im knowledge, grant him added strength at the break
of every morn and guard him within the shelter of Thy protection so that
he may be freed from error, may devote himself to the service of Thy
Cause, may guide the wayward, lead the hapless, free the captives and
awaken the heedless, that all may be blessed with Thy remembrance and
praise. Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful.

--'Abdu'l-Baha

FOR THE DEPARTED

"O my God! This is Thy servant and the son of..."

(The Prayer for the Dead is to be used for Baha'is over the age of
fifteen. "It is the only Baha'i obligatory prayer which is to be recited
in congregation; it is to be recited by one believer while all present
stand. There is no requirement to face the Qiblih when reciting this
prayer."--A Synopsis and Codification of the Kitab-i-Aqdas)

O my God! This is Thy servant and the son of Thy servant who hath believed
in Thee and in Thy signs, and set his face towards Thee, wholly detached
from all except Thee. Thou art, verily, of those who show mercy the most
merciful.

Deal with him, O Thou Who forgivest the sins of men and concealest their
faults, as beseemeth the heaven of Thy bounty and the ocean of Thy grace.
Grant him admission within the precincts of Thy transcendent mercy that
was before the foundation of earth and heaven. There is no God but Thee,
the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.

Let him, then, repeat six times the greeting "Allah-u-Abha," and then
repeat nineteen times each of the following verses:

We all, verily, worship God.

We all, verily, bow down before God.

We all, verily, are devoted unto God.

We all, verily, give praise unto God.

We all, verily, yield thanks unto God.

We all, verily, are patient in God.

(If the dead be a woman, let him say: This is Thy handmaiden and the
daughter of Thy handmaiden, etc. ...)

--Baha'u'llah

"Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! Abase not..."

Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! Abase not him whom Thou hast exalted
through the power of Thine everlasting sovereignty, and remove not far
from Thee him whom Thou hast caused to enter the tabernacle of Thine
eternity. Wilt Thou cast away, O my God, him whom Thou hast overshadowed
with Thy Lordship, and wilt Thou turn away from Thee, O my Desire, him to
whom Thou hast been a refuge? Canst Thou degrade him whom Thou hast
uplifted, or forget him whom Thou didst enable to remember Thee?

Glorified, immensely glorified art Thou! T