Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá is a phrase used by Bahá’ís as an invocation. It translates to O Thou Glory of Glories!.
In a letter written on his behalf Shoghi Effendi explained that it refers to Bahá’u’lláh and is a form of the Greatest Name.[1] While it can be considered the Greatest Name in a letter written on his behalf Shoghi Effendi specified that Alláh-u-Abhá must be used when reciting the Greatest Name as instructed in the Kitáb-i-Aqdás and not Yá Bahá’ul-Abhá.[2]
Many Bahá’ís consider the phrase to have a form of spiritual power although this is not explicitly stated in the Writings.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, footnote 33
- ↑ Lights of Guidance, No. 905 (From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer, October 10, 1936)
- ↑ Hoonaard, W.C.; The Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada, 1898-1948; Waterloo; Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2006, pp 204
