In the Name of our Lord, the Most Holy, the Most Great, the
Exalted, the Most Glorious!
Glory be to Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all beings and
the Ultimate Aim of all creation! I testify with the tongue of both mine inner
and outer being that Thou hast revealed and manifested Thyself, that Thou hast
sent down Thy verses and demonstrated Thy proofs, and that Thou art independent
of anyone besides Thee and sanctified above all else except Thyself. I ask
Thee, by the glory of Thy Cause and the power of Thy Word, graciously to assist
them that have arisen to discharge what hath been enjoined upon them in Thy
Book, and to perform that whereby the fragrance of Thine acceptance may be shed
abroad. Thou, verily, art the Powerful, the Gracious, the Forgiving, the
Bountiful.
- Bahá’u’lláh (New resources available at Online Baha’i Reference
Library of the Baha’i World Center)
