These are the days whereon Thou hast enjoined Thy chosen
ones, Thy loved ones and Thy servants to observe the Fast, which Thou hast made
a light unto the people of Thy kingdom, even as Thou didst make obligatory
prayer a ladder of ascent unto those who acknowledge Thy unity. I beg of Thee,
O my God, by these two mighty pillars, which Thou hast ordained as a glory and
honor for all mankind, to keep Thy religion safe from the mischief of the
ungodly and the plotting of every wicked doer. O Lord, conceal not the light
which Thou hast revealed through Thy strength and Thine omnipotence. Assist,
then, those who truly believe in Thee with the hosts of the seen and the unseen
by Thy command and Thy sovereignty. No God is there but Thee, the Almighty, the
Most Powerful.
- Baha’u’llah (Compilation: ‘The Importance of Obligatory Prayer
and Fasting’, prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of
Justice)
