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Here are some Baha'i prayers for the departed: (4:11) O my God! O Thou forgiver of sins, bestower of gifts, dispeller of afflictions! (4:12) Verily, I beseech Thee to forgive the sins of such as have abandoned the physical garment and have ascended to the spiritual world. (4:13) O my Lord! Purify them from trespasses, dispel their sorrows, and change their darkness into light. Cause them to enter the garden of happiness, cleanse them with the most pure water, and grant them to behold Thy splendors on the loftiest mount.25 'Abdu'l-Baha (4:14) O my God! O my God! Verily Thy servant, humble before the majesty of Thy divine supremacy, lowly at the door of Thy oneness, hath believed in Thee and in Thy verses, hath testified to Thy word, hath been enkindled with the fire of Thy love, hath been immersed in the depths of the ocean of Thy knowledge, hath been attracted by Thy breezes, hath relied upon Thee, hath turned his face to Thee, hath offered his supplications to Thee, and hath been assured of Thy pardon and forgiveness. He hath abandoned this mortal life and hath flown to the kingdom of immortality, yearning for the favor of meeting Thee. (4:15) O Lord, glorify his station, shelter him under the pavilion of Thy supreme mercy, cause him to enter Thy glorious paradise, and perpetuate his existence in Thine exalted rose garden, that he may plunge into the sea of light in the world of mysteries. (4:16) Verily, Thou art the Generous, the Powerful, the Forgiver and the Bestower.26 'Abdu'l-Baha (4:17) References: |