Bicentenary Poems and Prose

Prayer: To 'Abdu'l-Baha

Prayer:
To 'Abdu'l-Baha

"…although ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s station is not that of a Manifestation of God, nevertheless supplications may be addressed to Him. It is essential, however, that every believer should realize that while doing so he is directing his thoughts towards the Master as an intermediary between him and the Manifestation, and not as the Source of Divine Revelation and Spiritual Guidance. Provided this distinction is clearly established there can be no harm or objection in addressing prayers to ‘Abdu’l-Baha."

Shoghi Effendi12

'Abdu'l-Baha,
I contemplate your station
as the Center of Baha'u'llah's Covenant
and the Exemplar of His teachings.

Oh, Thou Servant of Glory,
intermediary between me and Baha'u'llah
take my petition for guidance
and forgiveness to the Blessed Beauty.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is poem #12 in the 100 poems I'm writing for the centenary of the Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha.

Footnotes
1  From a letter dated 1 December 1934 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to the NSA of the United States and Canada; Baha’i News, no. 89, January 1935)
2  https://abdulbaha-in-our-midst.blogspot.com/