Bahá'í Prayers
Families
Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beg Thee
to forgive me and those who support Thy Faith. Verily, Thou art the sovereign
Lord, the Forgiver, the Most Generous. O my God! Enable such servants of Thine
as are deprived of knowledge to be admitted into Thy Cause; for once they learn
of Thee, they bear witness to the truth of the Day of Judgment and do not dispute
the revelations of Thy bounty. Send down upon them the tokens of Thy grace, and
grant them, wherever they reside, a liberal share of that which Thou hast ordained
for the pious among Thy servants. Thou art in truth the Supreme Ruler, the All-Bounteous,
the Most Benevolent.
O my God! Let the outpourings of Thy bounty and blessings descend upon homes
whose inmates have embraced Thy Faith, as a token of Thy grace and as a mark
of loving-kindness from Thy presence. Verily, unsurpassed art Thou in granting
forgiveness. Should Thy bounty be withheld from anyone, how could he be reckoned
among the followers of the Faith in Thy Day?
Bless me, O my God, and those who will believe in Thy signs on the appointed
Day, and such as cherish my love in their hearts - a love which Thou dost instill
into Them. Verily, Thou art the Lord of righteousness, the Most Exalted.
- The Báb
I beg Thy forgiveness, O my God, and implore
pardon after the manner Thou wishest Thy servants to direct themselves to Thee.
I beg of Thee to wash away our sins as befitteth Thy Lordship, and to forgive
me, my parents, and those who in Thy estimation have entered the abode of Thy
love in a manner which is worthy of Thy transcendent sovereignty and well beseemeth
the glory of Thy celestial power.
O my God! Thou hast inspired my soul to offer its supplication to Thee, and
but for Thee, I would not call upon Thee. Lauded and glorified art Thou; I yield
Thee praise inasmuch as Thou didst reveal Thyself unto me, and I beg Thee to
forgive me, since I have fallen short in my duty to know Thee and have failed
to walk in the path of Thy love.
- The Báb
O Lord! In this Most Great Dispensation Thou
dost accept the intercession of children in behalf of their parents. This is one
of the special infinite bestowals of this Dispensation. Therefore, O Thou kind
Lord, accept the request of this Thy servant at the threshold of Thy singleness
and submerge his father in the ocean of Thy grace, because this son hath arisen
to render Thee service and is exerting effort at all times in the pathway of Thy
love, Verily, Thou art the Giver, the Forgiver and the Kind!
- `Abdu'l-Bahá
O God, my God! This Thy handmaid is calling
upon Thee, trusting in Thee, turning her face unto Thee, imploring Thee to shed
Thy heavenly bounties upon her, and to disclose unto her Thy spiritual mysteries,
and to cast upon her the lights of Thy Godhead.
O my Lord! Make the eyes of my husband to see. Rejoice Thou his heart with
the light of the knowledge of Thee, draw Thou his mind unto Thy luminous beauty,
cheer Thou his spirit by revealing unto him Thy manifest splendors.
O my Lord! Lift Thou the veil from before his sight. Rain down Thy plenteous
bounties upon him, intoxicate him with the wine of love for Thee, make him one
of Thy angels whose feet walk upon this earth even as their souls are soaring
through the high heavens. Cause him to become a brilliant lamp, shining out
with the light of Thy wisdom in the midst of Thy people.
Verily, Thou art the Precious, the Ever-Bestowing, the Open of Hand.
- `Abdu'l-Bahá
My Lord! My Lord! I praise Thee and I thank
Thee for that whereby Thou hast favored Thine humble maidservant, Thy slave beseeching
and supplicating Thee, because Thou hast verily guided her unto Thine obvious
Kingdom and caused her to hear thine exalted Call in the contingent world and
to behold thy Signs which prove the appearance of Thy victorious reign over all
things.
O my Lord, I dedicate that which is in my womb unto Thee. Then cause it to
be a praiseworthy child in Thy Kingdom and a fortunate one by Thy favor and
Thy generosity; to develop and to grow up under the charge of Thine education.
Verily, Thou art the Gracious! Verily, Thou art the Lord of Great Favor!
- `Abdu'l-Bahá