search results for 'JRAS'

Absolute freedom; independence of God; Creation of the world; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; God's love for His own Essence; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00028

Du’a’ li-Hurufi Bismillahi’l-Amna’i’il-Aqdas

7500

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لم تزل کنت منفرداً فی ملیک القدس والجلال و لا تزال کنت مرتفعاً فی علو سماء القدس والاجلال

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou hast ever dwelt alone in Thy dominion of sanctity and majesty, and wilt evermore remain exalted in the celestial heights of holiness and glory [3.5s]

CMB_F14.060v10-083v08,

JRAS.454-455, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.195

BB00041

Du’a’ li-Hadrat-i-Ni’ma

5000

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحانک اللهم و بحمدک اشهدک حینئذ بتوحیدی ایاک و اقراری بازلیتک و ایقانی بوحدانیتک بجوهر کافور ذاتیتی و مجرد ظهور کینونیتی و منتهی غایات خفیات انیتی ... قل هو الله احد الله الصمد لم یلد و لم یولد و لم یکن له کفوا احد بلی انک انت الله

Glorified art Thou, O my God, and praise be unto Thee! I testify unto Thee at this moment, through my unity with Thee and my confession of Thine eternity and my certitude of Thy oneness, by the essence of the camphor of my reality, the pure manifestation of my being, and the uttermost boundaries of the hidden signs of my identity... Say: He is God, the One! God, the Self-Subsisting! He begetteth not, nor is He begotten, and there is none like unto Him. Yea, verily, Thou art God [3.5s]

CMB_F14.005v03-021v02, , BN_6518 p.307v, BYC_tablets.018.11-036.06

God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets

BB00049

Ziyarat Jami’atu'l-Kabira

3600

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم [بسمه المکنون الرؤف]. الحمد لله رب العالمین و انما الصلوة علی محمد رسول الله و خاتم النبیین ... و اذا اردت زیارت حبیب الله او احد من ائمة الدین طهر ادلا جسمک

Praised be to God, the Lord of all the worlds. And may prayerful devotion [peace] be upon Muhammad, the Messenger of God, and the Seal of the Prophets.

INBA50:001-072, INBA_5019C:132-145, , INBA_6009C:173-219, , PR02.090r01-093v09, CMB_F22.019b, , MKI4499.049, AEWB.145-170,

ASAT3.074x

HURQ.BB34x

JRAS.445, BRHL.63, MSBR.204-205, SRC.045, SRC.202

BB00053

Ziyarat

3400

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لم یکن لی قلب اقدر ان اذکرک و لا فؤاد ان اسبحک و لا روح ان اقدسک و لا نفس ان اوحدک و قد ذاب کلی بما قد قضیت و ان لک الامر و الخلق

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I have no heart wherewith to remember Thee, nor soul wherewith to praise Thee, nor spirit wherewith to sanctify Thee, nor being wherewith to proclaim Thy unity. All that I am hath melted away through what Thou hast ordained, and unto Thee belongeth both command and creation [3.5s]

PR02.082v19-085v28, CMB_F23.098v06-107r06 (23), , BYC_tablets.003.11-017.08

MANU.054-064

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for martyrs; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets

JRAS.474, MSBR.206-207

BB00058

Ziyarat li-Avvali man aman

3000

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت یحیی و یمیت ... علی کل شیء قدیرا فلاشهدنک و کل شیء

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm. Thou givest life and causeth death... over all things powerful. Thus do I and all things bear witness [3.5s]

CMB_F14.204r01-213v02,

Human reality created in the image of God; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

JRAS.460, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207

BB00063

Kitab al-Hujja II

2800

بسم الله المقتدر المقتدر. هذا کتاب من عند نقطة البیان عند الله و حجته للعالمین جمیعاً الی من قد جعل الله ذکر اسمه و ذکر اسم حجته و جعله من عند حجته حجة علی العالمین جمیعاً

This is a Book from the Point of the Bayan, Who standeth in the presence of God and is His Proof unto all the worlds, addressed unto him whom God hath made the mention of His Name and the mention of His Proof, and hath made him, through His Proof, a proof unto all the worlds [3.5s]

CMB_F23.082r19-089v05 (18), , BYC_hujjat

Muhammad; Islam; Power of the Manifestation of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection of Muhammad; Return of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

JRAS.477, MSBR.206-207

BB00066

Dala'il-i-Sab'ih (The Seven Proofs - Arabic)

2700

Gate of the Heart

Dala'il-i-Sab'ih (Seven Proofs - Arabic)

بسم الله الافرد الافرد. بسم الله الفرد الفرد بسم الله الفرد الفرد بسم الله الفرد الفراد بسم الله الفرد الفراد بسم الله الفارود الفارد بسم الله الفرد الفراد بسم الله الفرد الفرود

In the name of God, the One, the Peerless. In the Name of God, the One, the Peerless. In the Name of God, the Singular, the Matchless. In the Name of God, the Singular, the Matchless. In the Name of God, the Unique, the Supreme. In the Name of God, the Singular, the Matchless [4o]

INBA_2007C:01a-13b, , PR02.101v10-104r18x, CMB_F22.092b?, , HBH_dalail=DLLS, BYC_saba-a

DLLS, OOL.A005a

HURQ.BB54x

Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

JRAS.447, BRHL.63, BRHL.65, MSBR.204-205?, AHDA.447.8, MMAH.066, SRC.087-088, SRC.185, GOH.035

BB00071

Ziyarat for the Point and his Letters of the Living

2700

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. فاذا اردت زیارة النقطة او احد من حروف الحی فلتلطفن نفسک حق التلطف بحیث لو یحیط علمک بان فى جسدك شعر ازيد الّا ينبغى لك حينئذٍ و لتلبسن اطهر لباسك

If thou desirest to visit the Point or any of the Letters of the Living, thou must needs purify thyself with utmost refinement, such that shouldst thou become aware of but a single wayward hair upon thy body, it beseemeth thee not at that moment; and thou must don thy purest attire [3.5s]

INBA_6007C.201-211, CMB_F14.194r03-201r05,

Cleanliness and refinement; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

JRAS.460, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.099, SRC.210

BB00083

Ziyarat for Friday and Thursday nights

2300

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. و اذا کنت لیلة الجمعه او یومها بین یدی نقطة البیان او احد من مظاهر الحی

And when thou findest thyself, on the eve of Friday or during its day, in the presence of the Point of the Bayán or any one of the Manifestations of the Living One [3.5s]

INBA_6007C.030-040, CMB_F14.114r05-121v01,

Cleanliness and refinement; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transcendence; unknowability of God

JRAS.457, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.099, SRC.210

BB00103

Ziyarat for the martyrs

1800

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. انما البهاء من الله الذی لا اله الا هو علی فوادک و فواد من فی فوادک و علی روحک و من فی روحک... قدوس قدوس قدوس انما البهاء من الله

The glory from God, no other God is there but He, rest upon thy heart and the heart of whomsoever is in thy heart, and upon thy spirit and the spirit of whomsoever is in thy spirit

INBA64:001.04-013.08, INBA_6007C.130-137, CMB_F14.104v04-110r01,

TSHA1.412-414, MANU.082-088, TZH3.424.20-426.02x

RBB.105-106x, BLO_PT#150

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Transcendence; unknowability of God

JRAS.457, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.099, SRC.210

BB00109

Du’ayi Laylatu aula min Shahri’llah

1700

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذه لیلة قد عظمتها و شرفتها و جللتها و جملتها و قدستها بما قد نسبتها الی نفسک و اطلعت فیها آیة

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! This is a night which Thou hast magnified, honored, exalted, beautified and sanctified through having associated it with Thine own Self, and wherein Thou didst cause a sign to appear [3.5s]

CMB_F14.166r05-171v04,

Manifestation of God as mediator; Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr); Transcendence; unknowability of God

Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00117

Du’a’ ‘ala’l-Abavayn min’ar’Rabb

1600

بسم الله الارضی الارضی. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الکمال و لک الوجهة و الجمال و لک المثل و لاامثال

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Splendor and the Perfection, Thine the Countenance and the Beauty, Thine the Symbol and the Similitudes [3.5s]

CMB_F14.124r10-129r08,

Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00125

Ziyarat for the letter mim

1500

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء فی هذه اللیلة التی قد عظمتها و جللتها و فضلتها و عززتها و کرمتها علی مادونها بجودک ثم لطفک و کرمک ثم فضلک و وهابیتک

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee in this night which Thou hast magnified and exalted, which Thou hast preferred and honored and made noble above all else through Thy bounty, then through Thy grace and generosity, then through Thy favor and beneficence [3.5s]

INBA_6007C.137-143, CMB_F14.180r03-185r06,

JRAS.459, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.099, SRC.210

BB00127

Du’a’ li’l-Ithbat

1400

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک بالوهیتک التی انها هی ممتنعة فوق کل شیء ان نحفظن و تغنین کل ذات الف ینسب الی شجرة الاثبات بقدرتک علی کل شیء

O God! I beseech Thee, by Thy Divinity which is exalted above all things, to preserve and enrich every soul possessing the letter Alif that is related to the Tree of Affirmation, through Thy power over all things [3.5s]

INBA_6007C.282-288, CMB_F14.189r07-194r01,

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Transcendence; unknowability of God

Absolute freedom; independence of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Impossibility of true worship of God; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00130

Munajat li-Hadrat va man ma’ahu

1400

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم انک انت لم تزل کنت الهاً واحداً احداً صمداً فرداً حیاً قیوماً دائماً ابداً متعمداً مااتخذت لنفسک صاحبة و لا ولداً

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou hast ever been One God, Single, Alone, Self-Subsisting, Living, Self-Sustaining, Everlasting, Eternal, and hast taken unto Thyself neither consort nor son [3.5s]

CMB_F14.214v06-219r09,

Absolute freedom; independence of God; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00131

no title

1400

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحانک اللهم کیف اذکرنک ایای و لاسبحنک بتسبیحی ایاک و ان اعلی ما یتعارج به المخلصون

Glorified art Thou, O my God! How can I make mention of Thee through my praise of Thee, or extol Thee through my glorification of Thee? For even the most exalted heights to which the sincere can ascend [3.5s]

PR03.089r01-090r25, CMB_F14.021v04-026r02, , MKI4511.064v-072v, BYC_collect3.130-137

He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Muhammad; Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God and human limitations

BB00133

Ziyarat for the first to believe, on Thursday night

1400

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء فی هذه اللیلة لیلة الجمعة التی تنظر فیها الی داعیک فی البیان

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee in this night - the night of Friday - wherein Thou gazest upon him who calleth unto Thee [3.5s]

INBA_6007C.046-052, CMB_F14.110r03-114r03,

JRAS.457, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.099, SRC.210

BB00141

Du’a’ ‘ala’n-Nafy

1300

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم اسئلک باخریتک التی انها هی مرتفعة فوق کل شیء ان تخذلن کل ذات الف ینسب الی شجرة النفی

O God, I beseech Thee by Thy lastness, exalted above all else, to abase every soul that cleaveth unto the tree of denial [4o]

INBA_6007C.085-090, CMB_F14.136r05-140r08,

Belief and denial; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Transcendence; unknowability of God

Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00144

Du’a’ li’l-Ithbat

1300

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک باولیتک التی انها هی ممتنعة فوق کل شیء ان تنصرن کل ذات الف ینسب الی شجرة الاثبات

O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Firstness, which verily transcendeth all things, to grant victory unto every being possessing the letter Alif that is related to the Tree of Affirmation [3.5s]

CMB_F14.140r10-144v02,

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00148

Du’a’ ‘ala’n-Nafy

1300

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاسئلنک باولیتک التی انها هی مرتفعة

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy FIrstness, which verily is exalted [3.5s]

CMB_F14.144v04-148v09,

Absolute freedom; independence of God; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00163

Du’ayi Layliy-i-thaniyyih

1200

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک ببهاء ضیاء علاء رضاء ربوبیتک و جلال و جمال کمال فعال سبوحیتک

O God! I beseech Thee by the splendor, the radiance, the sublimity and the good-pleasure of Thy Lordship, and by the majesty, beauty and perfection of Thy sanctified glory [3.5s]

CMB_F14.174v08-178v04,

God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00167

Prayer for Ahmad

1200

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و لک الحمد تحیی و تمیت ثم تمیت و تحیی و انک انت حی لاتموت

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I and all things bear witness that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and Thine the Praise. Thou givest life and causest death, then causest death and givest life, and verily Thou art the Ever-Living Who dieth not [3.5s]

CMB_F14.057r06-060v08,

Selections from the Writings of the Báb

BB00169

Du’a’ li'lladhina ‘araju

1200

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لم تزل انک انت خالق کل شیء و رازقه و ممیت کل شیء و محییه لم تزل کنت الهاً واحداً احداً صمداً فرداً حیاً قیوماً حکماً عدلاً قدوساً دائماً ابداً معتمداً

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou hast ever been the Creator and Provider of all things, the One Who causeth all things to die and giveth them life. From time immemorial Thou hast been one God, Single, Unique, Self-Subsisting, Ever-Living, All-Compelling, All-Wise, Just, Most Holy, Eternal, Everlasting [3.5s]... ...How numerous the souls raised to life who were exposed to dire humiliation in Thy Path for exalting Thy Word

CMB_F14.158v05-162v01,

SWBP#45 (p.134-134x)

SWB#46 (p.188-189x)

Importance of prayer; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00177

Du’a’ li-Ithbati’l-ithbat

1100

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک بابدیتک التی انها هی مرتفعة فوق کل شیء ان توجدن شجرة الاثبات و ما ینسب الیها

O God! I beseech Thee, by Thine eternity which transcendeth every created thing, to bring forth the Tree of Affirmation and all that pertaineth thereunto [3.5s]

INBA_6007C.080-084, CMB_F14.132r10-136r03,

Fire and light; fire and water; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00178

Du’a’ ‘ala’n-Nafy

1100

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک بازلیتک التی انها هی مرتفعة فوق کل شیء ان تبدلن کل ذات الف

O God! I beseech Thee, by Thine eternity which transcendeth all else, to transform every possessor of the letter Alif [3.5s]

INBA_6007C.276-282, CMB_F14.185r07-189r05,

Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

BB00179

Ziyarat for the first to be martyred among the Letters of the Living

1100

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اللهم انی اسئلک باسمک یا الله یا رحمن یا رحیم یا رب یا مالک یا محیط یا قدیر یا علیم

O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name, O God, O Compassionate One, O Merciful One, O Lord, O Sovereign, O All-Encompassing, O Almighty, O All-Knowing! [4o]

INBA_6007C.112-116, CMB_F14.088v05-091v09,

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00181

Du’a’ li’n-Nuri’l-Akhdar

1100

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک من ابدیتک بتابدها و کل ابدیتک متابدة عندک ثم فی ام الکتاب اللهم انی اسئلک بابدیتک کلها

O God! I beseech Thee by Thine Eternity in its perpetuity, and verily all Thine eternity is everlasting in Thy presence and in the Mother Book. O my God! I beseech Thee by Thine eternity in its entirety [3.5s]

CMB_F14.229v01-233r09,

Justice and wrath of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00188

Prayer for Siyyid Husayn

1100

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العزة و الجبروت و لک القوة و اللاهوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I and all things bear witness that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm [3.5s]

CMB_F14.219r10-223r02,

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

BB00189

Du’a’ ‘ala’n-Nafyi’n-Nafy

1100

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء بما قد خلقت کل شیء له علی انه لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that Thou didst create all things unto Him, that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer [3.5s]

CMB_F14.148v10-152v01,

Absolute freedom; independence of God; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Impossibility of true worship of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00190

Du’a’ li-avvali man amana bi’llah va man qad sa’ida bihi ila’llah

1100

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت الواحد الاحد الصمد الفرد الحی القیوم المعتمد الذی لم تلد و لم تولد و لم یکون لک کفو و لا عدل و لا شبه و لا قرین

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, the One, the Single, the Self-Subsisting, the Alone, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting, the All-Sufficient, Who hath neither begotten nor been begotten, and unto Whom there is no peer, nor equal, nor likeness, nor partner [3.5s]

CMB_F14.162v03-166r04,

Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00192

Du’a’ li-Ithbati’l-ithbat

1100

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی ما استشهدتنی علیه من شهادة ان لا اله الا انت و ان حروف الواحد اقرب اسمائک الیک فی کتابک

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto that whereunto Thou hast called me to testify - that there is none other God but Thee, and that the Letters of Unity [Vahid] are Thy Names nearest unto Thee in Thy Book [3.5s]

CMB_F14.152v03-156r08,

Selections from the Writings of the Báb

BB00201

Du’ayi Sahar likulli laylin min shahri’llah

990

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. یا من یقبل من یقبله نقطة البیان و یا من یرد من یرده نقطة البیان و یا من ینظر الی ما ینظر الیه نقطة البیان

O thou who acceptest whomsoever the Point of the Bayan doth accept, and O thou who rejectest whomsoever the Point of the Bayan doth reject, and O thou who beholdest whatsoever the Point of the Bayan doth behold [3.5s]... ...Do Thou ordain for me, O Lord, every good thing Thou hast created or wilt create, and shield me from whatever evil Thou abhorrest

CMB_F14.171v05-174v07,

SWBP#44 (p.133-134x)

SWB#45 (p.187-188x)

Attaining good pleasure of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00208

Li-Validay man yaktub bayna yadi’llah

950

بسم الله الامنع الامنع. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الجمال و لک الوجهة و الکمال و لک الرحمة و الفضال و لک السطوة و العدال ... علی کلشیء قدیرا و سبحانک اللهم یا الهی تقدست

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Splendor and the Beauty, Thine the Countenance and the Perfection, Thine the Mercy and the Bounty, Thine the Dominion and the Justice... over all things powerful art Thou. Glorified art Thou, O my God! Holy art Thou [3.5s]

CMB_F14.129r09-132r09,

Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00211

no title

940

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انک انت لم تزل کنت الهاً واحداً احداً فرداً صمداً حیاً قیوماً ما اتخذت لنفسک صاحبة و لا ولداً

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Verily, Thou hast ever been one God, Single, Unique, Individual, Self-Subsisting, Ever-Living, Self-Sufficient. Thou hast taken unto Thyself neither consort nor son [3.5s]

INBA78:077-088, CMB_F14.083v10-086v05,

JRAS.455, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207

BB00212

Du’a’ li’n-Nuri’l-Asfar

940

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاسئلنک من الوهیتک باعظمها او کل الوهیتک عظیمه عندک ثم فی ام الکتاب

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by that which is most exalted in Thy Divinity, though verily all Thy Divinity is supremely great in Thy sight and in the Mother Book [3.5s]

CMB_F14.225v10-229r10,

Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00221

no title

910

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم صل علی ذات حروف السبع ثم حروف الاولی بالملک و الملکوت اللهم صل علی ذات حروف السبع ثم حروف الاولی بالعز والجبروت

O God! Bestow Thy blessings upon Him of the Seven Letters, then upon the Letters of the First in earthly sovereignty and heavenly dominion. O God! Bestow Thy blessings upon Him of the Seven Letters, then upon the Letters of the First, in might and sovereign power [3.5s]

CMB_F14.121v02-124r09,

Angels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00227

Du’a’ li’n-Nuri’l-Ahmar

900

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک عن الوهیتک باعظمها و کل الوهیتک عظمه عندک

O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Divinity in its most glorious manifestation, and all Thy divinity is glorious in Thy sight [3.5s]

CMB_F14.233r10-236v05,

JRAS.462, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207

BB00250

Ziyarat for the first to believe, on the night of 'Id al-Fitr

800

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحانک اللهم ربنا الرحمن اللهم صل علی ذات حروف السبع ثم حروف الحی من عندک و انزل اللهم حینئذ لیلة الجمعه علی شجرة وحدانیتک

Glorified art Thou, O our Lord, the All-Merciful! O God, bestow Thy blessings upon the Essence of the Seven Letters, then upon the Letters of the Living from Thy presence, and cause to descend, O God, at this hour of Friday night, upon the Tree of Thy Oneness [3.5s]

INBA_6007C.143-147, CMB_F14.201v01-203v10,

Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

JRAS.460, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.099, SRC.210

BB00254

Du’a’ li’n-Nuri’l-Abyad

790

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاسئلنک من اسمائک باعظمها و کل اسمائک عظمیه عندک ثم فی ام الکتاب

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by the mightiest of Thy Names, though all Thy Names are mighty in Thy sight and in the Mother Book [3.5s]

CMB_F14.223r04-225v09,

Angels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the Babis; people of the Bayan; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Transcendence; unknowability of God

God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Manifestation of God as sun; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00256

Du’a’ fi avvali kulli laylin min shahri’llah

780

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک یا لا اله الا انت ببهاء لا اله الا انت اذ لا اله الا انت ان تصلین علی حرف الباء بما انت علیه من بها لا اله الا انت انک کنت ذا فضل عظیما

O God! I beseech Thee, O Thou besides Whom there is none other God, by the splendor of "There is no God but Thee"—when there is none other God but Thee—to shower Thy blessings upon the Letter B through that glory which is Thine—There is no God but Thee! Verily, Thou art the Lord of surpassing bounty [3.5s]

CMB_F14.156r10-158v03,

Absolute freedom; independence of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00258

Ziyarat for the sixth to be martyred among the Letters of the Living

780

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انک انت فاطر السموات و الارض عالم الغیب و الشهادة لم تزل قد تعززت

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art, verily, the Creator of the heavens and earth, the Knower of the seen and the unseen. Ever hast Thou been exalted [3.5s]

INBA_6007C.126-129, CMB_F14.099r03-101r08,

Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God and human limitations

BB00283

no title

700

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القوة و اللاهوت و لک القدرة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الجمال

CMB_F14.102v04-104v02,

INBA98:174.06-176.13, Berlin3655.116r-117v

BB00289

Prayer for Friday

670

Gate of the Heart

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الملائکة و اولو العلم قائما بالقسط لا اله الا هو العزیز الحکیم قد وقع علی ذلک الجبل کتابک و اشهد

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and the angels, and they who are possessed of knowledge, standing firm in justice, bear witness that there is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the All-Wise. Upon this mountain hath Thy letter descended, and I bear witness [3.5s]... ...Verily, at this time, the Sun of Truth hath reached the Point of midday zenith

GOH.171x

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God

Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00290

no title

670

هو العطوف الرحیم الرؤف الکریم. طراز جوهر مجرد کافور ساذج عال ازل الذی طرز من استطرازو طرز تطریز طرازات اطراز طراز

O Essence of pure and ethereal camphor, Ancient and Most Exalted One, Who hath adorned with embellishments the very emblems of adornment [3.5s]

CMB_F14.002v03-004v01, , CMB_F23.149r10-150r12 (52), , MKI4500.126v-128r

JRAS.453, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.195

BB00293

Ziyarat for the second to be martyred among the Letters of the Living

660

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم انک انت فاطر السموات و الارض عالم الغیب و الشهادة لن یغرب من علمک من شیء لا فی السموات و لا فی الارض و لا ما بینهما و لا یعجک من شیء لا فی ملکوت الامر و لا الخلق و لا ما دونهما لم تزل قد تفردت بالعزة و البقاء

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily Thou art the Maker of the heavens and the earth, the Knower of the seen and the unseen. Nothing escapeth Thy knowledge, whether in the heavens or on earth or betwixt them, nor can aught confound Thee in the kingdoms of command and creation or in whatsoever lieth beyond them. From time immemorial Thou hast been alone in Thy glory and permanence [3.5s]

INBA_6007C.116-119, CMB_F14.091v10-093v09,

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Purpose; goal of creation; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00310

no title

600

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم انک انت فاطر السموات و الارض و ما بینهما عالم الغیب والشهادة لن یعزب عن علمک من شیء لا فی السموات و لا فی الارض و لا ما بینهما

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily Thou art the Maker of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, the Knower of all that is hidden and manifest. Nothing escapeth Thy knowledge, whether in the heavens or in the earth or in whatsoever lieth between them [3.5s]

CMB_F14.086v07-088v03,

JRAS.456, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207

BB00311

Ziyarat for the fifth to be martyred among the Letters of the Living

600

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک یا الهی و ربی و محبوبی و مقصودی کیف ابتدئن بذکرک و ثنائک

Glorified art Thou, O my God, my Lord, my Beloved, and my Heart's Desire! How can I begin to make mention of Thee and offer Thy praise [3.5s]

INBA_6007C.124-126, CMB_F14.097r06-099r01,

God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Purpose; goal of creation; Transcendence; unknowability of God

Eulogies; reminiscences; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00329

Ziyarat for the third to be martyred among the Letters of the Living

550

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم لاشهدنک بجوهر کینونیتی و ساذج ذاتیتی و مجرد نفسانیتی و کافور انیتی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I testify unto Thee by the essence of my being, the pure reality of my nature, the naked truth of my soul, and the innermost camphor of mine identity, that Thou art God, there is no God but Thee [3.5s]

INBA_6007C.119-121, CMB_F14.093v10-095v01,

Absolute freedom; independence of God; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00338

Ziyarat for the fourth to be martyred among the Letters of the Living

530

INBA_6007C.121-124, CMB_F14.095v03-097r04,

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00387

no title

410

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت تحیی و تمیت و انک انت حی لا تموت و ملک لا تزول و سلطان لا تحول و عدل لا تجول و فرد لا تفوت ... کل شیء قدیرا لم تزل یا الهی

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm. Thou givest life and causeth death, and verily Thou art the Ever-Living Who dieth not, the King Who passeth not away, the Sovereign Who changeth not, the Just Who deviateth not, the Single One Who faileth not... over all things powerful hast Thou ever been, O my God [3.5s]

CMB_F14.101r10-102v02,

JRAS.456, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207

BB00391

Du’ayi Sahar-i-mukhtasar

400

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک بک لا شیء عندک عدلک و لاکفوک و لاشبهک و لاقرینک و لامثالک مستشهدا علی ما اشهدتنی و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت

O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Self -- for naught before Thee can equal Thy justice, none can be Thy peer, none can bear resemblance unto Thee, none can be joined with Thee, and none can be likened unto Thee -- bearing witness unto that which Thou hast caused me to witness, and all things likewise bear witness, that verily Thou art God, there is no God but Thee [3.5s]

CMB_F14.178v05-180r01,

Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

Letters of the Living; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00417

Du’a’ li’sh-Shajarati’l-Ula va man i’sta'zalla fi zillih

360

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. لتصلین اللهم رب علی شجرة وحدانیتک و لتنزلن اللهم علیها ما ینبغی لعلو جودک و ملیک عز صمدانیتک

O Lord, my God! Shower Thy blessings upon the Tree of Thy Unity, and rain down upon it that which befitteth the loftiness of Thy bounty and the sovereignty of Thy divine Oneness [3.5s]

CMB_F14.213v04-214v05,

Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

BB00432

no title

330

بسمه العلی الاعلی. اللهم لک الحمد لا الله الا هو سامع الدعاء و دائم العطاء و واسع الآلاء و مالک الاسماء اللهم لک الحمد لا الله الا هو مرسل الالواح و محرک الرواح

O God, unto Thee be praise! There is no God but He, the Hearer of prayer, the Ever-Bestowing, the All-Bountiful, the Lord of Names. O God, unto Thee be praise! There is no God but He, the Sender of Tablets, the Mover of winds [3.5s]

INBA_6009C:227-231, , PR03.045r18-045v08, CMB_F14.004v02-005v02, , MKI4500.120r-120v, MKI4511.020v-022v, BYC_tablets.017.09-018.09