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Holy Kitab I Aqdas
Texts 1-19
Texts 20-38
Texts 39-57
Texts 58-76
Texts 77-95
Texts 96-114
Texts 115-133
Texts 134-152
Texts 153-171
Texts 172-190
Holy Kitab I Iqan
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Prayers & Meditations by Bahaullah
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Section 11
Section 12
Section 13
Section 14
Section 15
Section 16
Section 17
Section 18
Section 19
Section 20
Section 21
Section 22
Section 23
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Prayers and
Meditations by Bahaullah:
Section 19 |
CLVIII
I have wakened in Thy shelter, O my God, and it becometh him
that seeketh that shelter to abide within the Sanctuary of Thy
protection and the Stronghold of Thy defense. Illumine my inner
being, O my Lord, with the splendors of the Day-Spring of Thy
Revelation, even as Thou didst illumine my outer being with the
morning light of Thy favor.
CLIX
O my God, the God of bounty and mercy! Thou art that King by
Whose commanding word the whole creation hath been called into
being; and Thou art that All-Bountiful One the doings of Whose
servants have never hindered Him from showing forth His grace,
nor have they frustrated the revelations of His bounty.
Suffer this servant, I beseech Thee, to attain unto that which
is the cause of his salvation in every world of Thy worlds. Thou
art, verily, the Almighty, the Most Powerful, the All-Knowing,
the All-Wise.
CLX
My God, the Object of my adoration, the Goal of my desire, the
All-Bountiful, the Most Compassionate! All life is of Thee and
all power lieth within the grasp of Thine omnipotence. Whosoever
Thou exaltest is raised above the angels, and attaineth the
station: "Verily, We uplifted him to a place on high!"; and
whosoever Thou dost abase is made lower than dust, nay, less
than nothing.
O Divine Providence! Though wicked, sinful, and intemperate, we
still seek from Thee a "seat of truth," and long to behold the
countenance of the Omnipotent King. It is Thine to command, and
all sovereignty belongeth to Thee, and the realm of might boweth
before Thy behest. Everything Thou doest is pure justice, nay,
the very essence of grace. One gleam from the splendors of Thy
Name, the All-Merciful, sufficeth to banish and blot out every
trace of sinfulness from the world, and a single breath from the
breezes of the Day of Thy Revelation is enough to adorn all
mankind with a fresh attire.
Vouchsafe Thy strength, O Almighty One, unto Thy weak creatures,
and quicken them who are as dead, that haply they may find Thee,
and may be led unto the ocean of Thy guidance, and may remain
steadfast in Thy Cause. Should the fragrance of Thy praise be
shed abroad by any of the divers tongues of the world, out of
the East or out of the West, it would, verily, be prized and
greatly cherished. If such tongues, however, be deprived of that
fragrance, they assuredly would be unworthy of any mention, be
they words or thoughts.
We beg of Thee, O Providence, to show Thy way unto all men, and
to guide them aright. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most
Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Seeing.
CLXI
Praise be to Thee, O my God, inasmuch as Thou hast turned the
faces of Thy servants towards the right-hand of the throne of
Thy gifts, and hast caused them to be detached from all else
besides Thee, that they may recognize Thy sovereignty and
acknowledge Thy glory. I testify to the potency of Thy Cause,
the pervasive influence of Thy decree, the immutability of Thy
will, the endlessness of Thy purpose. All things lie prisoned
within the grasp of Thy might, and the whole creation is
destitute when brought face to face with the evidences of Thy
wealth.
Deal Thou, therefore, O my God, my Beloved, my supreme Desire,
with Thy servants and with all that were created by Thee as
would beseem Thy beauty and Thy greatness, and would be worthy
of Thy generosity and gifts. Thou art, in truth, He Whose mercy
hath encompassed all the worlds, and Whose grace hath embraced
all that dwell on earth and in heaven. Who is there that hath
cried after Thee, and whose prayer hath remained unanswered?
Where is he to be found who hath reached forth towards Thee, and
whom Thou hast failed to approach? Who is he that can claim to
have fixed his gaze upon Thee, and toward whom the eye of Thy
loving-kindness hath not been directed? I bear witness that Thou
hadst turned toward Thy servants ere they had turned toward
Thee, and hadst remembered them ere they had remembered Thee.
All grace is Thine, O Thou in Whose hand is the kingdom of
Divine gifts and the source of every irrevocable decree.
Send down, therefore, O my God, upon all that seek Thee that
which will entirely strip them of all that pertaineth not unto
Thee, and will draw them nigh unto Thy Self. Assist them, by Thy
grace, to love Thee and to conform unto that which shall please
Thee. Grant, then, that they may go straight on in the path of
Thy Cause, the path wherein have slipped the footsteps of the
doubters among Thy people and the froward among Thy servants.
Thou art, verily, the All-Powerful, the Almighty, the Most
Great.
CLXII
Lauded and glorified art Thou, O my God! I entreat Thee by the
sighing of Thy lovers and by the tears shed by them that long to
behold Thee, not to withhold from me Thy tender mercies in Thy
Day, nor to deprive me of the melodies of the Dove that
extolleth Thy oneness before the light that shineth from Thy
face. I am the one who is in misery, O God! Behold me cleaving
fast to Thy Name, the All-Possessing. I am the one who is sure
to perish; behold me clinging to Thy Name, the Imperishable. I
implore Thee, therefore, by Thy Self, the Exalted, the Most
High, not to abandon me unto mine own self and unto the desires
of a corrupt inclination. Hold Thou my hand with the hand of Thy
power, and deliver me from the depths of my fancies and idle
imaginings, and cleanse me of all that is abhorrent unto Thee.
Cause me, then, to turn wholly unto Thee, to put my whole trust
in Thee, to seek Thee as my Refuge, and to flee unto Thy face.
Thou art, verily, He Who, through the power of His might, doeth
whatsoever He desireth, and commandeth, through the potency of
His will, whatsoever He chooseth. None can withstand the
operation of Thy decree; none can divert the course of Thine
appointment. Thou art, in truth, the Almighty, the All-Glorious,
the Most Bountiful.
CLXIII
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.
CLXIV
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.
CLXV
From the sweet-scented streams of Thine eternity give me to
drink, O my God, and of the fruits of the tree of Thy being
enable me to taste, O my Hope! From the crystal springs of Thy
love suffer me to quaff, O my Glory, and beneath the shadow of
Thine everlasting providence let me abide, O my Light! Within
the meadows of Thy nearness, before Thy presence, make me able
to roam, O my Beloved, and at the right hand of the throne of
Thy mercy, seat me, O my Desire! From the fragrant breezes of
Thy joy let a breath pass over me, O my Goal, and into the
heights of the paradise of Thy reality let me gain admission, O
my Adored One! To the melodies of the dove of Thy oneness suffer
me to hearken, O Resplendent One, and through the spirit of Thy
power and Thy might quicken me, O my Provider! In the spirit of
Thy love keep me steadfast, O my Succorer, and in the path of
Thy good-pleasure set firm my steps, O my Maker! Within the
garden of Thine immortality, before Thy countenance, let me
abide for ever, O Thou Who art merciful unto me, and upon the
seat of Thy glory stablish me, O Thou Who art my Possessor! To
the heaven of Thy loving-kindness lift me up, O my Quickener,
and unto the Day-Star of Thy guidance lead me, O Thou my
Attractor! Before the revelations of Thine invisible spirit
summon me to be present, O Thou Who art my Origin and my Highest
Wish, and unto the essence of the fragrance of Thy beauty, which
Thou wilt manifest, cause me to return, O Thou Who art my God!
Potent art Thou to do what pleasest Thee. Thou art, verily, the
Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, the All-Highest.
CLXVI
O Thou Whose face is the object of my adoration, Whose beauty is
my sanctuary, Whose habitation is my goal, Whose praise is my
hope, Whose providence is my companion, Whose love is the cause
of my being, Whose mention is my solace, Whose nearness is my
desire, Whose presence is my dearest wish and highest
aspiration, I entreat Thee not to withhold from me the things
Thou didst ordain for the chosen ones among Thy servants. Supply
me, then, with the good of this world and of the next.
Thou, truly, art the King of all men. There is no God but Thee,
the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.
CLXVII
O my God! This is Thy servant and the son of Thy servant who
hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and set his face towards
Thee, wholly detached from all except Thee. Thou art, verily, of
those who show mercy the most merciful.
Deal with him, O Thou Who forgivest the sins of men and
concealest their faults, as beseemeth the heaven of Thy bounty
and the ocean of Thy grace. Grant him admission within the
precincts of Thy transcendent mercy that was before the
foundation of earth and heaven. There is no God but Thee, the
Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous. Let him, then, repeat six
times the greeting "&Allah-u-Abha," and then repeat nineteen
times each of the following verses:
We all, verily, worship God.
We all, verily, bow down before God.
We all, verily, are devoted unto God.
We all, verily, give praise unto God.
We all, verily, yield thanks unto God.
We all, verily, are patient in God. (If the dead be a woman, let
him say: This is Thy handmaiden and the daughter of Thy
handmaiden, etc....)
Prayer for the Dead.
CLXVIII
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.
CLXIX
Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! Abase not him whom Thou hast
exalted through the power of Thine everlasting sovereignty, and
remove not far from Thee him whom Thou hast caused to enter the
tabernacle of Thine eternity. Wilt Thou cast away, O my God, him
whom Thou hast overshadowed with Thy Lordship, and wilt Thou
turn away from Thee, O my Desire, him to whom Thou hast been a
refuge? Canst Thou degrade him whom Thou hast uplifted, or
forget him whom Thou didst enable to remember Thee?
Glorified, immensely glorified art Thou! Thou art He Who from
everlasting hath been the King of the entire creation and its
Prime Mover, and Thou wilt to everlasting remain the Lord of all
created things and their Ordainer. Glorified art Thou, O my God!
If Thou ceasest to be merciful unto Thy servants, who, then,
will show mercy unto them; and if Thou refusest to succor Thy
loved ones, who is there that can succor them?
Glorified, immeasurably glorified art Thou! Thou art adored in
Thy truth, and Thee do we all, verily, worship; and Thou art
manifest in Thy justice, and to Thee do we all, verily, bear
witness. Thou art, in truth, beloved in Thy grace. No God is
there but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
CLXX
Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance of Thee is my
remedy. Nearness to Thee is my hope, and love for Thee is my
companion. Thy mercy to me is my healing and my succor in both
this world and the world to come. Thou, verily, art the
All-Bountiful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
CLXXI
O my God, my Master, the Goal of my desire! This, Thy servant,
seeketh to sleep in the shelter of Thy mercy, and to repose
beneath the canopy of Thy grace, imploring Thy care and Thy
protection.
I beg of Thee, O my Lord, by Thine eye that sleepeth not, to
guard mine eyes from beholding aught beside Thee. Strengthen,
then, their vision that they may discern Thy signs, and behold
the Horizon of Thy Revelation. Thou art He before the
revelations of Whose omnipotence the quintessence of power hath
trembled.
No God is there but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Subduing, the
Unconditioned.
CLXXII
How can I choose to sleep, O God, my God, when the eyes of them
that long for Thee are wakeful because of their separation from
Thee; and how can I lie down to rest whilst the souls of Thy
lovers are sore vexed in their remoteness from Thy presence?
I have committed, O my Lord, my spirit and my entire being into
the right hand of Thy might and Thy protection, and I lay my
head on my pillow through Thy power, and lift it up according to
Thy will and Thy good-pleasure. Thou art, in truth, the
Preserver, the Keeper, the Almighty, the Most Powerful.
By Thy might! I ask not, whether sleeping or waking, but that
which Thou dost desire. I am Thy servant and in Thy hands. Do
Thou graciously aid me to do what will shed forth the fragrance
of Thy good pleasure. This, truly, is my hope and the hope of
them that enjoy near access to Thee. Praised be Thou, O Lord of
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