Ik smeek U bij de glans… • Lof en dankbaarheid • Bahá’í-gebeden

O Thou Whose face is the object of my adoration, Whose beauty is my sanctuary, Whose habitation is my goal, Whose praise is my hope, Whose providence is my companion, Whose love is the…

Bahá’u’lláh • 109 words

My God, my Adored One, my King, my Desire! What tongue can voice my thanks to Thee? I was heedless, Thou didst awaken me. I had turned back from Thee, Thou didst graciously aid me to turn…

Bahá’u’lláh • 149 words

Say: Glory be to Thee Who hast caused all the holy Ones to confess their helplessness before the manifold revelations of Thy might, and every Prophet to acknowledge His nothingness at the…

Bahá’u’lláh • 104 words

O my God! I ask Thee, by Thy most glorious Name, to aid me in that which will cause the affairs of Thy servants to prosper, and Thy cities to flourish. Thou, indeed, hast power over all…

Bahá’u’lláh • 38 words

My God, the Object of my adoration, the Goal of my desire, the All-Bountiful, the Most Compassionate! All life is of Thee, and all power lieth within the grasp of Thine omnipotence.…

Bahá’u’lláh • 300 words

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God, my Master! Thou hearest the sighing of those who, though they long to behold Thy face, are yet separated from Thee and far distant from Thy court. Thou…

Bahá’u’lláh • 249 words

Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord our God! Thou art in truth the Knower of things unseen. Ordain for us such good as Thine all-embracing knowledge can measure. Thou art the sovereign Lord, the…

The Báb • 279 words

O my God, my Lord and my Master! I have detached myself from my kindred and have sought through Thee to become independent of all that dwell on earth and ever ready to receive that which is…

The Báb • 74 words

I implore Thee by the splendour of the light of Thy glorious face, the majesty of Thine ancient grandeur and the power of Thy transcendent sovereignty to ordain for us at this moment every…

The Báb • 133 words

Lord! Pitiful are we, grant us Thy favor; poor, bestow upon us a share from the ocean of Thy wealth; needy, do Thou satisfy us; abased, give us Thy glory. The fowls of the air and the…

‘Abdu’l-Bahá • 128 words

O Thou kind Lord! We are servants of Thy Threshold, taking shelter at Thy holy Door. We seek no refuge save only this strong pillar, turn nowhere for a haven but unto Thy safekeeping.…

‘Abdu’l-Bahá • 192 words

Remove not, O Lord, the festal board that hath been spread in Thy Name, and extinguish not the burning flame that hath been kindled by Thine unquenchable fire. Withhold not from flowing…

‘Abdu’l-Bahá • 116 words

O Lord! We are weak; strengthen us. O God! We are ignorant; make us knowing. O Lord! We are poor; make us wealthy. O God! We are dead; quicken us. O Lord! We are humiliation itself; glorify…

‘Abdu’l-Bahá • 147 words

O thou who art turning thy face towards God! Close thine eyes to all things else, and open them to the realm of the All-Glorious. Ask whatsoever thou wishest of Him alone; seek whatsoever…

‘Abdu’l-Bahá • 118 words

O Thou divine Providence, pitiful are we, grant us Thy succour; homeless wanderers, give us Thy shelter; scattered, do Thou unite us; astray, gather us to Thy fold; bereft, do Thou bestow…

‘Abdu’l-Bahá • 69 words

Bahá’í Prayers

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Ik smeek U bij de glans van het licht van Uw heerlijk gelaat, bij de majesteit van Uw aloude grootheid en bij de macht van Uw alles te boven gaande soevereiniteit, op dit ogenblik al wat goed en gepast is voor ons te beschikken en al Uw genadegiften voor ons te bestemmen. Het schenken van gaven levert U immers geen verlies op, noch vermindert het verlenen van gunsten Uw rijkdom.

Verheerlijkt zijt Gij, o Heer! Waarlijk ik ben arm, terwijl Gij in waarheid rijk zijt; waarlijk ik ben nederig, terwijl Gij in waarheid machtig zijt; waarlijk ik ben krachteloos, terwijl Gij in waarheid krachtig zijt; waarlijk ik ben vernederd, terwijl Gij in waarheid de verhevenste zijt; waarlijk ik ben gekweld, terwijl Gij in waarheid de Heer van macht zijt.

De Báb

Selections from the Writings of the Báb, blz. 186