Alláh-u-Abhá
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Alláh-u-Abhá
Alláh-u-Abhá (Arabic: الله أبهى, Alláh-u-Abhá; lit.God is Most Glorious) is a greeting that Bahá'ís use when they meet each other.[1] Abhá is a superlative of the word Bahá',[2] and a form of the Greatest Name.[1] Bahá'ís are asked to repeat the phrase Alláh-u-Abhá 95 times per day, as described by Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, his book of laws.[3]
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Notes
- ^ a b Compilations (1983). Hornby, Helen (Ed.). ed. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File. Bahá'í Publishing Trust, New Delhi, India. pp. 266. ISBN 81-85091-46-3. http://bahai-library.com/hornby_lights_guidance_2&chapter=1#n893.
- ^ Lambden, Stephen (1993). "The Word Bahá': Quintessence of the Greatest Name". Bahá'í Studies Review 3 (1). http://bahai-library.com/lambden_quintessence_greatest_name.
- ^ Smith, Peter (2000). "prayer". A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. 274–275. ISBN 1-85168-184-1.
External links
- Questions on Obligatory Prayer and Repetition of the Greatest Name Ninety-five Times a Day Compiled by Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, 2004-06-06.
- Bahai9.com: Recitation of 95 Alláh'u'Abhás
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