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Tablet of the Holy Mariner

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* Read the Arabic section online at https://bahai-library.com/compilations/prayers/BP-171.html
* Provisional translation of the Persian section at https://bahai-library.com/bahaullah_lawh_mallah_quds
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Leiden reference no. [[lei:155|155]]

==Study Materials==
* https://bahai-library.com/study/mariner/ (compilation and thematic study)

== Holy Mariner is a reference to Bahá'u'lláh, and the Ark is His Cause==

"The Tablet of the Holy Mariner was revealed by Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdad. The Holy Mariner is a reference to Bahá'u'lláh Himself, and the Ark mentioned in that Tablet is the Ark of His Cause."

:(From a letter written [[on behalf of Shoghi Effendi]] to an individual believer, March 8, 1936, in ''[[Lights of Guidance]]'', no. [[logn:1609|1609]])

== Refers to the sad events that were to transpire as to the defection of Subh-i-Azal ==

"Concerning the Tablet of the Holy Mariner, it is one of the most significant Tablets revealed by Bahá'u'lláh during the last days of His stay in Baghdad, and refers to the sad though momentous events which were to transpire soon after His arrival in Adrianople. Its main significance lies in the fact that in it Bahá'u'lláh clearly foreshadows the grave happenings which eventually led to the defection of Subh-i-Azal, and to the schism which the latter thought to create within the ranks of the faithful."

:(From a letter written [[on behalf of Shoghi Effendi]] to an individual believer, August 10, 1934, in ''[[Lights of Guidance]]'', no. [[logn:1609|1609]])

== The Tablet foreshadows own afflictions and transformed the characters of His Faith's adherents ==

...the "Tablet of the Holy Mariner," in which Bahá'u'lláh prophesies the severe afflictions that are to befall Him; the "Lawh-i-Huríyyih" (Tablet of the Maiden), in which events of a far remoter future are foreshadowed;...and a host of other writings, in the form of epistles, odes, homilies, specific Tablets, commentaries and prayers, contributed, each in its own way, to swell the "rivers of everlasting life" which poured forth from the "Abode of Peace" and lent a mighty impetus to the expansion of the Báb's Faith in both Persia and `Iráq, quickening the souls and transforming the character of its adherents.

:([[Shoghi Effendi]], ''[[God Passes By]]'', pp. [[gpb:140|140]]-141)

===See also===
* [[Lawh-i-Huríyyih]]

[[Category:Works of Bahá'u'lláh]]

Obligatory Prayer (long)

2022-02-25T01:14:43Z

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Read online at https://bahai-library.com/compilations/prayers/BP-5.html or see [https://bahai-library.com/pdf/b/bolhuis_prayer_positions.pdf The Long Obligatory Prayer with pictures of movements (PDF)].

===The long prayer to be recited once in 24 hours along with [[genuflexions]]===

"The long prayer should be recited once in every 24 hours, and is accompanied by certain physical acts."

:(From a letter written [[on behalf of Shoghi Effendi]] to the National Spiritual Assembly of India, April 27, 1937, in ''[[Lights of Guidance]]'', no. [[logn:1529|1529]])

"The medium prayer should be recited three times a day: in the morning, at noon, and in the evening. It is accompanied by certain physical gestures such as kneeling, raising the hands, etc. The long prayer which is also accompanied by regulations should be recited once every twenty-four hours.

:(From a letter written [[on behalf of Shoghi Effendi]] to an individual believer, April 25, 1937, in ''[[Lights of Guidance]]'', no. [[logn:1525|1525]])

==Power of==

"Of the new Obligatory Prayers that were later revealed, the long Obligatory Prayer should be said at those times when one feeleth himself in a prayerful mood. In truth, it hath been revealed in such wise that if it be recited to a rock, that rock would stir and speak forth; and if it be recited to a mountain, that mountain would move and flow. Well is it with the one who reciteth it and fulfilleth God's precepts. Whichever prayer is read will suffice."

:([[Bahá'u'lláh]], ''[[Importance of Obligatory Prayer and Fasting]]'', no. [https://bahai-library.com/compilation_importance_obligatory_prayer#1XI XI])

==[[Genuflexions]]==

*[http://home.wanadoo.nl/arjen.nandita/start/BESTANDEN/Long%20Obligatory%20Prayer.htm The Long Obligatory Prayer with pictures of movements]

===Raising of hands===
* https://bahai-library.com/uhj_questions_obligatory_prayer#s3 (section 3 and 4)

===Repetitions and order of genuflexions===

"The Universal House of Justice received your letter of 7 January 1975, enquiring about the correct way of following certain instructions in the Long Obligatory Prayer, and has asked us to give you this reply.

"In following the direction stating: 'Let him then stand and raise his hands twice in supplication, and say ... ': the believer does not have to read twice the paragraph which follows. Whether the believer raises his hands twice before the reciting of the paragraph, or commences the reciting after having raised his hands once, and raises them a second time soon thereafter, is left to his choice.

"As to the direction which states: 'Let him then raise his hands thrice, and say ... ', an individual believer asked the beloved Guardian the following question:

'...the direction to raise the hands thrice and say "Greater is God than every great one." Does this mean after every raising of the hands, or only to be said once, after the three raisings?'

"Shoghi Effendi's secretary answered on his behalf as follows: 'The hands should be raised three times and each time the sentence be repeated in conjunction with the act.'"

:(From a letter written [[on behalf of the Universal House of Justice]], February 13, 1975: Notes on Obligatory Prayers and Ablutions, A Compilation of the Universal House of Justice, in ''[[Lights of Guidance]]'', no. [[logn:1534|1534]])

==No alteration of text for gender permissible==
* https://bahai-library.com/uhj_questions_obligatory_prayer#s2

"Also concerning your question about the prayers and changing the pronouns: This cannot be done, even in the long Obligatory Prayer or the healing prayers. Either we must ignore this mere detail or say a prayer that applies to our sex or number...."

:(''[[Unfolding Destiny]]'', p. [[ud:173|173]])

=="Allah-u-Abha" is the Form of the Greatest Name to be Used in the Long Obligatory Prayer==

"Shoghi Effendi has explained that 'Allah-u-Abha' should be used when the Greatest Name is to be repeated three times in the Long Obligatory Prayer."

:(From a letter written [[on behalf of the Universal House of Justice]] to an individual believer, January 28, 1977: Notes on Obligatory Prayers and Ablutions, A Compilation of the Universal House of Justice, in ''[[Lights of Guidance]]'', no. [[logn:1533|1533]])

==Exemptions==

===Exemptions for those truly unable to perform genuflexions yet who wish to perform the prayer===
* https://bahai-library.com/compilation_exemption_obligatory_prayers#2

===Preferable for those unable to perform prayer to choose short prayer===
* https://bahai-library.com/uhj_prayers_disabled (1st quotation at the bottom of the page)

===No Exemption for time of illness (choose another prayer (or none))===
* https://bahai-library.com/compilation_exemption_obligatory_prayers#3

==References concerning==
* Leiden no. [[lei:230|230]] (includes also the short and medium obligatory prayer)

==See also==
* [[Obligatory prayer]]

[[Category:Works of Bahá'u'lláh]]

Lawh-i-Anta'l-Kafí

2022-02-25T01:12:34Z

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'''''The Long Healing Prayer'''''

Read online at https://bahai-library.com/compilations/prayers/BP-77.html

Leiden no. [[lei:52|52]]

==Resources for==
* http://home.wanadoo.nl/arjen.nandita2/outline-healing-prayer.htm (extractions of Attributes of God)

Fire Tablet

2022-02-25T01:11:19Z

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Read online at https://bahai-library.com/compilations/prayers/BP-170.html

Leiden no. [[lei:211|211]]

==Study Tools==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050401010528/http://home.wanadoo.nl/arjen.nandita/start/BESTANDEN/fire%20tablet.htm http://home.wanadoo.nl/arjen.nandita/start/BESTANDEN/fire%20tablet.htm archived] (outlines contrasts and Attributes of God)
* https://bahai-library.com/wilmette_qad-ihtaraq_mukhlisun_outline (study overview)
* A deepening program ([http://www.education.usbnc.org/a_themes/pdfs/Fire_Tablet_Deepening_Program.pdf PDF] or [http://www.education.usbnc.org/a_themes/docs/Fire_Tablet_Deepening_Program.doc Word] (From http://www.education.usbnc.org/a_themes/at_index.htm#%23study_guides )

[[Category:Works of Bahá'u'lláh]]

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

2022-02-25T01:08:38Z

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Tablet of the Holy Mariner

2022-02-25T00:45:47Z

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{{Phelps|BH|01026}}
Read the Arabic section online at https://bahai-library.com/compilations/prayers/BP-171.html

Provisional translation of the Persian section at https://bahai-library.com/bahaullah_lawh_mallah_quds

Leiden reference no. [[lei:155|155]]

==Study Materials==
* https://bahai-library.com/study/mariner/ (compilation and thematic study)

== Holy Mariner is a reference to Bahá'u'lláh, and the Ark is His Cause==

"The Tablet of the Holy Mariner was revealed by Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdad. The Holy Mariner is a reference to Bahá'u'lláh Himself, and the Ark mentioned in that Tablet is the Ark of His Cause."

:(From a letter written [[on behalf of Shoghi Effendi]] to an individual believer, March 8, 1936, in ''[[Lights of Guidance]]'', no. [[logn:1609|1609]])

== Refers to the sad events that were to transpire as to the defection of Subh-i-Azal ==

"Concerning the Tablet of the Holy Mariner, it is one of the most significant Tablets revealed by Bahá'u'lláh during the last days of His stay in Baghdad, and refers to the sad though momentous events which were to transpire soon after His arrival in Adrianople. Its main significance lies in the fact that in it Bahá'u'lláh clearly foreshadows the grave happenings which eventually led to the defection of Subh-i-Azal, and to the schism which the latter thought to create within the ranks of the faithful."

:(From a letter written [[on behalf of Shoghi Effendi]] to an individual believer, August 10, 1934, in ''[[Lights of Guidance]]'', no. [[logn:1609|1609]])

== The Tablet foreshadows own afflictions and transformed the characters of His Faith's adherents ==

...the "Tablet of the Holy Mariner," in which Bahá'u'lláh prophesies the severe afflictions that are to befall Him; the "Lawh-i-Huríyyih" (Tablet of the Maiden), in which events of a far remoter future are foreshadowed;...and a host of other writings, in the form of epistles, odes, homilies, specific Tablets, commentaries and prayers, contributed, each in its own way, to swell the "rivers of everlasting life" which poured forth from the "Abode of Peace" and lent a mighty impetus to the expansion of the Báb's Faith in both Persia and `Iráq, quickening the souls and transforming the character of its adherents.

:([[Shoghi Effendi]], ''[[God Passes By]]'', pp. [[gpb:140|140]]-141)

===See also===
* [[Lawh-i-Huríyyih]]

===External references===
{{bahaiprayers.net|1|388}}
{{bahaiprayers.io|301020}}

[[Category:Works of Bahá'u'lláh]]

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

2022-02-25T00:45:01Z

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Read the Arabic section online at https://bahai-library.com/compilations/prayers/BP-171.html

Provisional translation of the Persian section at https://bahai-library.com/bahaullah_lawh_mallah_quds

Leiden reference no. [[lei:155|155]]

==Study Materials==
* https://bahai-library.com/study/mariner/ (compilation and thematic study)

== Holy Mariner is a reference to Bahá'u'lláh, and the Ark is His Cause==

"The Tablet of the Holy Mariner was revealed by Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdad. The Holy Mariner is a reference to Bahá'u'lláh Himself, and the Ark mentioned in that Tablet is the Ark of His Cause."

:(From a letter written [[on behalf of Shoghi Effendi]] to an individual believer, March 8, 1936, in ''[[Lights of Guidance]]'', no. [[logn:1609|1609]])

== Refers to the sad events that were to transpire as to the defection of Subh-i-Azal ==

"Concerning the Tablet of the Holy Mariner, it is one of the most significant Tablets revealed by Bahá'u'lláh during the last days of His stay in Baghdad, and refers to the sad though momentous events which were to transpire soon after His arrival in Adrianople. Its main significance lies in the fact that in it Bahá'u'lláh clearly foreshadows the grave happenings which eventually led to the defection of Subh-i-Azal, and to the schism which the latter thought to create within the ranks of the faithful."

:(From a letter written [[on behalf of Shoghi Effendi]] to an individual believer, August 10, 1934, in ''[[Lights of Guidance]]'', no. [[logn:1609|1609]])

== The Tablet foreshadows own afflictions and transformed the characters of His Faith's adherents ==

...the "Tablet of the Holy Mariner," in which Bahá'u'lláh prophesies the severe afflictions that are to befall Him; the "Lawh-i-Huríyyih" (Tablet of the Maiden), in which events of a far remoter future are foreshadowed;...and a host of other writings, in the form of epistles, odes, homilies, specific Tablets, commentaries and prayers, contributed, each in its own way, to swell the "rivers of everlasting life" which poured forth from the "Abode of Peace" and lent a mighty impetus to the expansion of the Báb's Faith in both Persia and `Iráq, quickening the souls and transforming the character of its adherents.

:([[Shoghi Effendi]], ''[[God Passes By]]'', pp. [[gpb:140|140]]-141)

===See also===
* [[Lawh-i-Huríyyih]]

===External references===
{{bahaiprayer.net|1|388}}
{{bahaiprayers.io|301020}}

[[Category:Works of Bahá'u'lláh]]

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

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User:LaPingvino

2022-02-24T23:35:10Z

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Dutch Bahá'í now living in Portugal. Busy with prayer classification project.