Prayers for teaching: finding strength, wisdom, and a listening heart

We are sightless - make us seeing. We are dead - bring us to life. We are alone - cherish us and be kind. Enable us to teach and be taught, and confirm us in study and perfection.

O God! O God! This is a broken-winged bird and his flight is very slow---assist him so that he may fly toward the apex of prosperity and salvation, wing his way with the utmost joy and happiness throughout the illimitable space, raise his melody in Thy Supreme Name in all the regions, exhilarate the ears with this call, and brighten the eyes by beholding the signs of guidance.

O Lord! I am single, alone and lowly. For me there is no support save Thee, no helper except Thee and no sustainer beside Thee. Confirm me in Thy service, assist me with the cohorts of Thine angels, make me victorious in the promotion of Thy Word and suffer me to speak out Thy wisdom amongst Thy creatures. Verily, Thou art the helper of the weak and the defender of the little ones, and verily Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty and the Unconstrained.

O my God! O my God! Thou seest me in my lowliness and weakness, occupied with the greatest undertaking, determined to raise Thy word among the masses and to spread Thy teachings among Thy peoples. How can I succeed unless Thou assist me with the breath of the Holy Spirit, help me to triumph by the hosts of Thy glorious kingdom, and shower upon me Thy confirmations, which alone can change a gnat into an eagle, a drop of water into rivers and seas, and an atom into lights and suns? O my Lord! Assist me with Thy triumphant and effective might, so that my tongue may utter Thy praises and attributes among all people and my soul overflow with the wine of Thy love and knowledge.

O God! O God! We are Thy humble and submissive servants, leaves of Thine exalted and verdant paradise, drops from the basins of Thine abundant mercy, and scattered particles flying about in Thy shining rays.

O Lord, O Lord, render us successful through Thy conquering power, in that which Thou lovest and approvest, so that we may become standards of guidance, signs of Thy Kingdom, the El-ABHA [and that we may] adore Thee, supplicate before the Kingdom of Thy mercy, beseech Thy realm of might, be submissive to Thy servants, humble before Thy maid-servants, severed from aught else save Thee, sincerely turned unto Thy face, aflame with the fire of Thy love, diffusing thy fragrances, united in Thy Cause, of one accord in Thy religion, and firm in Thy Covenant.

O my Lord! Thou seest me walking in Thy dominion to exalt Thy Word, and speaking among Thy servants what Thou hast commanded me in Thy Book. I beseech Thee by the waves of the ocean of Thy grace, and by the Lamp which Thou hast protected from tempestuous winds through the glass of Thy strength and power, to ordain for me that which will make me strong through Thy strength and powerful through Thy will, that I may cast upon Thy servants, with wisdom and utterance, that which will draw them nigh unto Thee and sanctify them from the doubts of the people of Thy earth and the insinuations of those who have denied Thy favor.

O Lord! Even as Thou hast commanded them to call out between earth and heaven, assist the hearers to rend asunder the veils and draw nigh unto Thee, O Lord of earth and heaven. If Thou forsakest them, who would draw them nigh unto Thee, and if Thou aidest them not, who would guide them to Thee?

O Lord! Assist this servant of Thine to spread the fragrances of Thy Covenant and Testament, aid him in Thy remembrance, illumine his face with the light of the star of Thy confirmation, strengthen his back in Thy service, be his companion in his journeys and travels, be his support in all affairs, protect him from the whispers of Satan, open before him the doors of success, overshadow him with clouds of prosperity, make him a source of comfort to souls and a spirit to those hearts which have been revived by the joyous breezes in the world of forms.

Say: O my God! Thou seest me standing before the throne of Thy grandeur, hearing Thy call, gazing upon Thy countenance, holding fast to the cord of Thy bounty, and clinging to the hem of Thy grace. I beseech Thee to assist me in serving Thy Cause, then to unite my scattered affairs that I may become capable of teaching Thy Cause.

I beseech Thee by the Word through which, when it was raised up in the world, all things spoke and the earth and heaven were stirred, to make me steadfast among Thy servants in service to Thy loved ones who have traversed the lands to propagate Thy Cause and to kindle hearts with the fire of Thy divine Tree.

I supplicate to my Lord that He may at every moment increase thy joy and fragrance, thy speech and utterance, thine attraction and enkindlement, and that He may heal thee from the infirmities which have affected thee and weakened thy feeble body, and strengthen thee to guide mankind into the Supreme Kingdom and quicken hearts by the fragrances of the Paradise of ABHA, so that thou mayest become a bird warbling upon the twigs of the Tree of Life, with most wonderful melodies and most charming tunes.

Thou seest my weakness, lowliness and humility before Thy creatures; nevertheless, I have trusted in Thee and have arisen in the promotion of Thy teachings among Thy strong servants, relying on Thy power and might.

The spreaders of the fragrances of God should recite this prayer every morning:

O God, my God! Thou beholdest this weak one begging for celestial strength, this poor one craving Thy heavenly treasures, this thirsty one longing for the fountain of eternal life, this afflicted one yearning for Thy promised healing through Thy boundless mercy which Thou hast destined for Thy chosen servants in Thy kingdom on high.

O Lord! I have no helper save Thee, no shelter besides Thee, and no sustainer except Thee. Assist me with Thine angels to diffuse Thy holy fragrances and to spread abroad Thy teachings amongst the choicest of Thy people.

O Thou Almighty! We are Thy servants and Thy poor ones; we are remote and yearn for Thy presence, are athirst for the water of Thy fountain, are ill, longing for Thy healing. We are walking in Thy path and have no aim or hope save the diffusion of Thy fragrance, so that all souls may raise the cry: O God, Guide us to the straight path.

O God, my God! Thou seest me enraptured and attracted toward Thy glorious kingdom, enkindled with the fire of Thy love amongst mankind, a herald of Thy kingdom in these vast and spacious lands, severed from aught else save Thee, relying on Thee, abandoning rest and comfort, remote from my native home, a wanderer in these regions, a stranger fallen upon the ground, humble before Thine exalted threshold, submissive toward the heaven of Thine omnipotent glory, supplicating Thee in the dead of night and at the break of dawn, entreating and invoking Thee at morn and at eventide to graciously aid me to serve Thy Cause, to spread abroad Thy teachings and to exalt Thy Word throughout the East and the West.

O Lord, O God, O Kind One! This servant has hastened from the furthermost lands of the East to the West that perhaps through the fragrances of Thy bestowals these souls may become perfumed, that the breeze from the garden of guidance may waft over these regions, that souls may find capacity for Thy favors, that hearts may become gladdened by Thy glad-tidings, that eyes may behold the light of truth, that ears may receive their portion from the Kingdom's call.

O Lord! Thou seest the weak one who desires to aid Thy Cause through wisdom and utterance. Strengthen his limbs through Thy power and might.

My God, my God! This is Thy servant who is attracted by the fragrances of Thy holiness. Aid him to serve Thee and expand his breast with the light of Thy knowledge and make his affairs easy through Thy power and make him a sign of Thy oneness among Thy creation and the herald of Thy name among Thy creatures. Verily Thou art powerful over all things.

Say: Glory be to Thee, O my God! Thou seest me clinging to the cord of Thy grace and holding fast to the hem of Thy bounty. I beseech Thee by the verses which, when they shone forth from the horizon of Thy utterance, caused all other verses to bow down before them, to gather together for me the means of earth and heaven that I may arise to serve Thy Cause among Thy servants, to exalt Thy Word, and to manifest that which lay hidden in Thy knowledge.

O my God, my God! I stretch forth my imploring hands toward the Kingdom of might and glory, and I beseech Thee to open before the face of Thy learned servant Thy spacious door, and inspire him with the signs of Thy oneness, the mysteries of Thy singleness, and the manifestations of Thy sanctity. Aid him with the hosts of Thy celestial Kingdom and the armies of Thy mighty dominion.

My Lord and my Hope! Aid these souls to acquire the sciences that demonstrate the appearance of Thy Beauty in the realm of creation, and teach them the mysteries that were in the unseen world of contingent being.

I beseech Thee by the Most Great Word and by the fragrances of Thy raiment amidst the Concourse on high, to teach Thy loved ones that which will enable them to arise to serve Thy Cause and to speak forth Thy praise and glorification.

O Lord! Teach them what Thou hast willed in Thy days and what Thou hast ordained through the Pen of Thy Command, for I am certain that should they become aware of that which Thou hast destined for them in Thy Kingdom, they would soar with longing and yearning in the atmosphere of Thy commandments and would hold fast to that which Thou hast enjoined upon them in Thy Book.

I rub my face in the dust of Thy luminous threshold, in humility, supplication, imploring, communing and seeking aid, that Thou mayest assist this servant through the inspirations of the unseen realm of Thy mercy and enable him to teach the youth Thy clear and manifest proof and Thy conclusive arguments to all the worlds.

O Lord! Aid this servant of Thine to exalt Thy Word and to spread Thy signs amongst Thy servants, and expand his breast through the exposition of Thy proofs and evidence. Verily, Thou art the Confirmer, the Helper, the Gracious.

O Lord, O Lord! Grant him and them success, strengthen him and them, inspire him and teach them until they speak forth Thy manifest proofs, Thy clear evidences, and Thy brilliant glad-tidings, quench the thirst, heal the sick, and guide people to the path, O my Glorious Lord!

We call to remembrance Our loved ones at all times, and say: O Lord! Confirm them whom Thou hast nurtured by the hands of Thy bounty, whom Thou hast guided unto Thy straight path, and made to know Thine exalted Announcement and Thy mighty Message, that they may manifest Thy Cause with wisdom and lucid utterance. Then vouchsafe unto them the Table of Thy heaven, and that grace which Thou hast sent down from the kingdom of Thy Will.

Enable us to teach Thy Cause with wisdom and utterance throughout the contingent world and to guide the followers of all religions to the city of knowledge and understanding.

When thou beholdest the waves of the ocean of the Most Merciful's utterance, say: O Lord of Religions! Praise be unto Thee for having guided me in Thy days, shown me the traces of Thy Pen, made me to know Thy path, the Dawning-Place of Thy mighty signs, and the Dayspring of Thy Revelation and Thy mysteries. … I beseech Thee, O Light of the world, by Thy Most Great Name whereby the hearts of nations were stirred, and by the lands which were honored by Thy footsteps, and by the air wherein Thy call was raised, and by the spot which Thou didst adorn with Thy presence and didst make the Greatest Panorama among mankind, to assist me to serve Thy Cause among Thy servants with wisdom and utterance.

Say: My God, my God! Aid me to arise to serve Thee and cause to appear from me that which will speed the sincere ones to Thy path. O my Lord! Strengthen my outer and inner being with the hosts of wisdom and utterance.

I beseech Thee, O Lord of existence and Sovereign of the seen and unseen, to assist me to serve Thy Cause through the hosts of wisdom and utterance.

I beseech Thee, by the lights of the dawn of Thy Revelation, to assist me in making mention of Thee and in praising Thee with wisdom and utterance.

I beseech Thee, O Thou Who rulest over the kingdom of names, by the pearls of wisdom and utterance which lay within the shells of the oceans of Thy knowledge and wisdom, and by the Point through which Thou didst detail Thy Books, to aid me to make mention of Thee with wisdom and utterance and to speak Thy praise amidst all religions.

Say: O God, O Cleaver of the dawn and Commander of the winds! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which the Hidden Treasure and the Concealed Name were made manifest, to render me assisted in revealing Thy Cause among Thy creation through the wisdom which Thou hast sent down in Thy Tablets.

Say: My God, my God! Praise be to Thee for having enabled me to turn to Thee and for revealing to me what was hidden and concealed from the eyes of Thy creatures. I beseech Thee, O Fulfiller of the needs of all seekers, to assist Thy Cause through wisdom and utterance. Strengthen, O my God, Thy loved ones to remain steadfast in Thy love and service. O Lord! Thou seest Thy trusted servant traversing the lands to manifest Thy Cause and exalt Thy Word. Aid him, O my God, with the hosts of revelation and inspiration, and with the angels on high.

I beseech Thee, O Lord, by the mysteries hidden within Thy knowledge and treasured within Thy Books, to aid Thy loved ones to champion Thy Cause through the hosts of Thy verses and Thy clear proofs.

Lord, Lord! Breathe into his spirit the breath of the All-Merciful, loose his tongue in the field of remembrance and utterance, inspire him with the verses of guidance among humanity, illuminate through him the inner visions, bring joy to watchful eyes through him, make sweet the thoughts through him, purify the consciences through him, and adorn the inmost hearts through him, so that he may guide the people of error to the path of truth, lead the parched and thirsty to the sweet waters, and perfume the nostrils of the people of enlightenment with a sweet fragrance from the verdant garden and luxuriant grove.

O Lord of the brilliant signs! Illumine the hearts with the lights of Thy love in these days which gleam and shine with the light of the Covenant in the midst of the horizons, that they may guide people to Thy straight path, spread Thy teachings in the most excellent way, diffuse Thy traces throughout those regions, enlighten eyes with the brilliance of lights, delight ears with hearing proof and demonstration, expand breasts with abundant bounty, gladden hearts through the dispelling of sorrows, intoxicate spirits with the wine of joy, and spread traces throughout all lands.

Bestow upon him Thy manifold bounties, unravel before him Thy hidden mysteries, and preserve him from every affliction and sorrow, within the stronghold of Thine unfailing protection. O God! Open Thou the gates of joy and happiness for him in this marvellous age, so that the verities of Thy Cause may flow from him in torrents to every ardent and grateful soul. O Lord! Grant that his sole aim, his only goal, may be to diffuse Thy sweet savours amidst humankind and to spread Thy light throughout the world.

Lord! Make smooth his path, heal through him the sick, quench through him the thirst, and give to drink of the pure flowing waters to every thirsty one wandering in the desert of separation, burning with the fire of yearning, longing to drink from the brimming cup of the Covenant, until his face shines with brilliant light among the faithful and the foundations of the hypocrites are shaken thereby.

O Lord! Assist this unique servant and make him the unique one of the new age and the distinguished individual, that he may quicken the decayed bones through the holy fragrances of Thy sanctity in that distant region. My Lord! Make him a rising star, an articulate tongue, a radiant lamp, and a lofty tree, that all who fear the promised Day and severe chastisement may seek refuge in his shade.

O Lord! Make this unknown one renowned throughout all regions through Thy love, and make this nameless one known in East and West through the light of guidance. Place in my hand a brimming cup of the wine of Thy love that I may intoxicate the world with this pure wine and lead the thirsty to the spring of living waters. May I guide the seekers of Thy beauty to the gathering of meeting and direct the sick to the loving Physician.

Guide through them all peoples and nations, O my merciful Lord! Illumine through them the horizons of existence, make them like rain-bearing clouds, transform through them the mirage into cool drink, cause through them the gardens of hearts to grow, make fruitful through them the trees of being, build through them the solid structure, demolish through them the buried foundation, shelter them in Thy prosperous house, establish their names in Thy preserved tablet, and praise them in Thy unfurled scroll.

O my Lord! Ignite the fire of attraction in their hearts; let the birds of knowledge soar in the rose-gardens of their breasts and sing in the meadows of their souls, songs of love with the most wonderful melodies and harmonies; make them strong verses; unfurled ensigns and perfect words; elevate thy Cause by them; raise thy banners, spread thy signs, assist thy Word and support thy friends by them; make them to utter in thy praise and inspire them to arise in thy good-pleasure; illumine their faces in the Kingdom of thy holiness, and complete their joy by confirming them in assisting thy Cause!

O Lord, give them wings by the power of divine confirmation that they may soar to heights no person of wisdom can attain. Plant in their wings the brilliant signs of might and power, the shoulders of glory and knowledge, and the primary feathers of bounty and grace, that they may hover at the zenith of guidance and warble the sweetest melodies in the highest Paradise.

Unloose his tongue in Thy praise in the assemblies of light, inspire him with the verses of Thy unity in the gatherings of joy and delight, and diffuse through him the sweet savours of Thy holiness in every land and region.

Let me arise to serve Thy Cause and with most wondrous melodies open my tongue to Thy remembrance in gatherings of the maidservants of the All-Merciful, and adorn the meeting.

Confirm me to deliver Thy Cause, enable me to call in Thy Name, and cause me to show forth the proofs of Thy Manifestation. Strengthen me to promote Thy Word, dilate my breast by serving Thy maid-servants and being humble and submissive before Thy beloved ones.

O my God, my God! These are servants who have turned their faces sincerely toward Thy gracious countenance, who have walked the straight path, who have longed for the eternal paradise, and who have arisen to encourage Thy steadfast lovers to serve Thy Cause, exalt Thy Word, and spread Thy fragrances throughout that region, so that all may arise as one in spreading Thy teachings among the seekers.

Assist us to serve at Thy holy Threshold, enable us to worship Thee at the dawning-places of Thy mention, and ordain for us to spread the sweet fragrances of Thy holiness amongst Thy creation. Strengthen our loins in Thy service amongst Thy servants until we may guide the nations to Thy Most Great Name and lead the peoples to the most noble shore of the sea of Thy oneness.

Enable us to diffuse Thy holy fragrances amongst Thy creatures, and strengthen our loins to serve Thee amidst Thy servants, so that we may guide all nations to Thy Most Great Name and lead all peoples to the shores of the glorious ocean of Thy oneness.

O my God, O thou who quickenest the hearts with the fragrance of the Covenant, O thou who dost illumine the eyes! Assist thy humble servant, submissive at the door of thy oneness, that he may raise up thy Word in these remote region, that he may spread abroad Thy fragrance in Thy Path, and gather together the believers beneath the sheltering beams of Thy perspicuous light and dilate their breasts with the manifestation of thy assistance from the Abha Kingdom.

O my God, my God! These are souls who have taken fire from the tree of Thy oneness and been set ablaze by the burning fire of Thy love in the Tree of Thy unity. O Lord! Aid them to diffuse Thy sweet savors in those regions and to raise Thy Word in those districts, until the pavilion of Thy glory is raised upon those hills and habitations and souls are gathered beneath the banner of Thy mercifulness in those lands.

Through them exalt Thy Word among humanity and spread through them the fragrances of Thy oneness in those regions. Strengthen them with Thy power that prevails over all things, and gird up their loins to arise to spread Thy teachings in all directions.

O Lord! Aid these souls to exalt Thy Word amongst humanity, to diffuse the fragrances of Thy holy gardens throughout all regions, and to raise the mention of Thy name throughout the earth, until the cry of glorification and praise ascends to the Supreme Concourse. Verily Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest, and verily Thou art the Strong, the Mighty.

I beseech Thee by the cries of the hearts of Thy chosen ones, and by the flames of fire blazing within the ribs and bowels of Thy loved ones, and by the flowing tears from the eyes of those who long for Thee, and by the burning embers in the hearts of those who are in love with Thee, to raise up the roaring of the lions of divine knowledge in the thickets of the seat of Thy manifestation, and cause the whales of certitude to swim in the pools from which flowed the waters of Thy bounty on the day of Thy dawning, and kindle the fires of Thy love in those regions, and illuminate those precincts with lights that shine between earth and heaven, and perfume those areas with the sweet fragrances of Thy holiness, O Thou Who possessest the Most Beautiful Names!

My God, my God! These are souls at peace in Thy remembrance, content with Thy decree, well-pleased in Thy holy court. Assist them with the hosts arrayed in the Supreme Concourse and the reinforced armies from Thy Abha Kingdom. Make their tongues as spearheads raised in Thy remembrance and as drawn swords in teaching Thy Cause, that they may conquer the citadels of hearts and spirits through the fragrances of Thy holiness. Verily Thou art the Mighty, the Powerful, the Self-Subsisting Lord. Verily Thou art the Bestower, the All-Bountiful.

O Lord! Expand the breast of this loving servant through the conquest of hearts and the hosts of Thy mysteries, and ordain for him victory and triumph over human hearts, that he may guide every blind one to Thy radiant beauty, make every deaf one hear Thy wondrous call, and bring to life all that is withered and decayed through the spirit of Thy knowledge, O Thou Glorious and Bountiful One!

O Lord! Assist Thy servant whom Thou hast chosen for the promotion of Thy Cause and the diffusion of the fragrance of Thy sanctification and the manifestation of the signs of Thy oneness. O Lord! Strengthen his back and gird up his loins and make his affairs easy and illumine his face and loose his tongue that he may make Thy servants firm in Thy Covenant and Testament and become a mighty barrier of iron between Thy servants and Gog of commotion and Magog of upheaval.

As for the matter of that sinful son of sin, that brutal outcast - may God bind his fate to his neck and bring forth for him an unfurled book from Sijjin - I beseech God to assist thee in writing the response and to expand thy breast with the light of knowledge and to strengthen thy pen with confirmation from the Supreme Pen, so that the response may be an explanation of the complex issues in this matter, thus driving away the followers of that doubting barker.

O learned one who understands the mysteries! I beseech the Mighty, the All-Choosing One, and I supplicate night and day, and I pray for confirmation and success for you among the righteous ones, and for assistance and protection from evil ones.

O my God, my Lord and my Hope! I beseech Thee by the cry of them that are nigh unto Thee, by the lamentation of the sincere ones, by the yearning of the lovers, and by the exultation of them that know Thee in Thy love, to preserve him whom Thou hast aided to turn towards Thee and whom Thou hast caused to enter the pavilion of majesty and given to drink from the fountain of bounty and grace. Protect him beneath Thy sheltering care from the oppression of Thy creatures, and grant him always the blessing of Thy tender mercies and the pure waters of Thy loving-kindness.

… Exalt his station in service to Thy Cause and aid him to teach Thy Faith throughout Thy lands in such wise that through his utterance the ready ones may be guided, the seated ones may arise, and the slumbering ones may be awakened.

My God, my God! This is Thy servant who is humble before Thy sovereignty, lowly before Thy greatness, who turns with all meekness and contrition to the Kingdom of Mysteries. His bones have weakened and his head has been set aflame with hoary hair in servitude at Thy Most Exalted Threshold and in persevering to serve Thee with utmost strength. O Lord! He has found no rest or tranquility, nor has he attained security or joy since Thou didst create him by Thy power among humanity. Rather, each day he has drunk a bitter cup of estrangement from the hands of enemies, yet he praises Thee and thanks Thee publicly for tribulations and hardships. He speaks in praise of Thee and yearns to gaze upon Thee and attain martyrdom before Thee, and to sacrifice his spirit in promotion of Thy manifest Faith and guide people to the straight path.

O Lord! Assist Thy servant, the unique martyr, to spread Thy beautiful remembrance in every far-reaching region, and exalt through him Thy Word, and diffuse through him Thy teachings, and manifest through him Thy signs among the righteous ones.

I beseech Thee to assist me to aid Thy Cause among Thy creatures in such wise that the power of princes shall not weaken me.

I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which Thou hast made me the Qayyum over all names and the Manifestation of Thy signs between earth and heaven, to make me a servant unto Thyself, one who speaks in Thy remembrance, stands firm in Thy Cause, wields power over Thy servants, and holds sway over those in Thy earth and Thy heaven, that I may remain steadfast in manifesting Thy Cause in such wise that the turning away of Thy servants and the cawing of Thy creatures shall not deter me.

O Lord! This is Thy servant who hath detached himself from all else but Thee, engaged in Thy remembrance, called out in Thy Name, unfurled the banner of Thy religion, raised the standards of Thy love, and guided the people to Thy straight and direct path. Confirm him through the confirmations of Thy Kingdom and breathe into his mouth the breath of the Spirit.

And I beseech Thee and supplicate before Thee that Thou mayest make Thy servant, who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs, a spreader of Thy fragrances, a servant of Thy Cause, a promoter of Thy religion, one enkindled with the fire of Thy love, and one who hath drawn near to the blazing flame in the Tree of Thy Oneness.

Lord! Assist them to serve Thy Cause, enable them in servitude at Thy Threshold, spread through them Thy signs throughout all regions, and through them attract hearts overflowing with the wine of mysteries.

My Lord! Aid this servant of Thine to serve Thy Cause, to strive in Thy path, to praise Thee, to turn his gaze toward Thee, to enter Thy presence, and to draw nigh unto Thee. Make him a banner raised upon the highest summits in Thy love.

Turn thy face toward the holy court and say: O my God and my Beloved! Deprive me not in these days of the breezes of Thy mercy and the melodies of the Dove of Thy gracious favors. Make me ever looking toward Thee and detached from all else besides Thee.

When thou hast quaffed the Kawthar of life from thy Lord's utterance, the All-Merciful, arise and turn toward God's court and say: Praise be unto Thee, O Beloved of them that know Thee! I beseech Thee not to deprive me of the breezes of Thy days nor to keep me back from the ocean of Thy presence. Then strengthen me to aid Thy Cause in Thy realm.

Then cause me to drink, at all times, from the Salsabil of Thy knowledge and the Kawthar of Thy utterance, whereby the hearts of Thy servants and the souls of Thy creatures may be drawn.

Let their hearts, O my Lord, be carried away by Thy remembrance, and their souls enriched by Thy riches, and their wills strengthened to proclaim Thy Cause amidst Thy creatures.

Assist me and Thy loved ones, O my God, to help Thy Cause and to exalt Thy remembrance amidst Thy creation. Make them, then, to be stars in the heaven of Thy detachment, that through them may be manifested that which shall serve as evidence of the sanctification of Thy commandments among Thy creatures and the glorification of Thy laws between Thy earth and heaven.

I beseech Thee by the Most Great Name which Thou hast made the ruler over all names, to aid me in Thy love and in helping Thy Cause and in detachment in Thy path in such wise that there may appear from me what befitteth Thy Cause.

I beseech Thee by Thy arising to promote the Cause and Thy exalting the word of justice, and by Thy most great signs at whose descent all things proclaimed sovereignty and dominion, might and power unto Thy most exalted Self and Thy most glorious Name, to make me one who speaketh of Thy remembrance, who gazeth toward Thy horizon, and who acteth according to that which Thou hast commanded me in Thy Book.

I beseech Thee by the heaven of Thy grace and the sea of Thy power and the sun of Thy Cause to assist me in serving Thee and in praising Thee amongst Thy servants, and to enable me to do that which Thou lovest and art pleased with.

O Lord! Aid us to hold fast unto Thee and unto that which hath been sent down from Thee, and assist this Thy servant to guide Thy creatures and direct them to Thy path.

I beseech Thee by the Most Great Name to assist me to serve Thy Cause that I may guide the servants to the shore of the ocean of Thy oneness and bring them nigh unto the Dawning-Place of detachment through Thy Name and Thy sovereignty.

Say: O God, O Sovereign of all names and Creator of heaven! I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which the heaven of Thy Revelation was raised up, and the ocean of Thy Will surged, and the fragrance of Thy Robe was wafted abroad, to assist me to remember Thee and to diffuse Thy Cause, and to draw me near unto Thee at all times through Thy sovereignty and Thy power.

Say: O God, O Revealer of verses and Manifestor of clear proofs! I beseech Thee by the Dawning-Place of Thy knowledge, the Dayspring of Thy revelation, and the Manifestation of Thy Self, to ordain for me what Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones who have arisen to aid Thy Cause amidst Thy creatures. … I beseech Thee not to disappoint me from that which is with Thee, that I may arise to serve Thee in Thy kingdom and to spread Thy signs throughout Thy earth.

O my Lord! Aid me in Thy days to serve Thy Cause, that I may thereby possess the mention of good throughout the perpetuity of Thy names and attributes.

I beseech Thee, O God of all beings and Educator of all things, by Thy bounty and power to manifest through me that which will cause the standards of Thy mention and praise to be raised aloft, and through which that which Thou hast revealed in Thy Book may be spread abroad.

Enable me, O my God, in such wise that from me may be manifested the spread of Thy remembrance amongst Thy servants and the exaltation of Thy Word amidst Thy creation.

Make them able, moreover, to proclaim Thy name amidst Thy creatures, and supply them with the best of what Thou hast destined for such of Thy chosen ones as enjoy near access to Thee.

I beseech Thee, O Cleaver of the Dawn and Sender of the Winds, to assist me to serve Thy Cause in such wise that through my mention the hearts of Thy servants and the souls of Thy creatures may be attracted.

I beseech Thee, O Lord my God, by Thy Name through which Thou hast subdued the earth and heaven, and through which Thy sealed wine was unsealed for the people of creation, to aid Thy servant Javad to exalt Thy Word in Thy kingdom, whereby hearts may be drawn to the Dayspring of Thy revelation and the Source of Thy inspiration, and whereby the denizens of the graves may hasten to the Manifestation of the appearance of the light of Thy Being and the Source of the revelation of the fire of the Tree of Thy Divinity.

I beseech Thee, supplicating before Thy exalted threshold, Thy holy and most high court, and Thy vast and spacious sanctuary, to assist this servant to arise to call out in Thy Name amongst the people and to cry out to Thy most exalted Kingdom.

This is a servant who hath been attracted by the fragrances of Thy holiness, and enkindled with the fire of Thy love, and hath spoken in Thy praise, and witnessed Thy signs, and searched through Thy words, and pondered Thy evidences, and been gladdened by Thy glad-tidings. O Lord! Make him a fragrance from the gardens of Thy oneness, and a breeze from the direction of Thy grace, and a tree from the groves of Thy bounty, and a bird from the gardens of Thy mercy, and a flower from the bower of Thy loving-kindness. O Lord! Strengthen him to serve Thee and spread Thy traces and exalt Thy Cause.

O Lord! I beseech Thee by the appearance of Thy Self and the Dayspring of Thy Revelation and the Source of Thy Cause, to aid Thy loved ones to remember Thee and praise Thee and serve Thy Cause.

I beseech Thee by the ocean of Thy bounty and the heaven of Thy giving to make me speak forth among Thy creation that I may acquaint them with Thy straight Path and Thy mighty Message, and show them Thy signs and the manifestations of Thy power.

Say: O God of the world and Goal of the nations! I beseech Thee by the Light whereby the heavens of utterance were illumined for all contingent beings, and by the Fire whereby the Tree of Knowledge was set ablaze, to enable me in all circumstances and times to remember Thee, to praise Thee, and to serve Thy Cause in this Day wherein the hidden Secret and the treasured Symbol that hath spoken and doth speak "Verily there is no God but Me, the Almighty, the Powerful" hath been made manifest.

Say: My God, my God! I beseech Thee by the light of Thy Cause that shineth forth and by that which lay hidden in the treasuries of Thy power, to ordain for me that which shall cause me to speak forth Thy name in Thy lands and to gaze upon Thy horizon.

We beseech Thee, O Creator of the heavens and Lord of all names, by the Most Great Word which hath proceeded from the mouth of Thy Will and the Pen of Thy Purpose, to assist us in remembering and praising Thee and in arising to serve Thy Cause.

O Lord! Thou seest him who hath turned toward Thee - make him then to arise to serve Thy Cause, to speak Thy praise, and to open the hearts of Thy servants through Thy Name.

I beseech Thee, O Lord of Names, by Thy Name which hath dominion over earth and heaven, to assist them to spread Thy knowledge amongst Thy creation and to stand firm in Thy Cause within Thy realm.

O my Lord! Aid me in Thy remembrance and praise and in teaching Thy Cause and in that whereby Thy Most Exalted Word may be upraised in the world of creation.

Moreover I beseech Thee, O Thou Sovereign of bounty and Lord of the Kingdom of Names, by Thy most sweet call and by the signs of Thy power in the kingdom of creation, to rain down from the heaven of Thy grace upon him who hath confined his affairs to Thy mention and praise amongst Thy servants and who hath arisen to serve Thy Cause, the rain-showers of Thy generosity, the gentle drops of Thy munificence and the outpourings of Thy favors.

I beseech Thee on this day, by Thy Most Great Name, O Quickener of nations and Fashioner of mortal remains, to aid us in that which Thou hast commanded us in Thy Scriptures and Tablets, and in walking the paths of Thy good-pleasure. Then enable me, O my God, to assist Thy Cause, to proclaim Thine order, and to spread Thy signs among the peoples, that the standards of Thy guidance may be raised among Thy creatures and the fire of Thy love may be kindled in the hearts of Thy creation.

O Thou Lord of Unity, confirm this person who is old in faith and young in love, to summon people to Thy Kingdom.