The Long Healing Prayer

The Attributes of God

In His Long Healing Prayer (Lawḥ-i-Anta'l-Káfí), Bahá'u'lláh calls on God by more than one hundred names, each a virtue to call upon and to acquire. Reading is only the beginning: on every name's page you can study what it means, and then write how you will carry it into your life. This is the prayer turned into action.

All 127 names and attributes, gathered by theme, the most healing-centered first. Choose one, study it, and live it.

Healing, Wholeness & Restoration

These names invite us to open ourselves to the divine current of healing that flows through all things, trusting that God restores, renews, and makes whole every wounded soul.

1. The Healer100. The Physician87. The Quencher of thirsts114. The Life-giving One80. The Quickening One2. The Sufficer46. The Satisfier98. The Deliverer96. The Unfastener47. The Uprooter82. The Ravager

Mercy, Forgiveness & Compassion

Dwelling on these names softens the heart and reminds us that divine compassion is the very atmosphere in which we live, move, and are forgiven.

4. The All-Forgiving5. The All-Merciful21. The Clement One83. The Most Clement One111. The Most Compassionate112. The Most Merciful One73. The Compassionate with all74. The Most Benevolent One123. The God of Grace to the wicked72. The Kind to all68. The Magnanimous One

Refuge, Help & Protection

These names assure the seeker that no matter how lost or vulnerable they feel, a divine shelter always stands open, offering safety, support, and unfailing aid.

3. The Helper17. The Helping One43. The Succoring One78. The Succorer of all75. The Haven for all76. The Shelter to all77. The All-Preserving One69. The Well-guarded One99. The Friend97. The Counselor7. The Faithful One

Power, Might & Sovereignty

Reflecting on these names awakens awe and trust, reminding us that behind every circumstance stands an almighty will that governs, upholds, and ultimately triumphs.

9. The Sovereign42. The Almighty63. The All-Compelling27. The Mightiest One29. The Potent One30. The Ruling One40. The Triumphant One10. The Upraiser11. The Judge23. The Ordaining One49. The Gathering One50. The Exalting One52. The Unfettered One48. The Rising One

Knowledge, Wisdom & Utterance

These names draw us toward divine intelligence and truth, encouraging us to seek enlightenment, speak with integrity, and align our understanding with the all-knowing Source.

18. The Omniscient19. The Most Wise32. The All-Knowing One65. The Most Knowing One117. The All-Seeing God118. The Lord of Utterance97. The Counselor

Bounty, Generosity & Provision

These names celebrate the overflowing generosity of God, inspiring gratitude and a spirit of open-handed giving in all who contemplate them.

41. The Bestowing One53. The Bountiful One54. The Beneficent One59. The Bounteous One61. The Gracious One62. The Generous One110. The Lord of Bounty109. The Bringer of Delight70. The Lord of Joy71. The Desired One56. The Creating One51. The Perfecting One81. The Unfolder

Nearness, Love & Beauty

These luminous names reveal that God is not distant but intimately near, the Beloved who captivates the heart and whose beauty is the hidden secret of all longing.

24. The Beloved One25. The Cherished One26. The Enraptured One101. The Captivating One103. The Beauty102. The Glory58. The Beauteous One15. The Most Praised One104. The Most Trusted105. The Best Lover99. The Friend84. my Soul85. my Beloved86. my Faith122. The Who slayest the Lovers121. The Onlooker sought by all

Eternity, Holiness & Transcendence

Meditating on these names lifts the soul beyond the transient world into the timeless reality of a God who is utterly holy, self-sufficient, and beyond all comprehension.

Mystery, Light & Manifestation

These names hold the paradox of a God who is simultaneously hidden and revealed, inviting the seeker into ever-deeper layers of divine mystery and radiant presence.

More Names of God

Further names invoked in the prayer.

45. The Fashioner116. The Who penetratest all things