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Abstract:
Bahá’u’lláh encouraged Bahá’ís to pray for their rulers. This essay presents a newly authorized translation of "A Prayer for the confirmation of the American Government," and a provisional translation of a prayer of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá for the Ottoman Caliphate.
Notes:
Mirrored with permission from academia.edu.

Bahá'í Prayers for Good Governance

Christopher Buck

published in Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 56:4, pages 562-595

2021 Fall

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DOI 10.1353/ecu.2021.0033
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