BB00096: Du’a’-i-Muttasil bi-Salat

Part 1: “Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou art…”

In the name of God, the Exalted, the Inaccessible

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou art the Creator of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them. Thou hast existed before all things, and Thou wilt continue to exist after all things have passed away. On this day, which is Thy Most Great, Most Pure, Most Luminous, Most Manifest, and Most Exalted Festival, I would fain extol the sovereignty of Thy oneness and celebrate the dominion of Thy unity, in the hope that through this my inner being may find peace, my heart may be content, and my soul may be refreshed.

Glorified art Thou! There is no God but Thee. Thou art the One Who is worshipped, and all else is Thy creation. Thou art the One Who is sought, and all else is Thy servant. Thou art the Beloved, unto Whose presence all do yearn and before Whose sovereignty all wish to stand. Thou art the Dreaded One, Whose justice all do fear and Whose might all do dread. Thou art the Praiseworthy One, just in Thy decree and praised in all Thy doings.

Thou art the All-Glorious, Whom no heart’s bird can ever praise adequately. Thou art the Most Holy, unto Whose court of oneness no essence stripped of all else can ever ascend. Thou art the Eternal, Who hast ever drawn the people of Thy love unto Thy affection. Thou art the Self-Subsisting, Who hast ever stood and will forever stand over all things. Thou art the One deserving all gratitude, Whom all do thank for Thy bounties, whether they know Thee or know Thee not, for nothing exists save through its essence, and its essence subsists through Thy command.

Therefore doth everything praise Thee, even if it knoweth Thee not, and everything giveth thanks for the bounties of Thy dominion, even if it cannot perceive the splendors of Thy countenance. Glorified, glorified art Thou! Thy sustenance is extended to all in Thy realm, Thy favors are prepared for all in Thy dominion, the measures of Thy grace are ordained for those who love Thee, and the bounties of Thy majesty are manifested in the essences of Thy kingdom of authority.

This is a day which Thou hast made resplendent, magnificent, beautiful, great, luminous, merciful, supreme, noble, mighty, which Thou hast brought into being, originated, chosen, established, decreed, loved, honored, glorified, and blessed, upon which Thou hast bestowed Thy grace and generosity, which Thou hast regarded with tender mercy and upon which Thou hast manifested Thyself in accordance with Thy command in the fourth realm of pre-existence wherein Thou didst take from all things the covenant of Thy divinity, and in the third realm wherein Thou didst take from all things the covenant of Thy might, and in the second realm wherein Thou didst take from all things the covenant of Thy kingdom, and in the first realm wherein Thou didst take from all things the covenant of Thy essence.

I testify before Thee, O my God, that Thou art God, there is no God but Thee. Unto Thee belong creation and command, the highest heavens and the lowest earth, and whatsoever lieth between them, above them, unto the most exalted horizon, or descendeth to the lowest atom—all are Thine and within Thy grasp. None can rightfully possess anything besides Thee, for my very existence and possession derive solely from the branch of Thy bounty and the abundance of Thy favor. Nay, Thou art more deserving of all that exists in the kingdoms of earth and heaven than anything else. I seek Thy forgiveness, O God, for even saying this, for Thou hast created all things for the manifestation of Thy grace and bounty, and Thou hast established all things by Thy command for the exaltation of Thy sovereignty and justice.

Glorified art Thou, O my God, above every praise that could be realized in creation, or could don the garments of existence in its essence, or could ascend to the horizon of nearness in its reality, or could be elevated to the heights of glory through His reality, or ascend to the atmosphere of grace through what Thou hast created in His identity, or mount to the heaven of the measures of Thy mercy through what Thou hast created in His being. For verily Thou art the Exalted that cannot be known through exaltation or majesty, and verily Thou art the Intended One, the Inaccessible, the Most High, the Most Glorious, Who cannot be described by geometry or utterance.

This is a day wherein Thou dost attract the people of Thy proof to the spirit of the King of Thy oneness, and dost raise the people of Thy Cause to the source of the sanctity of Thy grandeur, and dost send down upon the people of Thy love the gifts of Thy grandeur and the bounties of Thy mercy and the wonders of the King of Thy sovereignty.

Here am I, O my God, with all Thy servants and bondsmen and poor ones and loved ones. We have come to the gate of Thy nearness and manifestation, and have descended in the courtyard of Thy might and nearness. Therefore, O God, make firm our hearts in Thy unity, for we have accepted Thee as Lord. Glory be unto Thee, there is no God but Thee, in truth, in truth.

And send down upon our spirits that which will give them rest in Thy praise—Glory be unto Thee, there is no God but Thee, and that Muhammad is Thy servant and Thy Messenger, in truth and justice—and that which will give peace to our souls from the Manifestations of the lights of Thy countenance and the leaves of the Tree of Thine eternity—Glory be unto Thee, there is no God but Thee, and that Ali and Fatima and Hassan and Hussein and Ali and Muhammad and Ja’far and Musa and Ali and Muhammad and Ali and Muhammad and Hassan and Muhammad, Thy Guardian who standeth by Thy Cause, are Thy chosen ones in the kingdom of command and creation—and that which will give tranquility to our bodies at the vision of the garments of Thy countenance and the observation of the lights of Thy face in the gates of Thy guidance and the lamps of Thy Cause, the First and the Last, then the Manifest and the Hidden, four gates which Thou hast established for the knowledge of Thy Prophet and the proof of Thy testimony and the exaltation of Thy Word and the glorification of the glory of Thy oneness. For nothing will benefit us, O my God, but this and naught else.

I shall bear witness unto Thee, O my God, on that day with what Thou lovest and art pleased with, and I shall surely ask of all Thy grace and mercy and generosity and bounty and favor that Thou send down upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad from all Thy glory its most glorious, and from all Thy majesty its most majestic, and from all Thy beauty its most beautiful, and from all Thy grandeur its most grand, and from all Thy light its most luminous, and from all Thy mercy its most extensive, and from all Thy words their most perfect, and from all Thy perfection its most complete, and from all Thy names their most great, and from all Thy might its most mighty, and from all Thy Will its most conclusive, and from all Thy knowledge its most penetrating, and from all Thy power its most prevailing—as all Thy power prevaileth over all things—and from all Thy utterance its most pleasing, and from all Thy questions their most beloved by Thee, and from all Thy nobility its most noble before Thee, and from all Thy sovereignty its most enduring with Thee, and from all Thy dominion its most excellent in Thy Book, and from all Thy loftiness its most elevated in the kingdom of Thy earth and heaven, and from all Thy favors its most ancient, and from all Thy signs their most wondrous, and from all Thy revelations their most attractive, and from all Thy manifestations their most manifest, and from all Thy stations their most holy, and from all Thy proofs their most firm, and from all Thy tokens their most exalted, and from all Thy provision its most abundant, and from all Thy bestowal its most pleasant, and from all Thy good its most swift, and from all Thy grace its most gracious, and from that which Thou art worthy of and which befitteth the glory of the sanctity of Thy giving and the King of the glory of Thy favors.

Part 2: “For under Thine eye, and in Thy protection…”

For under Thine eye, and in Thy protection, and in Thy shelter, and Thy safeguarding, and Thy refuge, and Thy guardianship, I beseech Thee to grant us all of this and to ordain for us from all of this, as we call upon none as Lord besides Thee and believe in no god other than Thee, in Thee.

I seek Thy intercession and yearn for that which is with Thee. Thou seest, O my God, my station and my resting-place, and that naught can satisfy my heart save Thee. Send down, O my God, upon the houses wherein Thy people glorify Thee morning and evening, the most excellent and abundant of all Thy grace and mercy. For we possess naught apart from Thy grace and mercy, and through Thee we have become independent of all Thy servants. Through Thy grace, mercy, generosity, bounty, favors, care, gifts and praise do we hope for that which befitteth Thee and of which Thou art worthy.

Verily Thou art, O my God, the Creator of all things and their Sustainer, the Maker of all things and their Ordainer, the One Who causeth all things to die and giveth them life. Do Thou quicken these mouldering bones through the effulgent lights of Thy countenance and the holy manifestations of Thy grace. Pour forth, O my God, patience upon them that love Thee, and tranquility and serenity from Thy presence, until all are content with that which Thou hast ordained.

Praise be unto Thee, O my God, on this most mighty, most luminous, most noble Day, and this Most Great Path, this subtle Symbol, and this most enduring Glory, that Thou mayest send Thy blessings upon Muhammad, the Beloved of the nations and the King of all things in the heights of eternity, and that Thou mayest send down upon him and upon them that love him—those who have fulfilled their covenant with him and believed in him in the manifestation of his return and the establishment of his exaltation—for in him are Thy manifestations: once in the pillar of Unity, once in the pillar of Prophethood, once in the pillar of Divine Authority, and once in that which is treasured, hidden, guarded and symbolic.

For there the Cause returneth to the ultimate end, and the manifestation of Thy Beloved reacheth unto the horizon of grace and beginnings, and that which Thou hast ordained in the ultimate ends. Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily Thou art the First in the First, and Thou art the Last in the Last, and Thou art the Manifest in the Manifest, and Thou art the Hidden in the Hidden. How many servants have believed in Thy manifestations in the outward realm yet remained veiled from Thy manifestation in the inward realm.

Make firm, O my God, Thy love in the hearts of the people of Thy guardianship—of Him Who appeared aforetime: He for whom, if there be added to the name of the First what was not before, there remaineth naught but praise be unto Thee; and upon the name of the Second, when the number of the name of ʿAli is reckoned, there remaineth naught but that which Thou hast sent down thereafter—Thy Great Name. Plant, then, O my God, the trees of their love in the hearts of Thy loved ones; and [grant it] to him who is devoted to these two most exalted, most lofty Manifestations—the one outwardly manifest in the single Temple, the other inwardly veiled within the two ornamented symbols, the two hidden mysteries, the two most luminous lights, the two most evident revelations, the two most exalted names, and the two sealed Books.

[They are] He who was the manifestation of the union of the light of Muhammad and Ali upon the Throne, before God made it two halves and created one half as Muhammad, and from the other half Ali—inasmuch as that Temple hath ever and will ever remain prostrate before God, standing in His presence upon the Throne.

And I, O my God, do adjure Thee by that one Light, before it was multiplied through the manifestation of the four pillars—glorification, praise, unity, and magnifying—and by that five-fold Ha’ before the Waw followed it and appeared: that Thou send blessings upon Muhammad and the House of Muhammad. For Thou hast not created, within Thy knowledge, any creation better than they; nor any nearer than they in Thy Book.

O my Lord! By Thy command and the exaltation of Thy sovereignty, do Thou grant me and those who love me a mighty victory, and open for me and for those who are faithful to me a manifest triumph, and ordain for me and those who cherish love for me that which is best for us with Thee in the hereafter and in this world. Verily, Thou hast encompassed all things with Thy knowledge. And since, O my God, it behooveth the servant to present himself on the day of festival before his Master, and the one lorded over before his Lord, and the one determined before his Determiner—here am I, O my God, on this day, come before Thee, acknowledging Thy oneness, believing in Thy self-subsistence, grasping the hem of the mantle of Thy grandeur, clinging to the fringes of the tender mercies of Thy glorious divinity, arriving at the fountains of Thy holy sovereignty, reaching the sacred stream of Thy eternity, drinking from the cup of Thy mercy, delighting in the remembrance of Thy mighty glory, gazing upon the garments of Thy countenance, standing before Thy glory, seeking Thy good-pleasure, yearning for Thy meeting. Glory be unto Thee! Here am I, like one who hath come unto Thee or standeth in Thy presence.

How can I praise Thee, O my God, whether through my camphor-like essence, or through my pure simplicity, or through the beauty of my being, or through the loftiness of my identity, or through the elevation of the manifestations of Thy handiwork in my reality? Nay, by Thy might! All tongues fall short of Thy praise and all allusions are returned to their source by what Thou hast ordained therein. Rather, I shall surely say that Thou art my Beloved, there is no God but Thee; and Thou art my Goal, there is no God but Thee; and Thou art my Worshipped One, there is no God but Thee; and Thou art my Praised One, there is no God but Thee; and Thou art known to my soul, there is no God but Thee; and Thou art described in the worlds of my command and creation, there is no God but Thee.

Thou art the All-Glorious; I shall glorify Thee beyond mention of glorification. Thou art the Most Holy; I shall sanctify Thee beyond mention of sanctification. Thou art the Eternal; I shall exalt Thee beyond mention of eternity. Thou art the Self-Subsisting; I shall be bewildered in the beauty of the garments of Thy countenance that efface all else from the presence of Thy self-subsistence. And Thou art my Helper in all things, inasmuch as Thou hast drawn me unto the sacred carpet of Thy oneness.

Therefore, O my God, unto Thee have I stretched forth my hands. Glory be unto Thee! There is no God but Thee. I have not come to Thee for anything from the manifestations of the kingdom of Thy sovereignty, for all that is Thy creation and in Thy grasp, nor have I anything to sacrifice at the sacred carpet of Thy mercy. And were I able to annihilate my existence before Thy countenance, that would be the ultimate aim and desire, but how can this be when Thou hast created me for meeting Thee, and what Thou hast ordained for me from Thy presence is naught but glory? I shall cast off all that hath been attributed to me in the worlds of command and creation unto Thee.

Therefore, O God, do with me as becometh Thee, and send down the wonders of Thy mercy and the tokens of Thy grace and Thy gift upon my parents and those who love me, whether of the past or future. Verily, Thou art my Lord; in Thee do I place my trust, and in Thee let Thy trusting servants place their trust. Glorified be Thy Lord, the Lord of Glory, above what they attribute to Him, and peace be upon the Messengers, and praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.