Obligatory Prayers

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Aid and Assistance

O Thou Whose face is the object of my adoration... My God, my Adored One, my King, my Desire! Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord our God! O my God, my Lord and my Master! Lord! Pitiful are we, grant us Thy favor... O Thou kind Lord! We are servants of Thy Threshold... Remove not, O Lord, the festal board...

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America

O Thou kind Lord! Bless Thou, 0 King of Kings, the city of New York! Mother Temple of the West

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Children

O Lord, my God! This is a child... O God!  Educate these children. O Thou kind Lord! O Lord!  Make these children excellent plants. He is God!  O God, my God! O God, guide me, protect me... O my Lord!  O my Lord! O Peerless Lord! O my God! O my God! O Lord! I am a child... O Thou most glorious Lord! - Infants - Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! O Thou peerless Lord! O God!  Rear this little babe...

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The Departed

Prayer for the Dead Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! He is God, exalted is He... O my God! O Thou forgiver of sins... O my God! O my God! Verily Thy servant... O Thou forgiving Lord! - For Women - O my God! O Forgiver of sins... O Lord, O Thou Whose mercy... O Thou Kind Lord!

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Detachment

Suffer me, O my God... Glorified art Thou, O my God! Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Many a chilled heart, O my God... I know not, O my God... Praise be unto Thee, O my God! In the name of Thy Lord, the Creator... O Lord! Unto Thee I repair for refuge... Say: God sufficeth all things... O God, my God! Thou art my Hope... O God, my God! Fill up for me the cup...

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Divine Springtime

Glory to Thee, O my God! Magnified, O Lord my God, be Thy Name...

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Evening

O God, my Master, the Goal of my desire! How can I choose to sleep, O God... O my Lord! I have drawn nigh... - Midnight - O Lord, I have turned my face unto Thy kingdom of oneness...

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Families

Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! - Parents - I beg Thy forgiveness, O my God... O Lord! In this Most Great Dispensation... - Husbands - O God, my God! This Thy handmaid...

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Firmness in the Covenant

Glory be to Thee, O King of eternity... He is the Mighty, the Pardoner, the Compassionate! Make firm our steps, O Lord, in Thy path... O compassionate God! O my Lord and my Hope!

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Forgiveness

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee... I am he, O my Lord, that hath set his face... Thou seest me, O my Lord, with my face turned... Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every time... Lauded be Thy name, O my God... O God our Lord! Praise be unto Thee, O Lord. I beg Thee to forgive me, O my Lord... Glory be unto Thee, O God. I am aware, O Lord... O Thou forgiving Lord! O holy Lord!

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The Fund

O God, my God!

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Gatherings

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! O Thou merciful God! O Thou kind Lord! O my God!  O my God! O Thou forgiving God! O Divine Providence! O Thou loving Provider! - The Nineteen Day Feast - O God! Dispel all those elements...

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Grace at Table

He is God! Thou seest us, O my God... He is God! How can we render Thee thanks...

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Healing

O God my God! I beg of Thee... Thy name is my healing, O my God... Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore... Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! O Divine Providence! - For Women - Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beg... - For Infants - Thou art He, O my God... - Long Healing Prayer - He is the Healer...

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Humanity

My God, Whom I worship and adore! O Thou compassionate Lord... O Thou kind Lord!  O Thou who art generous... O God, O Thou Who hast cast Thy splendor... - Peace - O Thou kind Lord!  Thou hast created... O my Lord, my Defender, my Help in peril!

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Manifestation of God

Thy unity is inscrutable, O my God... Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God... Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Every time... Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore... Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! I testify... Send down Thy blessings...

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Marriage

He is the Bestower, the Bounteous! He is God!  O peerless Lord! Glory be unto Thee, O my God! O my Lord!  O my Lord!

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Morning

O my God and my Master! I have wakened in Thy shelter... I have risen this morning... I give praise to Thee, O my God...

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Nearness to God

Glory be to Thee, O my God! Verily I am Thy servant... O my God! There is no one... O God, my God, my Beloved... O Lord, my God and my Haven... He is the Compassionate... - Joy and Ecstasy - O Thou the Lord of the visible... All-praise be to Thee, O Lord... O my God, O my Lord, O my Master! Lauded and glorified art Thou... All praise be unto God...

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Paradise

Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! Faded now is all that erstwhile flourished... Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God!

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Praise and Gratitude

All praise, O my God, be to Thee... In the Name of God, the Most High! Magnified be Thy Name, O Lord my God! Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! All majesty and glory, O my God...

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Prison

Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou beholdest me... Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Lauded be Thy name, O Thou Who beholdest... Thou beholdest, O my God, the Day-Star... Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest me... Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee... Thou beholdest, O my God, Thy servant... Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Praised be Thou, O my God! Thou seest me... Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! Thou seest, O my Lord... How can I praise Thee, O Lord...

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Protection

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! O God, my God! I have set out... In His Name, the Exalted... Ordain for me, O my Lord... Glory be to Thee, O God! In the Name of God, the Lord... O God, my God! Shield Thy trusted servants... O my Lord! Thou knowest... O Thou kind and loving Providence!

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Sacrifice

Magnified be Thy name, O God... Glorified be Thou, O my God! Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! How numerous the souls... Glory be unto Thee, O Lord! O Divine Providence!

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Service

O God, and the God of all Names... I give praise to Thee...

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Spiritual Growth

From the sweet-scented streams... Create in me a pure heart... He is the Gracious, the All-Bountiful! O my Lord! Make Thy beauty to be my food... Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord my God! O my God, the God of bounty and mercy! He is the prayer-hearing, prayer-answering God! Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee, O my God... Vouchsafe unto me, O my God... O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit. O my God! O my God! Glory be unto Thee... O my Lord! O my Lord! This is a lamp... O my God! O my God! This, Thy servant... O God, my God! This is Thy radiant servant... O God, my God! These are Thy feeble servants... He is God! O God, my God! O Thou Provider! Thou hast breathed over...

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Steadfastness

I magnify Thy Name, O my God... Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! O Thou Whose nearness is my wish... O God, my God! I have turned in repentence... Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Praise be to Thee, O Lord... Praised and glorified art Thou... O Lord my God! Assist Thy loved ones... O Thou, my God, Who guidest the seeker...

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Teaching

Magnified be Thy name... Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! Glory be unto Thee, O Lord of the world... O God, Who art the Author... Say: Magnified be Thy Name... O my God, aid Thou Thy servant... O God, my God! Aid Thou... Thou seest me, O my God... Thou knowest, O God...

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Prayers for Teaching from the Tablets of the Divine Plan

O Thou incomparable God! O God, my God! Thou seest me... O God! O God! Thou seest my weakness... O God, my God! Thou seest how black darkness... O Thou kind Lord! Praise be unto Thee... O my God! O my God! Thou seest me... O Lord, my God! Praise and thanksgiving... O God! O God! This is a broken-winged bird... Praise be to Thee, O my God! O God, my God! Thou beholdest...

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Tests and Difficulties

O Thou Whose tests are a healing medicine... Glory to Thee, O my God! Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Dispel my grief by Thy bounty... Lauded and glorified art Thou, O my God! Remover of difficulties Thou knowest full well, O my God... I adjure Thee by Thy might, O my God! O Lord!  Thou art the Remover...

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Trials

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Lauded be Thy name, O my God! All praise be to Thee, O my God! Unto Thee be praise... Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! O God, my God! Be Thou not far from me...

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Triumph of the Cause

Thou seest, O my God... Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! Suffer me not, O God, my God... Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Glory be unto Thee, O Lord... O Lord! Provide for the speedy growth... O Lord! Render victorious O Lord! Enable all the peoples... O God, my God! Praise be unto Thee... He is God!

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Unity

O my God! O my God! Unite the hearts... O my God! O my God! Verily, I invoke Thee...

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Women

O Thou Whose face is the object... Glory be to Thee, O my God! Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Behold Thou mine eye... O Thou, at Whose dreadful majesty... Glory to Thee, O my God! Thou seest, O my God... O God! The trials Thou sendest... Magnified art Thou, O Lord my God! Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Magnified be Thy name, O Thou in Whose grasp... O my Lord, my Beloved... - Expectant Mothers - My Lord! My Lord! I praise Thee...

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Youth

O Thou kind Lord! From the horizon... O Thou kind Lord! Graciously bestow... O Thou kind Lord! Bestow heavenly confirmation... O Lord! Make this youth radiant... Praise and glory be to Thee, O Lord my God!

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The Fast

This is, O my God, the first of the days... In the Name of Him Who hath been promised... I beseech Thee, O my God... Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! These are, O my God, the days... Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! Praise be unto Thee, O Lord my God! We have observed... Praised be Thou, O God, my God! O my God and my Master! Exalted art Thou, O Lord my God!

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Huqúqu'lláh

Magnified art Thou, O Lord... Glorified art Thou, O my compassionate Lord!

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Occasional Prayers

Intercalary Days Martyrs and Their Families Naw-Rúz Hands of the Cause

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Spiritual Assembly

O God, my God! We are servants of Thine... O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! O God! O God! From the unseen kingdom...

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Special Tablets

Tablet of Ahmad Fire Tablet Tablet of the Holy Mariner Tablet of Visitation of Bahá'u'lláh Tablet of Visitation of Abdu'l-Bahá

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