BB00144: Du’a’ li’l-Ithbat (prayer of affirmation)

In the Name of God, the Most Inaccessible, the Most Holy!

O God! I beseech Thee by Thine Eternity, which transcendeth all things, to aid every essence of alif that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and whatsoever is associated therewith, by Thy glory, before Thyself and before all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Glory, which possesseth splendor above all things, to aid every essence of ba that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and whatsoever is associated therewith, by Thy glory, before Thyself and before all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Bounty, which is above all things, to aid every essence of jim that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and whatsoever is associated therewith, by Thy glory, before Thyself and before all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O God! I beseech Thee by Thine Everlastingness, which is eternal above all things, to aid every essence of dal that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and whatsoever is associated therewith, by Thy glory, before Thyself and before all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Guidance, which illumineth above all things, to aid every essence of ha that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and whatsoever is associated therewith, by Thy glory, before Thyself and before all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Sovereignty, which transcendeth all things, to aid every essence of vav that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and whatsoever is associated therewith, by Thy glory, before Thyself and before all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Creative Power, which illumineth above all things, to aid every essence of za that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and whatsoever is associated therewith, by Thy glory, before Thyself and before all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Life, which is established above all things, to aid every essence of ha that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and whatsoever is associated therewith, by Thy glory, before Thyself and before all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Purity, which is sanctified above all things, to aid every essence of ta that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and whatsoever is associated therewith, by Thy glory, before Thyself and before all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Rubescence, which shineth above all things, to aid every essence of ya that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and whatsoever is associated therewith, by Thy glory, before Thyself and before all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Camphor-like nature, which is hallowed above all things, to aid every essence of kaf that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and whatsoever is associated therewith, by Thy glory, before Thyself and before all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Subtlety, which is most subtle above all things, to aid every essence of lam that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and whatsoever is associated therewith, by Thy glory, before Thyself and before all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Belovedness, which is most endearing above all things, to aid every essence of mim that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and whatsoever is associated therewith, by Thy glory, before Thyself and before all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy light which illumineth all things to aid every possessor of the letter Nun that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and all that pertaineth thereunto, by Thy might, with Thyself and with all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy sovereignty which ruleth over all things to aid every possessor of the letter Sin that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and all that pertaineth thereunto, by Thy might, with Thyself and with all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy greatness which transcendeth all things to aid every possessor of the letter ʿAyn that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and all that pertaineth thereunto, by Thy might, with Thyself and with all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy creative power which pervadeth all things to aid every possessor of the letter Fa that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and all that pertaineth thereunto, by Thy might, with Thyself and with all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy self-subsistence which is exalted above all things to aid every possessor of the letter Sad that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and all that pertaineth thereunto, by Thy might, with Thyself and with all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy power which extendeth over all things to aid every possessor of the letter Qaf that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and all that pertaineth thereunto, by Thy might, with Thyself and with all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy mercy which embraceth all things to aid every possessor of the letter Ra that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and all that pertaineth thereunto, by Thy might, with Thyself and with all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy gratitude which is grateful above all things to aid every possessor of the letter Shin that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and all that pertaineth thereunto, by Thy might, with Thyself and with all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy forgiveness which adorneth all things to aid every possessor of the letter Ta that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and all that pertaineth thereunto, by Thy might, with Thyself and with all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy steadfastness which is established above all things to aid every possessor of the letter Tha that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and all that pertaineth thereunto, by Thy might, with Thyself and with all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy creative power which is exalted above all things to aid every possessor of the letter Kha that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and all that pertaineth thereunto, by Thy might, with Thyself and with all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy purity which is sanctified above all things to aid every possessor of the letter Dhal that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and all that pertaineth thereunto, by Thy might, with Thyself and with all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy guardianship which is inaccessible above all things to aid every possessor of the letter Dad that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and all that pertaineth thereunto, by Thy might, with Thyself and with all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy manifestation which is manifest above all things to aid every possessor of the letter Za that is related to the Tree of Affirmation and all that pertaineth thereunto, by Thy might, with Thyself and with all things. Verily, Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy self-sufficiency which is exalted above all things, to assist every possessor of the letter Ghayn that is associated with the Tree of Affirmation and all that pertaineth unto it, by Thy might which is with Thyself and with all things. Verily Thou art the Inaccessible, the Mighty.

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I testify unto that which Thou hast caused me and all things to testify: that there is none other God but Thee, alone with no partner. Thine is the sovereignty and the kingdom, Thine the might and the dominion, Thine the power and the divinity, Thine the grandeur and the human realm, and Thine is whatsoever Thou hast loved of that which Thou hast created or shalt create, for Thy treasuries have never ceased to be within Thy Will. All things come to be through Thy command “Be, and it is.”

I beseech Thee, O my God, by the Tree which Thou hast made the Tree of Thy love, the Manifestation of Thy singleness, the Countenance of Thy eternity, the Dawning-place of Thy sovereign self-subsistence, and the Manifestation of the signs of Thy sanctity, to protect me from the Tree of Negation and destroy it, forsake it, and take vengeance upon it, rendering it as though it had never been mentioned.

For all existence proceedeth from two conditions: either it entereth beneath the shadow of Negation, whereupon it is in Thy fire until it emergeth therefrom, or it entereth beneath the shadow of Affirmation, whereupon it dwelleth in Thy paradise until it emergeth therefrom. Equal in this decree are a piece of ruby or a particle of clay in the mineral kingdom, or one who possesseth earthly dominion or one who possesseth naught. For if the ruby should enter with the latter into the presence of the Tree of Negation, it shall abide in the fire which Thou hast ordained as the severest chastisement. And if he who possesseth naught should enter with the particle of clay into the presence of the Tree of Affirmation, he shall abide in the paradise wherein Thou hast ordained Thy mercy to prevail.

Protect me, O Lord, from all Negation, from its highest to its lowest, and grant me, O Lord, all Affirmation, from its highest to its lowest. For the former is the source of all that Thou lovest not, and the latter is the wellspring of all that Thou lovest. Thou hast ever caused the former to perish through Thy justice and preserved the latter through Thy grace. There is no power nor strength except through Thee, and verily Thou art the Lord of all worlds.