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tag name: Greatest Name type: Miscellaneous; Terminology; Words, phrases

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related tags: Bahá'í symbols; Derivatives of Names of God; God, Names and attributes of; Names and titles; Repetition
referring tags: Bahá (title); Concentration; Glory (general); Greetings; Healing prayer, Short; Mishkín-Qalam; Protection; Repetition of the Greatest Name; Ringstone symbol; Yá Bahá'u'l-Abhá
Inventory subject: Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name
notes: " “Alláh-u-Abhá” is an Arabic phrase meaning “God the All-Glorious.” It is a form of the Greatest Name of God (see note 137). In Islám there is a tradition that among the many names of God, one was the greatest; however, the identity of this Greatest Name was hidden. Bahá’u’lláh has confirmed that the Greatest Name is “Bahá.”
The various derivatives of the word “Bahá” are also regarded as the Greatest Name. Shoghi Effendi’s secretary writing on his behalf explains that

The Greatest Name is the Name of Bahá’u’lláh. “Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá” is an invocation meaning: “O Thou Glory of Glories!” “Alláh-u-Abhá” is a greeting which means: “God the All-Glorious.” Both refer to Bahá’u’lláh. By Greatest Name is meant that Bahá’u’lláh has appeared in God’s Greatest Name, in other words, that He is the supreme Manifestation of God.

The greeting “Alláh-u-Abhá” was adopted during the period of Bahá’u’lláh’s exile in Adrianople.
The repetition of “Alláh-u-Abhá” ninety-five times is to be preceded by the performance of ablutions (see note 34)."

– Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Note 33

"... Armed with the power of Thy name nothing can ever hurt me, and with Thy love in my heart all the world’s afflictions can in no wise alarm me..."
– Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í Prayers, prayer for protection
"... His Name is indeed the healing medicine for every illness, and imparteth warmth unto those chilled with cold. It is the sovereign remedy and the supreme talisman. It is the source of life in both worlds, and of salvation unto such as have gone astray. Today this hallowed Name serveth as a shield for all mankind, and as a veritable refuge for the children of men... Verily, this is the Magnet of divine confirmations. This is the mighty Force which will surely attract heavenly assistance."

– from 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, Extract from a Tablet of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá

"As a devoted believer in Bahá’u’lláh, you have the privilege of using the Greatest Name and the revealed prayers to draw on the power of the Holy Spirit, which is your shield and your protection through any difficulties and which will bring reassurance and serenity to your heart."

– Universal House of Justice, from a letter dated 4 January 1991, to an individual believer, cited in memorandum Additional References Regarding Repetition of the Greatest Name Ninety-five Times a Day by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice

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n.d.. Meaning of the Bahá'í Ring Symbol. William Sears.
n.d.. Elucidation of the Meaning of the Greatest Name by 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Mirza Abu'l Fadl. May Maxwell, comp. — 2-page summary of the meanings and prayerful use of the word Baha (glory, splendour, light).
2025-11-28. Twelve Table Talks, Categories of Prophets, and Unlocated Pentacle Tablets. Universal House of Justice, Research Department. — Clarifies the authenticity of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s Twelve Table Talks, explains Prophet classificati...
2025-05. Title "Bahá'u'lláh", The. Michael W. Thomas. — Exploration of whether "Baha'u'llah" may be considered an "honorific title" (ﻟَﻘﺐَﺗْﺸ�...
2024. Sacred Refrains: Arabic and Persian Dhikrs in the Bahá'í Community. Margaret Caton. — introduction to dhikr (remembrances) and the use of music in Baha'i spiritual practices; 74 recordin...
2023-10. Encouragement of the Arts During the Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: The Services of Master Calligrapher Mishkín-Qalam. Nooshfar B. Afnan. — ‘Abdu’l-Baha promoted the arts, including through support of Mishkin-Qalam and artistic concepti...
2023. Greeting Alláh-u-Abhá, The. David William House, comp. — Short but thorough compilation on the use of the greeting Allah-u-Abha, "God is the Most Glorious."
2023. Reflections about the Greatest Name of God in the Bahá'í Faith. Wolfgang A. Klebel. — Two words used in the name of God "Allah’u’Abha": Allah = God and Abha = glorious; name reversal...
2023. La translittération bahá'íe: pourquoi, comment. Pierre Daoust. — Cet article explique pourquoi il est important de bien translittérer les mots arabes et comment le ...
2023. Translation of the Arabic Du'á' al-Sahar (The Dawn Supplication) or Du'á' al-Bahá' (The Supplication of Splendour) with Select Expository Scriptural Writings of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, A. Stephen Lambden. — Translation of and commentary on the Shi'i "dawn supplication" for the Islamic month of Ramadan, and...
2020. He Whom God Shall Make Manifest: Notes on Gematria, Tetractys, The Báb's identification of Him, and Opposition to Bahá'u'lláh. Grover Gonzales. — On the Bab's use of numerology and cabalistic interpretation of scripture, and his use of amulets an...
2018/2025. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks. Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . — 216 selections, last updated 2025.
2018. End of Days. Moshe Sharon. — On the word “messiah”, the anointed, which describes the redeemer like a priest, consecrated by ...
2018. List of Bahá'í Studies and Translations. Stephen Lambden, A. Bolhuis, comp. . — A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links ...
2015-05-19. Translation of Key Bahá'í Terms. Universal House of Justice. — Arabic terms such as "Alláh-u-Abhá", "Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá", “Mashriqu’l-Adhkár," "H...
2015. Introduction to the Bahá'í Religiolect, An. Adib Masumian. — Religious dialects are cultural crossover phenomena, like "Judeo-Arabic" and "Christianese". A relig...
2014. Origins of Creation. Farjam Majd. — Some classical proofs of the existence of God; the meaning of proof, types of proof, and conditions ...
2013-07. Course on Bahá'í Symbolism. Ernesto Fernandez. — Symbolic forms in the Writings and Baha'i architectural systems, and their analogues in universal re...
2013-06. El Monte Carmelo y el Nombre Oculto: Mount Carmel and the Hidden Name. Ernesto Fernandez. — Relationship between Mount Carmel and the Greatest Name and their symbolic meanings in the Baha'i Fa...
2013. Bahá'í Faith and Islam. Anonymous. — Overview of connections and contrasts between the Baha'i Faith and its parent religion.
2013. Commentary on a Passage in the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf. Moojan Momen. — Short biography of the Son of the Wolf, Aqa Najafi; summary of persecutions from 1874-1903; and the ...
2010-2020. Names of God. Romane Takkenberg, comp. — A list of some of the names of God from English translations of the Baha'i Writings.
2004-07-14. Tablet on the Birth of the Greatest Name II. Universal House of Justice. — Short letter about a tablet revealed in commemoration of Baha'u'llah's birthday.
2004-06-06. Obligatory Prayer, Ablutions, and Repetition of the Greatest Name. Universal House of Justice. — On recitation of the specific verses associated with the performance of ablutions for the medium Obl...
2004. New Religions and Religious Movements: The Common Heritage. Moshe Sharon. — The 19th Century; Croce’s religion of liberty; modern religious activity; the Qur'an and classical...
2000-11-28. Obligatory Prayer, Questions about. Universal House of Justice. — Answers to four questions about reciting prayers at meetings; changing language gender; repetition o...
2000-11-28. Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): The Obligatory Prayers. Universal House of Justice, Ismael Velasco, Peter Terry, Michael W. Sours.
2000. Tablet of the Greatest Name, A. Abdu'l-Bahá. — A previously-unpublished authorized translation of a Tablet of Abdu'l-Baha.
1999-12-28. Laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, Further Application of. Universal House of Justice. — Announcement to the Baha'i world that all elements of the laws dealing with obligatory prayer and fa...
1999-11. Tablet on the Birth of the Greatest Name II (Lawh-i-Imawlud-i-'Ism-i-A'zám). Bahá'u'lláh, William F. McCants, trans. . — Tablet revealed in commemoration of Baha'u'llah's birthday (November 12, 1817).
1999-04. Overview of the Abjad numerological system. Frank Lewis. — Numerological analysis of the word baha.
1999-01-24. Nine-Pointed Star, The: History and Symbolism. Universal House of Justice. — The history and the proper place and use of the nine-pointed star, a common Baha'i symbol, in compar...
1998-01-02. Contacting the Universal House of Justice; Obligatory Prayer, Greatest Name, Exemptions. Universal House of Justice. — Procedures on contacting the Universal House of Justice; memorandum on obligatory prayer, reciting t...
1998. Greatest Name and the 99 Names of God, The: Compilation. Larry D. Curtis, comp. — Includes (1) Allah'u'Abha in Arabic, (2) compilation on the Baha'i and Islamic use of "Greatest Name...
1998. Word Bahá', The: Quintessence of the Greatest Name of God. Stephen Lambden. — The Arabic word baha' — meaning beauty, excellence, goodliness, majesty, glory, splendor, brillian...
1998. Hidden Words: References of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. .
1997. Background and Centrality of Apophatic Theology in Bábí and Bahá'í Scripture, The. Stephen Lambden. — History of the theological position of the incomprehensibility-unknowability of God in past major Ab...
1996. Dhikr: in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions. Moojan Momen. — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
1995. Greatest Name, The (al-Ism al-A`zam). Stephen Lambden.
1994. Tablet on the Greatest Name (Lawh-i Ism-i A'zám). Abdu'l-Bahá, Denis MacEoin, trans. . — Explanation of the numerological significances of Baha’ and the ringstone symbol.
1994. Rituals in Babism and Baha'ism. Denis MacEoin. — On practices of prayer, invocations, talismans, jewelry, fasting, purity, birth, death, marriage, fe...
1993. Word Bahá, The: Quintessence of the Greatest Name. Stephen Lambden. — History of the concept of the Greatest Name and its place in Baha'i theology.
1991-10-03. Yá 'Aliyyu'l-A'lá. Universal House of Justice, Research Department. — On the meaning and correct transliteration of "Ya 'Aliyyu'l-A'la" (O Thou Most High"), where it can ...
1988. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. . — The classic Baha'i reference book. This is its first online edition.
1983-12. Remembrance of God, The: An Invocation Technique in Sufism and the Writings of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh. Steven Scholl. — Dhikru'llah, the invocation or "remembrance" of God, is a Sufi technique of chanting or repeating pr...
1982-06. Some Bahá'í and Shaykhí Interpretations of 'the Mystery of Reversal'. Denis MacEoin. — Prophecies about the appearance of the Qa'im and the significance of certain letters and numbers wit...
1968. Explanation of the Symbol of the Greatest Name. Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. — Calligraphy, numerology, and theology of Baha and the ringstone symbol.
1945?. Elucidation of the Meaning of The Greatest Name. Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl Gulpáygání. — Explanation of "The Greatest Name," with words of Abdu'l-Baha, as copied by May Maxwell. Source and ...
1937 ?. Two Statements from the Guardian. Mrs. Rollins, Margery McCormick. — Two short comments of Shoghi Effendi, from a personal conversation.

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1850-06-00 — The Amir-Nizam, Mirza Taqi Khan was determined to execute the Bab to halt the progress of His religi...
1867-09-05 — In this period the extent of the Faith was enlarged with expansion in the Caucasus, the establishmen...
1899-03-23 — Edward and Lua Getsinger departed Akka and arrived in New York City on the 20th of May. [LGHC30] ...
1934-08-28 — Mishkin-Qalam's calligraphic rendering of the Greatest Name was registered as a trademark with the U...
1999-12-28 — In a message from the Universal House of Justice addressed to the Baha'is of the world, some laws of...

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tag name:	Greatest Name	type:	Miscellaneous; Terminology; Words, phrases
web link:	bahai-library.com/tags/Greatest_Name
related tags:	Bahá'í symbols; Derivatives of Names of God; God, Names and attributes of; Names and titles; Repetition
referring tags:	Bahá (title); Concentration; Glory (general); Greetings; Healing prayer, Short; Mishkín-Qalam; Protection; Repetition of the Greatest Name; Ringstone symbol; Yá Bahá'u'l-Abhá
Inventory subject:	Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name
notes:	" “Alláh-u-Abhá” is an Arabic phrase meaning “God the All-Glorious.” It is a form of the Greatest Name of God (see note 137). In Islám there is a tradition that among the many names of God, one was the greatest; however, the identity of this Greatest Name was hidden. Bahá’u’lláh has confirmed that the Greatest Name is “Bahá.” The various derivatives of the word “Bahá” are also regarded as the Greatest Name. Shoghi Effendi’s secretary writing on his behalf explains that The Greatest Name is the Name of Bahá’u’lláh. “Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá” is an invocation meaning: “O Thou Glory of Glories!” “Alláh-u-Abhá” is a greeting which means: “God the All-Glorious.” Both refer to Bahá’u’lláh. By Greatest Name is meant that Bahá’u’lláh has appeared in God’s Greatest Name, in other words, that He is the supreme Manifestation of God. The greeting “Alláh-u-Abhá” was adopted during the period of Bahá’u’lláh’s exile in Adrianople. The repetition of “Alláh-u-Abhá” ninety-five times is to be preceded by the performance of ablutions (see note 34)." – Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Note 33 "... Armed with the power of Thy name nothing can ever hurt me, and with Thy love in my heart all the world’s afflictions can in no wise alarm me..." – Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í Prayers, prayer for protection "... His Name is indeed the healing medicine for every illness, and imparteth warmth unto those chilled with cold. It is the sovereign remedy and the supreme talisman. It is the source of life in both worlds, and of salvation unto such as have gone astray. Today this hallowed Name serveth as a shield for all mankind, and as a veritable refuge for the children of men... Verily, this is the Magnet of divine confirmations. This is the mighty Force which will surely attract heavenly assistance." – from 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, Extract from a Tablet of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá "As a devoted believer in Bahá’u’lláh, you have the privilege of using the Greatest Name and the revealed prayers to draw on the power of the Holy Spirit, which is your shield and your protection through any difficulties and which will bring reassurance and serenity to your heart." – Universal House of Justice, from a letter dated 4 January 1991, to an individual believer, cited in memorandum Additional References Regarding Repetition of the Greatest Name Ninety-five Times a Day by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice
bahaidata.org:	Q4284 · Links to Bahá'í wikis (bahai9, bahaipedia, etc.)
references:	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baháʼí_symbols#The_Greatest_Name; bahaiquotes.com/subject/greatest-name; bahaiquotes.com/subject/greatest-name-use; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Greatest Name