Tag: "Repetition of the Greatest Name"

tag name	Repetition of the Greatest Name	type:	Practices
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Repetition_of_the_Greatest_Name
related tags	Devotion; Greatest Name; Invocations; Laws, Gradual implementation of; Ninety five (number); Prayer; Repetition
referring tags	Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Selected topics
Inventory subject	Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name
selected quotations (authoritative sources)	These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts: "It hath been ordained that every believer in God … shall, each day … repeat “Alláh-u-Abhá” ninety-five times." ¶18 " “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 "You ask for an explanation of the passage: “The mention of the Name of Bahá’u’lláh is the cause of the happiness of the hearts and whosoever utters that Word creates spiritual Beatitude, but it cannot be given as a name to any soul.” Of course by the phrase “mention of the Name of Bahá’u’lláh” mere mechanical repetition of the syllables is not referred to. The utterance of the word must be accompanied by the turning of the heart to God. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá once said: “The worshipper must pray with a detached spirit, unconditional surrender of the will, concentrated attention and spiritual fervour ... Automatic, formal prayers which do not touch the core of the heart are of no avail.” When we turn to God with our whole heart and invoke His Name, a spiritual connection is established through which we become a channel of divine influence." – From a letter of 19 October 1925 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual, 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 "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
bahaidata.org	Q1627   ·   Links to Bahá'í wikis (bahai9, bahaipedia, etc.)
references	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alláh-u-Abhá; www.bahaiquotes.com/subject/allahuabha; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Alláh-u-Abhá

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