Bahá’í Prayers

Prayers by revealer

Prayers revealed by Bahá’u’lláh

Bahá’u’lláh (1817–1892) is the Founder of the Bahá’í Faith. The prayers below are from His revealed Writings, in the authorized English translations.

Read the authoritative texts on the Bahá’í Reference Library

Tablets and Collections

Pure and sanctified art Thou, O my God!
12 Newly Translated Prayers of Bahá’u’lláh
O Thou Who holdest within Thy grasp the Kingdom of names and the Empire of all things
12 Newly Translated Prayers of Bahá’u’lláh
In the Name of our Lord, the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Exalted, the Most Glorious!
12 Newly Translated Prayers of Bahá’u’lláh
In the Name of our Lord, the Most Holy, the Most Great, the Exalted, the Most Glorious!
12 Newly Translated Prayers of Bahá’u’lláh
O God, my God! Glory be to Thee for having guided me unto the horizon of Thy Revelation
12 Newly Translated Prayers of Bahá’u’lláh
Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God, for guiding me unto the horizon of Thy Revelation and for causing me to be mentioned by Thy Name.
12 Newly Translated Prayers of Bahá’u’lláh
He is the Peerless!
12 Newly Translated Prayers of Bahá’u’lláh
He is the All-Glorious!
12 Newly Translated Prayers of Bahá’u’lláh
O my God! O my God! I testify that this is Thy Day which hath been mentioned in Thy Books
12 Newly Translated Prayers of Bahá’u’lláh
In regard to his affairs, let him repeat nineteen times
12 Newly Translated Prayers of Bahá’u’lláh
He is God, exalted is He, the Lord of might and grandeur!
12 Newly Translated Prayers of Bahá’u’lláh
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Sanctify mine eye
12 Newly Translated Prayers of Bahá’u’lláh
Tablet of Ahmad
Special Tablets · Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (US Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2002)
Fire Tablet
Special Tablets
Tablet of the Holy Mariner
Special Tablets
Tablet of Carmel
Special Tablets
Tablet of Riḍván
Special Tablets
Navváb resting-place
Special Tablets
Tablets of Visitation
Special Tablets
Birth of the Bab
Special Tablets
Birth of Bahá’u’lláh
Special Tablets

Holy Days and Seasons

Prayer for the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh
Birth of Bahá’u’lláh
Prayer for the Birth of the Báb
Birth of the Báb
Intercalary Days
Occasional Prayers
Naw-Ruz
Occasional Prayers
Hands of the Cause
Occasional Prayers
Glory to Thee, O my God! The first stirrings of the spring of Thy grace have appeared and clothed Thine earth with verdure.
Prayers for Divine Springtime
Magnified, O Lord my God, be Thy Name, whereby the trees of the garden of Thy Revelation
Prayers for Divine Springtime
This is, O my God, the first of the days on which Thou hast bidden Thy loved ones to observe the Fast.
Prayers for The Fast
In the Name of Him Who hath been promised in the Books of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed!
Prayers for The Fast
I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy mighty Sign, and by the revelation of Thy grace amongst men
Prayers for The Fast
Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by this Revelation whereby darkness hath been turned into light
Prayers for The Fast
These are, O my God, the days whereon Thou didst enjoin Thy servants to observe the fast.
Prayers for The Fast
Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! These are the days whereon Thou hast bidden all men to observe the fast
Prayers for The Fast
Praise be unto Thee, O Lord my God! We have observed the Fast in conformity with Thy bidding and break it now through Thy love and Thy good-pleasure.
Prayers for The Fast
Praised be Thou, O God, my God! These are the days whereon Thou hast enjoined Thy chosen ones
Prayers for The Fast
Thou seest Thy dear One, O my God, lying at the mercy of Thine enemies, and hearest the voice of His lamentation from the midst of such of Thy creatures as have dealt wickedly in Thy sight.
Prayers for The Fast
Exalted art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by those whom Thou hast bidden to observe the Fast for the sake of Thy love and good-pleasure
Prayers for The Fast
Thy unity is inscrutable, O my God, to all except them that have recognized Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy singleness and the Day-Spring of Thy oneness.
Prayers for the Manifestation of God
Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou dost witness that Thy will hath prevailed over all created things, and Thy mercy hath surpassed all who are in heaven and on earth.
Prayers for the Manifestation of God
Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God, inasmuch as Thou hast inclined mine ear to Thy voice
Prayers for the Manifestation of God
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I am reminded of Thee and muse on Thy virtues
Prayers for the Manifestation of God
Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I am so carried away by the breezes blowing from Thy presence that I have forgotten my self and all that I possess.
Prayers for the Manifestation of God
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by Them Who are the Tabernacles of Thy Divine holiness
Prayers for the Manifestation of God
Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! I testify that Thou wast a hidden Treasure wrapped within Thine immemorial Being and an impenetrable Mystery enshrined in Thine own Essence.
Prayers for the Manifestation of God

Obligatory Prayer

Whoso wisheth to recite this prayer, let him stand up and turn unto God and, as he standeth in his place, let him gaze to the right and to the left, as if awaiting the mercy of his Lord, the Most Merciful, the Compassionate. Then let him say:
Long Obligatory Prayer
Let him then raise his hands in supplication toward God—blessed and exalted be he—and say:
Long Obligatory Prayer
Let him then kneel, and bowing his forehead to the ground, let him say:
Long Obligatory Prayer
Let him then stand and say:
Long Obligatory Prayer
Let him again raise his hands in supplication, and say:
Long Obligatory Prayer
Let him then raise his hands, and repeat three times the Greatest Name (“Alláh-u-Abhá”). Let him then bend down with hands resting on the knees before God—blessed and exalted be He—and say:
Long Obligatory Prayer
Let him then stand and raise his hands twice in supplication, and say:
Long Obligatory Prayer
Let him then kneel, and bowing his forehead to the ground, say:
Long Obligatory Prayer
Let him then seat himself and say:
Long Obligatory Prayer
Let him then stand erect and say:
Long Obligatory Prayer
Let him then repeat the Greatest Name thrice, and bend down with hands resting on the knees, and say:
Long Obligatory Prayer
Let him then rise and say:
Long Obligatory Prayer
Let him then repeat the Greatest Name thrice, and kneel with his forehead to the ground, and say:
Long Obligatory Prayer
Let him then raise his head, and seat himself, and say:
Long Obligatory Prayer
Whoso wisheth to pray, let him wash his hands, andwhile he washeth, let him say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
And while washing his face, let him say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
Then let him stand up, and facing the Qiblih (Point ofAdoration, i.e. Bahji, ‘Akká), let him say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
Let him, then, bend down, with hands resting on the knees, and say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
Then, standing with open hands, palms upward toward the face, let him say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
Let him, then, be seated and say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
LONG OBLIGATORY PRAYER
Medium Obligatory Prayer · Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (US Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2002)
Let him then raise his hands in supplication toward God — blessed and exalted be He— and say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
Let him then kneel, and bowing his forehead to the ground, let him say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
Let him then stand and say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
Let him again raise his hands in supplication, and say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
Let him then raise his hands, and repeat three times the Greatest Name (“Alláh-u-Abhá”). Let him then bend down with hands resting on the knees before God—blessed and exalted be He—and say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
Let him then stand and raise his hands twice in supplication, and say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
Let him then kneel, and bowing his forehead to the ground, say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
Let him then seat himself and say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
Let him then stand erect and say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
Let him then repeat the Greatest Name thrice, and bend down with hands resting on the knees, and say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
Let him then rise and say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
Let him then repeat the Greatest Name thrice, and kneel with his forehead to the ground, and say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
Let him then raise his head, and seat himself, and say:
Medium Obligatory Prayer
On Obligatory Prayer
Obligatory Baha’i Daily Prayers
Ablutions
Obligatory Baha’i Daily Prayers
Qiblih – The point of adoration to face when offering obligatory prayer
Obligatory Baha’i Daily Prayers
Repetition of The Most Great Name – Alláh’u’Abhá
Obligatory Baha’i Daily Prayers
SHORT OBLIGATORY PRAYER
Obligatory Baha’i Daily Prayers · Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (US Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2002)
MEDIUM OBLIGATORY PRAYER
Obligatory Baha’i Daily Prayers · Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (US Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2002)
LONG OBLIGATORY PRAYER
Obligatory Baha’i Daily Prayers · Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (US Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2002)

Healing and Hardship

O Thou Whose face is the object of my adoration, Whose beauty is my sanctuary
Prayers for Aid and Assistance
My God, my Adored One, my King, my Desire! What tongue can voice my thanks to Thee?
Prayers for Aid and Assistance
Say: Glory be to Thee Who hast caused all the holy Ones to confess their helplessness
Prayers for Aid and Assistance
O my God! I ask Thee, by Thy most glorious Name, to aid me in that which will cause the affairs
Prayers for Aid and Assistance
My God, the Object of my adoration, the Goal of my desire, the All-Bountiful, the Most Compassionate!
Prayers for Aid and Assistance
Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God, my Master! Thou hearest the sighing of those who
Prayers for Aid and Assistance
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Chosen Ones, and by the Bearers of Thy Trust
Prayers for Forgiveness
I am he, O my Lord, that hath set his face towards Thee, and fixed his hope on the wonders of Thy grace and the revelations of Thy bounty.
Prayers for Forgiveness
Thou seest me, O my Lord, with my face turned towards the heaven of Thy bounty and the ocean of Thy favor, withdrawn from all else beside Thee.
Prayers for Forgiveness
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I venture to make mention of Thee, I am held back by my mighty sins and grievous trespasses
Prayers for Forgiveness
Lauded be Thy name, O my God and the God of all things, my Glory and the Glory of all things, my Desire and the Desire of all things
Prayers for Forgiveness
When the sinner findeth himself wholly detached and freed from all save God, he should beg forgiveness and pardon from Him.
Prayers for Forgiveness
O God my God! Thou seest me standing before the door of Thy forgiveness and benevolence
Prayers for Forgiveness
O God, my God! I beg of Thee by the ocean of Thy healing, and by the splendors of the Daystar of Thy grace
Prayers for Healing
Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance of Thee is my remedy.
Prayers for Healing
Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by Thy Name, through which Thou didst lift up the ensigns of Thy guidance
Prayers for Healing
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee, by Thy Most Great Name through which Thou didst stir up Thy servants
Prayers for Healing
The Long Healing Prayer
Prayers for Healing · Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (US Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2002)
Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beg of Thee by Thy Name through which He Who is Thy Beauty
Prayers for Healing
Thou art He, O my God, through Whose names the sick are healed and the ailing are restored
Prayers for Healing
Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou beholdest me in the clutches of my oppressors.
Prayers for Prison
Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest my dwelling-place, and the prison into which I am cast, and the woes I suffer.
Prayers for Prison
Thou beholdest, O my God, the Day-Star of Thy Word shining above the horizon of Thy prison-city, inasmuch as within its walls
Prayers for Prison
Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest me in this day shut up in my prison, and fallen into the hands of Thine adversaries, and beholdest my son
Prayers for Prison
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by Thine Ancient Beauty and Most Great Name, Whom Thou hast sacrificed that all the dwellers of Thine earth and heaven
Prayers for Prison
Thou beholdest, O my God, Thy servant who dwelleth in this prison-house, wholly detached from any one but Thee, his eyes turned in the direction of the Day-Spring of Thy mercy
Prayers for Prison
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou seest me dwelling in this prison-house that lieth behind the seas and the mountains, and knowest full well what I have endured for love of Thee and for the sake of Thy Cause.
Prayers for Prison
Praised be Thou, O my God! Thou seest me shut up in this Prison, and art well aware that I have entered it solely for Thy sake and for the sake of the glorification of Thy word and the proclamation of Thy Cause.
Prayers for Prison
Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name Who hath been shut up in the prison-town of Akká
Prayers for Prison
Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! Thou seest and knowest that I have called upon Thy servants to turn nowhere except in the direction of Thy bestowals
Prayers for Protection
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! This is Thy servant who hath quaffed from the hands of Thy grace the wine of Thy tender mercy, and tasted of the savor of Thy love in Thy days.
Prayers for Protection
Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee by Thy Name through which the Hour hath struck, and the Resurrection came to pass
Prayers for Protection
O God, my God! I have set out from my home, holding fast unto the cord of Thy love, and I have committed myself wholly to Thy care and Thy protection.
Prayers for Protection
In His Name, the Exalted, the All-Highest, the Most Sublime!
Prayers for Protection
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Rain down, I beseech Thee, from the clouds of Thine overflowing grace, that which shall cleanse the hearts
Prayers for Protection
Glory be to Thee, O my God! I beg of Thee by Thy name, the Most Merciful, to protect Thy servants and Thy handmaidens
Prayers for Protection
O Thou Whose tests are a healing medicine to such as are nigh unto Thee
Prayers for Tests & Difficulties
Glory to Thee, O my God! But for the tribulations which are sustained in Thy path
Prayers for Tests & Difficulties
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every man of insight confesseth Thy sovereignty and Thy dominion
Prayers for Tests & Difficulties
Dispel my grief by Thy bounty and Thy generosity, O God, my God, and banish mine anguish through Thy sovereignty and Thy might.
Prayers for Tests & Difficulties
Lauded and glorified art Thou, O my God! I entreat Thee by the sighing of Thy lovers and by the tears shed by them that long to behold Thee
Prayers for Tests & Difficulties
Prayer for the Dead
Prayers for the Departed · Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (US Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2002)
Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! Abase not him whom Thou hast exalted through the power of Thine everlasting sovereignty
Prayers for the Departed
He is God, exalted is He, the Lord of loving-kindness and bounty!
Prayers for the Departed
Grant, O my Lord, that they who have ascended unto Thee may repair unto Him Who is the most exalted Companion
Prayers for the Departed
Say: O God, my God! Thou hast committed into mine hands a trust from Thee, and hast now according to the good-pleasure of Thy Will called it back to Thyself.
Prayers for the Departed
O God, my God! Be Thou not far from me, for tribulation upon tribulation hath gathered about me.
Prayers for Trials
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I yield Thee thanks for that Thou hast made me the target of divers tribulations and the mark of manifold trials
Prayers for Trials
Unto Thee be praise, O Thou Who inclinest Thine ear to the sighing of them that have rid themselves of all attachment
Prayers for Trials
All praise be to Thee, O my God! Thou beholdest my helplessness and poverty, and bearest witness unto my woes and trials.
Prayers for Trials
Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou beholdest how the tempestuous winds of tests have caused the steadfast in faith to tremble
Prayers for Trials
Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! I know not what the water is with which Thou hast created me
Prayers for Trials
Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I swear by Thy might! Successive afflictions have withheld the pen of the Most High
Prayers for Trials

Family and Loved Ones

O Lord, my God! This is a child that hath sprung from the loins of one of Thy servants to whom Thou hast granted a distinguished station
Prayers for Children
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Graciously grant that this infant be fed from the breast of Thy tender mercy
Prayers for Children
He is the Bestower, the Bounteous! Praise be to God, the Ancient, the Ever-Abiding, the Changeless, the Eternal!
Prayers for Marriage
Thou seest, O Lord, our suppliant hands lifted up towards the heaven of Thy favor and bounty.
Prayers for Parents
O Thou Whose face is the object of the adoration of all that yearn after Thee
Prayers for Women
Glory be to Thee, O my God! My face hath been set towards Thy face, and my face is, verily, Thy face
Prayers for Women
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He the fire of Whose love hath set ablaze the hearts of them who have recognized Thy unity
Prayers for Women
Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Behold Thou mine eye expectant to gaze on the wonders of Thy mercy
Prayers for Women
O Thou, at Whose dreadful majesty all things have trembled, in Whose grasp are the affairs of all men
Prayers for Women
Glory to Thee, O my God! One of Thy handmaidens, who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs
Prayers for Women
Thou seest, O my God, how the wrongs committed by such of Thy creatures as have turned their backs to Thee have come in between Him in Whom Thy Godhead is manifest and Thy servants.
Prayers for Women
O God! The trials Thou sendest are a salve to the sores of all them who are devoted to Thy will
Prayers for Women
Magnified art Thou, O Lord my God! I ask Thee by Thy Name which Thou hast set up above all other names
Prayers for Women
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He Who hath created all things through a word uttered by Thy behest
Prayers for Women
Magnified be Thy name, O Thou in Whose grasp are the reins of the souls of all them that have recognized Thee
Prayers for Women

The Spiritual Life

Suffer me, O my God, to draw nigh unto Thee, and to abide within the precincts of Thy court
Prayers for Detachment
Glorified art Thou, O my God! I yield Thee thanks that Thou hast made known unto me Him Who is the Dayspring of Thy mercy
Prayers for Detachment
Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I entreat Thee by the fragrances of the Raiment of Thy grace
Prayers for Detachment
Many a chilled heart, O my God, hath been set ablaze with the fire of Thy Cause, and many a slumberer hath been wakened
Prayers for Detachment
I know not, O my God, what the Fire is which Thou didst kindle in Thy land.
Prayers for Detachment
Praise be unto Thee, O my God! I am one of Thy servants, who hath believed on Thee and on Thy signs.
Prayers for Detachment
Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest how I have turned myself toward Thee
Prayers for Detachment
Say: O God, my God! Thou beholdest me circling round Thy Will with mine eyes turned towards the horizon of Thy bounty
Prayers for Detachment
Glory be to Thee, O King of eternity, and the Maker of nations, and the Fashioner of every moldering bone!
Prayers for Firmness in the Covenant
He is the Mighty, the Pardoner, the Compassionate!
Prayers for Firmness in the Covenant
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I pray Thee, by Him Who is the Day-Spring of Thy signs and the Manifestation of Thy names
Prayers for Firmness in the Covenant
Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by Thy Name that hath caused to surge within every drop the oceans
Prayers for Firmness in the Covenant
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I bear witness that from eternity Thou wert exalted in Thy transcendent majesty and might
Prayers for Firmness in the Covenant
Glory be to Thee, O my God! Thou hearest Thine ardent lovers lamenting in their separation from Thee
Prayers for Nearness to God
O Thou the Lord of the visible and the invisible, and the Enlightener of all creation!
Prayers for Nearness to God
All-praise be to Thee, O Lord, my God! I know not how to sing Thy praise, how to describe Thy glory, how to call upon Thy Name.
Prayers for Nearness to God
Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee, by Thy signs that have encompassed the entire creation
Prayers for Paradise
Faded now is all that erstwhile flourished in the Paradise of Thy transcendent oneness, O my God!
Prayers for Paradise
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou hast, in Thine all highest Paradise, assigned unto Thy servants such stations that if any one of them were to be unveiled to men’s eyes
Prayers for Paradise
Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I am the one who hath sought the good pleasure of Thy will
Prayers for Sacrifice
Glorified be Thou, O my God! Behold Thou my head ready to fall before the sword of Thy Will
Prayers for Sacrifice
Magnified be Thy name, O God, the Lord of heaven! Attire my head with the crown of martyrdom
Prayers for Sacrifice
From the sweet-scented streams of Thine eternity give me to drink, O my God, and of the fruits of the tree of Thy being enable me to taste
Prayers for Spiritual Growth
Create in me a pure heart, O my God, and renew a tranquil conscience within me, O my Hope!
Prayers for Spiritual Growth
He is the Gracious, the All-Bountiful! O God, my God!
Prayers for Spiritual Growth
O my Lord! Make Thy beauty to be my food, and Thy presence my drink, and Thy pleasure my hope, and praise of Thee my action
Prayers for Spiritual Growth
Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord my God! I am Thy servant who hath laid hold on the cord of Thy tender mercies, and clung to the hem of Thy bounteousness.
Prayers for Spiritual Growth
O my God, the God of bounty and mercy! Thou art that King by Whose commanding word the whole creation hath been called into being
Prayers for Spiritual Growth
He is the prayer-hearing, prayer-answering God!
Prayers for Spiritual Growth
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I give Thee thanks inasmuch as Thou hast called me into being in Thy days, and infused into me Thy love and Thy knowledge.
Prayers for Spiritual Growth
I beseech Thee, O my God, by all the transcendent glory of Thy Name, to clothe Thy loved ones in the robe of justice and to illumine their beings with the light of trustworthiness.
Prayers for Spiritual Growth
Say: O God, my God! Attire mine head with the crown of justice, and my temple with the ornament of equity.
Prayers for Spiritual Growth
I magnify Thy Name, O my God, and offer thanksgiving unto Thee, O my Desire, inasmuch as Thou hast enabled me to clearly perceive Thy straight Path
Prayers for Steadfastness
Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy power that hath encompassed all created things
Prayers for Steadfastness
O Thou Whose nearness is my wish, Whose presence is my hope, Whose remembrance is my desire
Prayers for Steadfastness
O God, my God! I have turned in repentance unto Thee, and verily Thou art the Pardoner, the Compassionate
Prayers for Steadfastness
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Him Who is Thy Most Great Name
Prayers for Steadfastness
Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Aid Thou by Thy strengthening grace Thy servants and Thy handmaidens to recount Thy virtues and to be steadfast in their love towards Thee
Prayers for Steadfastness
We pray to God to graciously assist them that have been led astray to be just and fair-minded
Prayers for Steadfastness
All praise, O my God, be to Thee Who art the Source of all glory and majesty, of greatness and honor, of sovereignty and dominion
Prayers Praise & Gratitude
In the Name of God, the Most High! Lauded and glorified art Thou, Lord, God Omnipotent!
Prayers Praise & Gratitude
Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou art He Whom all things worship and Who worshipeth no one
Prayers Praise & Gratitude
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I yield Thee thanks for having enabled me to recognize the Manifestation of Thyself
Prayers Praise & Gratitude
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I attempt to make mention of Thee, I am hindered by the sublimity of Thy station and the overpowering greatness of Thy might.
Prayers Praise & Gratitude
God testifieth to the unity of His Godhood and to the singleness of His own Being.
Prayers Praise & Gratitude
Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I testify that no thought of Thee, howsoever wondrous
Prayers Praise & Gratitude
Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord, my God! How can I make mention of Thee, assured as I am that no tongue, however deep its wisdom, can befittingly magnify Thy name
Prayers Praise & Gratitude

Hours of the Day

Devotionals

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by the onrushing winds of Thy grace
Prayers for Gatherings

Community and Service

My God, Whom I worship and adore! I bear witness unto Thy unity and Thy oneness, and acknowledge Thy gifts
Prayers for Humanity
O God, and the God of all Names, and Maker of the heavens! I entreat Thee by Thy Name through which He Who is the Day-Spring of Thy might
Prayers for Service
I give praise to Thee, O my God, that the fragrance of Thy loving-kindness hath enraptured me
Prayers for Service
Magnified be Thy Name, O Lord my God! I am the one who hath turned his face towards Thee and hath placed his whole reliance in Thee.
Prayers for Service
Magnified be Thy name, O my God, for that Thou hast manifested the Day which is the King of Days
Prayers for Teaching
Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee, by Thy Name which none hath befittingly recognized
Prayers for Teaching
Glory be unto Thee, O Lord of the world and Desire of the nations, O Thou Who hast become manifest in the Greatest Name
Prayers for Teaching
O God, Who art the Author of all Manifestations, the Source of all Sources
Prayers for Teaching
Say: Magnified be Thy Name, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which the splendor of the light of wisdom
Prayers for Teaching
I beg of Thee, O my God, by Thy power, and Thy might, and Thy sovereignty, which have embraced all who are in Thy heaven and on Thy earth
Prayers for Teaching
Say: Glorified art Thou, O my God! I implore Thee by the Dawning-Place of Thy signs and by the Revealer of Thy clear tokens to grant that I may
Prayers for Teaching
Thou seest, O my God, how Thy loved ones have been encompassed by the rebellious amongst Thy creatures and the wicked amidst Thy people.
Prayers for Triumph of The Cause
Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! Make manifest the rivers of Thy sovereign might, that the waters of Thy Unity
Prayers for Triumph of The Cause
Suffer me not, O God, my God, to be kept back from the heaven of Thy bounties and the daystar of Thy favors.
Prayers for Triumph of The Cause
Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Darkness hath fallen upon every land, and the forces of mischief have encompassed all the nations.
Prayers for Triumph of The Cause
Glory to Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all worlds, and the Beloved of all such as have recognized Thee! Thou seest me sitting under a sword hanging on a thread
Prayers for Triumph of The Cause
Magnified be Thy name, O my God! Now that Thou hast caused me to apprehend this truth
Prayers for Triumph of The Cause
O my God! O my God! Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them Thy great purpose.
Prayers for Unity
God grant that the light of unity may envelop the whole earth, and that the seal
Prayers for Unity
O Thou Who art the Lord of Lords! I testify that Thou art the Lord of all creation
Prayers for Unity

Most texts here are printed in Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (US Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2002). Other revealers: The Báb, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.