In the Name of Him Who hath been promised in the Books of
God, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed! The days of fasting have arrived
wherein those servants who circle round Thy throne and have attained Thy
presence have fasted. Say: O God of names and creator of heaven and earth! I
beg of Thee by Thy Name, the All-Glorious, to accept the fast of those who have
fasted for love of Thee and for the sake of Thy good-pleasure and have carried
out what Thou hast bidden them in Thy Books and Tablets. I beseech Thee by them
to assist me in the promotion of Thy Cause and to make me steadfast in Thy
love, that my footsteps may not slip on account of the clamour of Thy
creatures. Verily, Thou art powerful over whatsoever Thou willest. No God is
there but Thee, the Quickener, the All-Powerful, the Most Bountiful, the
Ancient of Days.
- Baha’u’llah (Compilation ‘The Importance of Obligatory Prayer
and Fasting’, prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of
Justice; The American Baha’i September 2000)
