Dawn Prayers

These Great Oppressions that have Befallen the World are Preparing it for the Advent of the Most Great Justice

Know thou, of a truth, these great oppressions that have befallen the world are preparing it for the advent of the Most Great Justice.
I know not, O my God, what the Fire is which Thou didst kindle in Thy land.
O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire. Befriend me in my loneliness and accompany me in my exile.
Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord my God!  I am Thy servant who hath laid hold on the cord of Thy tender mercies, and clung to the hem of Thy bounteousness.
Many a chilled heart, O my God, hath been set ablaze with the fire of Thy Cause, and many a slumberer hath been wakened by the sweetness of Thy voice. 
Praise be unto Thee, O my God!  I am one of Thy servants, who hath believed on Thee and on Thy signs. 
Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou art He Whom all things worship and Who worshipeth no one, Who is the Lord of all things and is the vassal of none, Who knoweth all things and is known of none.
He is the all-glorious.

Illumine My Powers

O God, refresh and gladden my spirit, purify my heart, illumine my powers.
In the Name of Thy Lord, the Creator, the Sovereign, the All-Sufficing, the Most Exalted, He Whose help is implored by all men.
O Thou compassionate Lord, Thou Who art generous and able!  We are servants of Thine sheltered beneath Thy providence. 
Suffer me, O my God, to draw nigh unto Thee, and to abide within the precincts of Thy court, for remoteness from Thee hath well-nigh consumed me.
All praise, O my God, be to Thee Who art the Source of all glory and majesty, of greatness and honor, of sovereignty and dominion, of loftiness and grace, of awe and power.
O Divine Providence! This assemblage is composed of Thy friends who are attracted to Thy beauty and are set ablaze by the fire of Thy love.
O Thou Who art the Lord of Lords! I testify that Thou art the Lord of all creation, and the Educator of all beings, visible and invisible.
Glorified art Thou, O my God!  I yield Thee thanks that Thou hast made known unto me Him who is the Dayspring of Thy mercy, and the Dawning-Place of Thy grace, and the Repository of Thy Cause. 

Equality, Oneness, Grace

Know thou, O handmaiden, that in the sight of Baha, women are accounted the same as men and God hath created all humankind in His own image.
Glory to Thee, O my God. One of thy handmaidens who hath believed in Thee and in thy signs hath entered beneath the shadow of the tree of Thy oneness.
O God, our lord, protect us through Thy grace from whatever may be repugnant to thee.
O servant of Baha, be self-sacrificing in the path of God and wing Thy flight unto the heavens of love.
Thy name is my healing O my God, and remembrance of Thee is my remedy.
O My servants, there shineth nothing else in My heart except the light of the Morn of Divine Guidance.
I have awakened in Thy shelter, O my God, and it becometh him that seeketh that shelter to abide within the sanctity of Thy protection and the stronghold of Thy defense.
O my God, O my God, verily I invoke Thee and supplicate before Thy threshold, asking that all Thy mercies descend upon these souls.
O Thou whose face is the object of my adoration, whose beauty is my sanctuary...
God has crowned you with honor and in your heart He has set a radiant star.

Majesty, Exaltation and Lowliness

O Son of man! My majesty is My gift to Thee.
Create in me a pure heart, O my God.
Thou art, O my God, the exaltation of my heart.
O my Lord, I am a child of tender years
O my God, thou seest me in my lowliness.

Awaken Me and Make Me Conscious

A twofold obligation resteth upon him who hath recognized the Day Spring of the Unity of God, and acknowledged the truth of Him Who is the Manifestation of His oneness.
Bestow on me, O my Lord, Thy gracious bounty and benevolent gifts and grant me that which beseemeth the sublimity of Thy glory.
O Divine Providence! Awaken me and make me conscious.
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! 

James Craig on Rebuilding Communities: Dawn Prayers Special

Landscape Architect and Urban Designer James Craig interweaves Baha'i principles with community rebuilding and shares his vision of the new era of community building, using fractals as a metaphor.

The Tablet of Ahmad and Other Prayers Read by Women

The Tablet of Ahmad has been invested by Bahá’u’lláh with a special potency and significance, and should therefore be accepted as such and be recited by the believers with unquestioning faith and confidence, that through them they may enter into a much closer communion with God, and identify themselves more fully with His laws and precepts.“  —From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi.
O Lord, Thou art the Remover of every anguish and the Dispeller of every affliction.
O Friends! Be not careless of the virtues with which ye have been endowed, neither be neglectful of your high destiny.
I have awakened in Thy shelter, O my God.
 

The Fire Tablet

This tablet reveals a mystical supplication and answer between the twin stations of Bahá'u'lláh, human and divine, that expresses a powerful message of victory and great promise. 

The Midnight Prayer

Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night and start worrying? Do small worries ever multiply into major disasters in the dark in your head? 
Abdul-Baha says, " O seeker of truth! If thou desirest that God may open thine eye, thou must supplicate unto God, pray to and commune with Him at midnight."
the midnight prayer reminds us of God's covenant to us that says He will never leave us. Even when we wake up scared in the dark. Sellp well, peaceful one.

Medium Obligatory Prayer

Bahá ʼu' lláh has revealed three obligatory prayers (this is the medium length one), any of which can be chosen, and when used in the way prescribed, fulfills the obligation. THey should be said individually but are not ddependant on a private spot.
Performing ablutions (which are washing the hands and face in preparation for prayer), and facing East, are fixed requirements for the recitation of obligatory prayers.
"By 'morning,' "noon," and 'evening,' mentioned in connection with Obligatory Prayers, it is meant respectively the intervals between sunrise and noon, between noon and sunset, and from sunset till two hours before sunset."