I beseech Thee, O Lord of all being and Possessor of things visible and invisible, to bestow on me a righteous child so it may remember Thee on Thine earth and glorify Thee throughout Thy realm. If Thou maketh me by this tablet independent of every trace, fruit, and mention, my prayer at that time would be that which Thy chosen ones have uttered: “Lord, leave me not alone, for Thou art the best of Heirs.”
Baha’u'llah, quoted in Amr wa Khalq, 4:69. The quote is from Qur’an 21:89 in which Zechariah asks God to cure his wife’s infertility.
There's another translation of this prayer in MacEoin, 'Rituals' 126:
I ask of Thee, then, O God of all existence and King of the Seen and the Unseen, to bestow upon me a healthy child….
Some children are born from the Kingdom – and often when barren couples pray – or even when in Aboriginal Women's Business they call the Spirit of child into manifestation it comes from Heaven to them.
The following is from the Tablets of Abdu'l-baha page 647:
Yea, certain persons shall in this divine dispensation produce heavenly children and such children shall promulgate the teachings of the Beauty of Abha and serve His great Cause. Through a heavenly power and spiritual confirmation they shall be enabled to promote 648 the Word of God and to diffuse the fragrances of God. These children are neither Oriental nor Occidental, neither Asiatic nor American, neither European nor African, but they are of the Kingdom; their native home is heaven and their resort is the Kingdom of Abha. This is but the truth and there is naught after truth save superstitions (or fancy).
This is a nice prayer and I imagine would be a great comfort to women who are asking themselves "why cant i get pregnant?" Thank you for sharing.
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