Grant that I may be
confirmed in my allegiance to Thy Faith, and bestow upon me a fuller
measure of certitude and assurance, that I may wholly dispense with the
world, may turn my face with entire devotion towards Thy face, be
reinforced by the compelling power of proofs and testimonies, and,
invested with majesty and power, may pass beyond every region of heaven
and earth. Verily Thou art the Merciful, the All-Glorious, the Kind, the
Compassionate.
O Lord! These are the survivors of the martyrs, that company of blessed
souls. They have sustained every tribulation and displayed patience in the
face of grievous injustice. They have forsaken all comfort and prosperity,
have willingly submitted to dire suffering and adversity in the path of
Thy love, and are still held captive in the clutches of their enemies who
continually torment them with sore torment, and oppress them because they
walk steadfastly in Thy straight path. There is no one to help them, no
one to befriend them. Apart from the ignoble and the wicked, there is no
one to associate and consort with them.
O Lord! These souls have tasted bitter agony in this earthly life and
have, as a sign of their love for the shining beauty of Thy countenance
and in their eagerness to attain Thy celestial kingdom, tolerated every
gross indignity that the people of tyranny have inflicted upon them.
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