF THE NORTHEASTERN STATES: “O Thou kind Lord! Praise be unto Thee that...” — REVEALED TO THE BAHÁ’ÍS OF THE SOUTHERN STATES: “O my God! O my God! Thou seest me in...” — REVEALED TO THE BAHÁ’ÍS OF THE CENTRAL STATES: “O Lord, my God! Praise and thanksgiving be...” — REVEALED TO THE BAHÁ’ÍS OF THE WESTERN STATES: “O God! O God! This is a broken-winged bird...” — REVEALED TO THE BAHÁ’ÍS OF CANADA: “Praise be to Thee, O my God! These are Thy...” — REVEALED TO THE BAHÁ’ÍS OF CANADA: “O God, my God! Thou beholdest this weak...”
28. 28.TESTS AND DIFFICULTIES — “O Thou Whose tests are a healing medicine...” — “Glory to Thee, O my God! But for the tribulations...” — “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every...” — “Thou knowest full well, O my God, that tribulations...”
29. 29.TRIUMPH OF THE CAUSE — “Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Darkness...” — “Glory be unto Thee, O Lord, Thou Who hast...” — “O Lord! Provide for the speedy growth of the...” — “O Lord! Render victorious Thy forbearing...” — “O Lord! Enable all the peoples of the earth to...” — “O God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for...” — “He is God!...”
30. 30.UNITY — “O my God! O my God! Unite the hearts of...” — “O my God! O my God! Verily, I invoke Thee...” — OCCASIONAL PRAYERS
31. 31.TABLET OF AḤMAD — “He is the King, the All-Knowing, the Wise!...”
32. 32.FIRE TABLET — “In the Name of God, the Most Ancient, the Most Great....”
33. 33.TABLET OF THE HOLY MARINER
34. 34.“He is the Gracious, the Well-Beloved! O Holy Mariner!...” — TABLETS OF VISITATION
35. 35.“The praise which hath dawned from Thy most...”
36. 36.“He is the All-Glorious!...” — INTERCALARY DAYS
37. 37.“My God, my Fire and my Light! The days...” — THE FAST — “I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy mighty...” — “Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech...” — “These are, O my God, the days whereon Thou...” — “Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! These are...” — NAW-RÚZ
38. 38.“Praised be Thou, O my God, that Thou hast...” — MARTYRS AND THEIR FAMILIES
39. 39.“He is God! O Lord my God! O Thou Helper of the...” — MOTHER TEMPLE OF THE WEST
40. 40.“O God, my God! I implore Thee with a throbbing...” — Footnotes

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