Alláh-u-Abhá

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Alláh-u-Abhá (

Subhan Allah
"how pure is God".

One of the obligations Baháʼu'lláh set for his followers is to engage in a daily meditation that involves repeating the phrase Alláh-u-Abhá 95 times.[2] Nader Saiedi explains that the significance of the number 95 originates from the Persian Bayán, where the Báb states that ninety-five stands for the numerical value of "for God" (lillāh),[3] symbolizing the recognition of the manifestation of God and obedience to his laws, which are inseparable from each other, as confirmed by Baháʼu'lláh in the opening paragraph of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas.[4]

The form Allāhu is the nominative case of Allah "God". The form Abhā is the elative of the adjective bahā' "beauty, brilliancy". In Baháʼí writings, it is usually translated as "most glorious". Abhá is a superlative of the word Baháʼ,[5] and a form of the Greatest Name.[1]

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  2. ISBN 1-85168-184-1
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  3. OL 8685020M
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  4. ISBN 978-1-55458-035-4
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  5. ^ Lambden, Stephen (1993). "The Word Baháʼ: Quintessence of the Greatest Name". Baháʼí Studies Review. 3 (1).

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