Prayers by the Bab

Prayers by Baha'u'llah

Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Baha

The Bab (1819-1850)

A Persian Prophet-Manifestation of God, similar to Jesus Christ, who was martyred at age 30, after six years of heralding the coming of Baha'u'llah.

Baha'u'llah (1817-1892)

The Glory of God and Universal Manifestation of God for this Age, and Founder of the Baha'i Religion (1863). A Persian prisoner and exile for forty years of His life, until His ascension in 1892.

Abdu'l-Baha (1844-1921)

Son of Baha'u'llah and Center of the Baha'i Covenant (1892-1921) A Persian prisoner and exile most of His life, but was free to travel throughout Europe and to America late in His life (1911-1913).

The Long Healing Prayer by Baha'u'llah in ten frames

"Intone, O My servant, the verses of God that have been received by thee, as intoned by them who have drawn nigh unto Him, that the sweetness of thy melody may kindle thine own soul, and attract the hearts of all men. Whoso reciteth, in the privacy of his chamber, the verses revealed by God, the scattering angels of the Almighty shall scatter abroad the fragrance of the words uttered by his mouth, and shall cause the heart of every righteous man to throb.

Though he may, at first, remain unaware of its effect, yet the virtue of the grace vouchsafed unto him must needs sooner or later exercise its influence upon his soul. Thus have the mysteries of the Revelation of God been decreed by virtue of the Will of Him Who is the Source of power and wisdom." (Gleanings ~ of Baha'u'llah, p. 295)

"Baha'u'llah is recognized by millions of followers around the world as the Manifestation of God or Divine Teacher for this age. According to Bahá'í belief, Manifestations of God, including Moses, Abraham, Christ, Muhammad, Krishna, and Buddha, have appeared at intervals throughout history to found the world's great religious systems. They have been sent by a loving Creator to enable us to know and to worship Him and to bring human civilization to ever higher levels of achievement." (http://info.bahai.org/)

Long Healing Prayer 1

Long Healing Prayer 2

Long Healing Prayer 3

Long Healing Prayer 4

Long Healing Prayer 5

Long Healing Prayer 6

Long Healing Prayer 7

Long Healing Prayer 8

Long Healing Prayer 9

Long Healing Prayer 10

"We cannot know God directly, but only through His Prophets. We can pray to Him, realizing that through His Prophets we know Him, or we can address our prayer in thought to Bahá'u'lláh, not as God, but as the Door to our knowing God." (Shoghi Effendi, High Endeavours - Messages to Alaska, p. 71)

"Lay not upon your souls that which will weary them and weigh them down, but rather what will lighten and uplift them, so that they may soar on the wings of the Divine verses towards the Dawning-place of His manifest signs; this will draw you nearer to God, did ye but comprehend." (Baha'u'llah, The Kitab-i-Aqdas, p. 74)

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The Fire Tablet

by Baha'u'llah

in eleven frames.

Fire Tablet 1

Fire Tablet 2

"When a divine spiritual illumination becomes manifest in the world of humanity, when divine instruction and guidance appear, then enlightenment follows, a new spirit is realized within, a new power descends, and a new life is given." (Abdu'l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 305)

"We are all united in one Divine purpose, no material motive is ours, and our dearest wish is to spread the Love of God throughout the world!

Fire Tablet 3

Fire Tablet 4

Fire Tablet 5

"The testament of Bahá'u'lláh is a Rain of Goodness, a Sun of Truth, Water of Life, the Holy Spirit. Thus open your hearts to receive the full power of His Beauty, and I will pray for you all that this joy may be yours." (Abdu'l-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 172)

"I pray for you, that you may succeed in your aspirations and that the bounties of the Kingdom may be yours." (Abdu'l-Baha in London, p. 30)

Fire Tablet 6

Fire Tablet 7

Fire Tablet 8

"I pray for each and all that you may be as flames of love in the world, and that the brightness of your light and the warmth of your affection may reach the heart of every sad and sorrowing child of God. May you be as shining stars, bright and luminous for ever in the Kingdom." (Abdu'l-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 95)

We work and pray for the unity of mankind, that all the races of the earth may become one race, all the countries one country, and that all hearts may beat as one heart, working together for perfect unity and brotherhood.

Fire Tablet 9

Fire Tablet 10

Fire Tablet 11

"Lay your confidence in the everlasting bounty, turn to the presence of the generous God; ask assistance from the Kingdom of Abha; seek confirmation from the Supreme World; turn thy vision to the horizon of eternal wealth; and pray for help from the Source of Mercy!" (Abdu'l-Baha, Baha'i World Faith, p. 351)

"I pray for you one and all that you may receive the Bounties of the Holy Spirit; so will you become in truth enlightened, and progress ever onward and upward to the Kingdom of God." (Abdu'l-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 64)

"Now is the time for the lovers of God to raise high the banners of unity, to intone, in the assemblages of the world, the verses of friendship and love and to demonstrate to all that the grace of God is one. Thus will the tabernacles of holiness be upraised on the summits of the earth, gathering all peoples into the protective shadow of the Word of Oneness. This great bounty will dawn over the world at the time when the lovers of God shall arise to carry out His Teachings, and to scatter far and wide the fresh, sweet scents of universal love." (Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 20)

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