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Holy Kitab I Aqdas
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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
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Section 22
Section 23
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Prayers and
Meditations by Bahaullah:
Section 5 |
XLI
Thy unity is inscrutable, O my God, to all except them that have
recognized Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy singleness and
the Day-Spring of Thy oneness. Whoso assigneth a rival unto Him
hath assigned a rival unto Thee, and whoso hath set up a peer
for Him hath set up a peer for Thyself. No, no, none can
withstand Thee in the whole of creation. Thou hast everlastingly
been exalted far above all comparison and likeness. Thy oneness
hath been demonstrated by the oneness of Him Who is the
Dawning-Place of Thy Revelation. Whosoever denieth this, hath
denied Thy unity, and disputed with Thee about Thy sovereignty,
and contended with Thee in Thy realm, and repudiated Thy
commandments.
Assist Thou Thy servants, O my Lord, to recognize Thy unity and
to declare Thy oneness, that all may gather together around what
Thou didst desire in this Day whereon the sun of Thine essence
hath shone forth above the horizon of Thy will, and the moon of
Thine own being hath risen from the Day-Spring of Thy behest.
Thou art He, O my Lord, from Whose knowledge nothing whatsoever
escapeth, and Whom no one can frustrate. Thou doest Thy
pleasure, by Thy sovereignty that overshadoweth the worlds.
Thou well knowest, O my God, my Best-Beloved, that naught can
quench the thirst I suffer in my separation from Thee except the
waters of Thy presence, and that the tumult of my heart can
never be stilled save through the living fountain of my reunion
with Thee. Send down, then, upon me, O my Lord, out of the
heaven of Thy bounty what will draw me nearer unto the chalice
of Thy gifts, and make me able to quaff the choice sealed Wine,
Whose seal hath been loosed in Thy name, and from Which the
sweet savors of Thy days have been shed abroad. Thou, in truth,
art the All-Bountiful, Whose grace is infinite.
The whole universe testifieth to Thy generosity. Have mercy,
then, upon me by Thy graciousness, and deal bountifully with me
through the power of Thy sovereignty, and suffer me to enjoy
near access to Thee by Thy manifold favors. Thou, truly, art the
Great Giver, the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most
Bountiful.
XLII
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 any one 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.
XLIII
O God, Who art the Author of all Manifestations, the Source of
all Sources, the Fountain-Head of all Revelations, and the
Well-Spring of all Lights! I testify that by Thy Name the heaven
of understanding hath been adorned, and the ocean of utterance
hath surged, and the dispensations of Thy providence have been
promulgated unto the followers of all religions.
I beseech Thee so to enrich me as to dispense with all save
Thee, and be made independent of any one except Thyself. Rain
down, then, upon me out of the clouds of Thy bounty that which
shall profit me in every world of Thy worlds. Assist me, then,
through Thy strengthening grace, so to serve Thy Cause amidst
Thy servants that I may show forth what will cause me to be
remembered as long as Thine own kingdom endureth and Thy
dominion will last.
This is Thy servant, O my Lord, who with his whole being hath
turned unto the horizon of Thy bounty, and the ocean of Thy
grace, and the heaven of Thy gifts. Do with me then as becometh
Thy majesty, and Thy glory, and Thy bounteousness, and Thy
grace.
Thou, in truth, art the God of strength and power, Who art meet
to answer them that pray Thee. There is no God save Thee, the
All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
XLIV
Lauded be Thy name, O Thou Who art my God and throbbest within
my heart! Thou art well aware and dost witness that whatsoever
shameth them that are dear to Thee must shame also Him Who is
the Manifestation of Thyself and the Day-Spring of Thy
Revelation. Nay, He is put to greater shame than they when they
are led to confess the good things which have escaped them in
Thy days.
These are Thy servants, O my Lord, who for love of Thee have
abandoned their homes, and sustained the tribulations decreed by
Thee in Thy path. I swear by Thy glory! Every time any one of
them testifieth before Thee to his evil doings, shame covereth
my face, for they are Thy servants who have tasted of the cup of
woe in Thy Cause, who have quaffed from the chalice of adversity
when the light of Thy countenance was lifted upon them, and who
were so vexed by trials that peace was utterly denied them
within the precincts of Thy court.
The power of Thy might beareth me witness! My heart hath melted
by reason of my love for them that are dear to Thee, and my soul
is laden with anguish for the sorrows which have afflicted them
at the revelation of Thy Cause and the appearance of the
billowing oceans of Thy grace and favors. The sighs they
uttered, O my Lord, have caused my sighs to ascend towards Thee,
and the burning of their hearts hath consumed mine own heart
within me.
I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all being and the
Enlightener of all things visible and invisible, to grant that
every one of them may become an ensign of Thy guidance among Thy
servants, and a revelation of the splendors of the Day-Star of
Thy loving-kindness amidst Thy creatures. Thou hast, O my God,
chosen them to love Thee, and to stand before the throne of Thy
majesty. No other station hath excelled the station to which
Thou hast called them. How many the nights, O my God, when sleep
failed to overtake them because of their remembrance of Thee,
and how numerous the days which they spent in lamentation over
the things that have befallen Thee at the hands of Thine
enemies! I entreat Thee, O Thou Who art the Ruler of rulers, and
the Uplifter of the downtrodden, to aid them so to assist Thy
Cause and exalt Thy word that through them Thy praise may be
shed abroad amidst Thy creatures, and Thy virtues recounted
throughout Thy realm. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most
Exalted, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! This is Thy servant whom Thou
hast in the kingdom of Thy names called by Thine own name, and
whom Thou hast reared under the wings of Thy grace and favors.
Thou seest him, therefore, hastening in the direction of Thy
gifts, and rushing forth towards Thee seeking after Thy bounty.
Attire him, O my God, with the mantle of Thy favor and the robe
of Thy munificence and generosity, that all created things may
perceive from him the sweet smell of the raiment of Thy love.
Adorn, then, his head with the crown of Thy remembrance, in such
wise that his fame may be noised abroad among Thy servants as
one who loveth Thee and cleaveth steadfastly to Thy Cause.
Assist him, moreover, at all times and under all conditions to
help Thee and to remember Thee, and to extol Thy virtues amidst
Thy creatures.
I swear by Thy glory, O my God! Every time I muse on Thy glory
and Thy sovereignty I find myself as the most guilty among them
that have transgressed against Thee in Thy realm, and every time
I contemplate the heights in which none except Thee can abide, I
discover that I am the most sinful of all the creatures that
dwell in Thy land. Had it not been for Thy name, the Concealer,
and for Thy name, the Ever-Forgiving, and for the sweet savors
of Thy name, the Most Merciful, all Thy chosen ones had been
reckoned amongst the perverse and the wicked.
I render Thee thanks that Thy mercy hath overtaken them and Thy
grace and bountiful favors compassed them on every side.
And now, having confessed the things Thou didst cause to flow
down from my Pen, I implore Thee, by Thy name which Thou hast
raised up above every other name, and hast caused to overshadow
all that are in heaven and all that are on earth, to cast not
away him that hath turned towards Thee, and to deny him not the
wonders of Thy grace and the hidden evidences of Thy mercy. Let
the hands of Thine omnipotence kindle in his heart a lamp that
will enable him to shine brightly in Thy days, and to cry out
with such vehemence in Thy name that no timidity will deter him
from soaring in the atmosphere of Thy love, and from ascending
to the horizon of rapture and longing for Thee, and that the
pursuits of Thy creatures will not withhold him from magnifying
Thy word, that Thou mayest behold him sanctified as Thou wishest
and as beseemeth Thy majesty and glory.
Exalted though this station may be, O my God, and however
excellent this position--for who else except Thyself hath the
power to show forth what may be deemed worthy of Thine
exaltation and befit Thy greatness--yet Thou art He Who is the
All-Bountiful, the Most Compassionate. All the atoms of the
earth testify that Thou art the Ever-Forgiving, the Benevolent,
the Great Giver, the All-Glorious, the All-Wise. Look, then,
upon him, O my God, with the eyes of Thy loving-kindness, and
cast upon him the glance of Thy generosity. Enrapture him,
moreover, with the sweet melodies of Him Who is the
Fountain-Head of Thy Revelation, in such wise that he may wholly
surrender his will to Thy pleasure, and fix his hopes upon the
things Thou didst ordain in Thy Tablets. Strengthen, then, his
heart by Thy name, the Almighty, the Faithful, that he may draw
forth the hand of power, and with it help Thy Cause when the
light of Thy beauty is manifested and the Day-Star of Thy
majesty is risen.
Since Thou hast called him by Thy name, O my Lord, single him
out among Thy servants for Thy service. Thou well knowest, O my
Lord, that in revealing myself I have sought only to reveal Thy
Cause, and have turned to no one except for the sake of Thy
Revelation and for the purpose of manifesting Thy
loving-kindness. I beseech Thee, by Thy treasured Name Who, at
this very moment, is speaking, to send down upon him and upon
them that love Thee that which is enshrined in the heaven of Thy
favor and bounties, that they may be filled with vehement
longing towards Thee, and exult in Thy Covenant, O Thou Who art
the Lord of Lords! Ordain, then, for him and for them that which
becometh Thy name, the All-Bountiful.
Thou art, in truth, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the Most
Powerful, the All-Glorious, the Most Great.
XLV
My God, my Fire and my Light! The days which Thou hast named the
&Ayyam-i-Ha (the Days of &Ha, Intercalary days) in Thy Book have
begun, O Thou Who art the King of names, and the fast which Thy
most exalted Pen hath enjoined unto all who are in the kingdom
of Thy creation to observe is approaching. I entreat Thee, O my
Lord, by these days and by all such as have during that period
clung to the cord of Thy commandments, and laid hold on the
handle of Thy precepts, to grant that unto every soul may be
assigned a place within the precincts of Thy court, and a seat
at the revelation of the splendors of the light of Thy
countenance.
These, O my Lord, are Thy servants whom no corrupt inclination
hath kept back from what Thou didst send down in Thy Book. They
have bowed themselves before Thy Cause, and received Thy Book
with such resolve as is born of Thee, and observed what Thou
hadst prescribed unto them, and chosen to follow that which had
been sent down by Thee.
Thou seest, O my Lord, how they have recognized and confessed
whatsoever Thou hast revealed in Thy Scriptures. Give them to
drink, O my Lord, from the hands of Thy graciousness the waters
of Thine eternity. Write down, then, for them the recompense
ordained for him that hath immersed himself in the ocean of Thy
presence, and attained unto the choice wine of Thy meeting.
I implore Thee, O Thou the King of kings and the Pitier of the
downtrodden, to ordain for them the good of this world and of
the world to come. Write down for them, moreover, what none of
Thy creatures hath discovered, and number them with those who
have circled round Thee, and who move about Thy throne in every
world of Thy worlds.
Thou, truly, art the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the
All-Informed.
XLVI
Praised be Thou, O my God, that Thou hast ordained &Naw-Ruz as a
festival unto those who have observed the fast for love of Thee
and abstained from all that is abhorrent unto Thee. Grant, O my
Lord, that the fire of Thy love and the heat produced by the
fast enjoined by Thee may inflame them in Thy Cause, and make
them to be occupied with Thy praise and with remembrance of
Thee.
Since Thou hast adorned them, O my Lord, with the ornament of
the fast prescribed by Thee, do Thou adorn them also with the
ornament of Thine acceptance, through Thy grace and bountiful
favor. For the doings of men are all dependent upon Thy
good-pleasure, and are conditioned by Thy behest. Shouldst Thou
regard him who hath broken the fast as one who hath observed it,
such a man would be reckoned among them who from eternity had
been keeping the fast. And shouldst Thou decree that he who hath
observed the fast hath broken it, that person would be numbered
with such as have caused the Robe of Thy Revelation to be
stained with dust, and been far removed from the crystal waters
of this living Fountain.
Thou art He through Whom the ensign "Praiseworthy art Thou in
Thy works" hath been lifted up, and the standard "Obeyed art
Thou in Thy behest" hath been unfurled. Make known this Thy
station, O my God, unto Thy servants, that they may be made
aware that the excellence of all things is dependent upon Thy
bidding and Thy word, and the virtue of every act is conditioned
by Thy leave and the good-pleasure of Thy will, and may
recognize that the reins of men's doings are within the grasp of
Thine acceptance and Thy commandment. Make this known unto them,
that nothing whatsoever may shut them out from Thy Beauty, in
these days whereon the Christ exclaimeth: "All dominion is
Thine, O Thou the Begetter of the Spirit (Jesus)"; and Thy
Friend (&Muhammad) crieth out: "Glory be to Thee, O Thou the
Best-Beloved, for that Thou hast uncovered Thy Beauty, and
written down for Thy chosen ones what will cause them to attain
unto the seat of the revelation of Thy Most Great Name, through
which all the peoples have lamented except such as have detached
themselves from all else except Thee, and set themselves towards
Him Who is the Revealer of Thyself and the Manifestation of
Thine attributes."
He Who is Thy Branch and all Thy company, O my Lord, have broken
this day their fast, after having observed it within the
precincts of Thy court, and in their eagerness to please Thee.
Do Thou ordain for him, and for them, and for all such as have
entered Thy presence in those days all the good Thou didst
destine in Thy Book. Supply them, then, with that which will
profit them, in both this life and in the life beyond.
Thou, in truth, art the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
XLVII
O Thou the Lord of the visible and the invisible, and the
Enlightener of all creation! I beseech Thee, by Thy sovereignty
which is hid from the eyes of men, to reveal in all directions
the signs of Thy manifold blessings and the tokens of Thy
loving-kindness, that I may arise with exultation and rapture
and extol Thy wondrous virtues, O Thou the Most Merciful, and
stir up by Thy name all created things, and so kindle the fire
of Thy glorification amidst Thy creatures, that all the world
may be filled with the brightness of the light of Thy glory, and
all existence be inflamed with the fire of Thy Cause.
Roll not up, O my Lord, what hath been spread out in Thy name,
and extinguish not the lamp which Thine own fire hath lit.
Withhold not, O my Lord, the water that is life indeed from
running down-- the water from whose murmuring the wondrous
melodies which extol and glorify Thee can be heard. Deny not,
moreover, Thy servants the sweet fragrance of the breath which
hath been wafted through Thy love.
Thou seest, O Thou Who art my All-Glorious Beloved, the restless
waves that surge within the ocean of my heart, in my love and
yearning towards Thee. I implore Thee, by the signs of Thy
majesty and the evidences of Thy sovereignty, to subdue Thy
servants by this Name Which Thou hast made to be the King of all
names in the kingdom of Thy creation. Potent art Thou to rule as
Thou pleasest. No God is there but Thee, the All-Glorious, the
All-Bountiful.
Do Thou ordain, moreover, for every one who hath turned towards
Thee what will make him steadfast in Thy Cause, in such wise
that neither the vain imaginations of the infidels among Thy
creatures, nor the idle talk of the froward amidst Thy servants
will have the power to shut him out from Thee. Thou, verily, art
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