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Muslim examples: The Opening Invocation Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim In the name of Allah, the infinitely Compassionate and Merciful Bismillahi wa 'ala barakati-'llahi In the name of Allah and with blessings from Allah Allahumma barik la'na fi thamari'na wa barik la'na fi madinati'na Allahumma kama arait'na awwala'hu fa'ari-na akhira'hu O Allah! Bless our fruits and bless our town. O Allah! As You have given us the taste of this first fruit, So let us also taste the last of it Sufi Prayers Before The Meal O Thou, the Sustainer of our bodies, hearts and souls, bless all that we receive in thankfulness. Inayat Khan Praise be to Allah! May He increase His bounties. By the blessings of Abraham, By the Light of the Prophet, By the grace of Ali, By the war cry of Muhammad, By the secret of Abdul Qadir Gilani, we beseech Thee to be gracious to our Pir. Qadiri order Bismi Sah even Allah diyelim kadim Allah diyelim Geldi Ali sofrasi destur Ya Sah diyelim, Sah versin biz yiyelim Sah demine keremine hu. In the name of Ali, the King! Let us first say Allah. Let us say Allah the Uncreated The table of Ali has come Let us say, "Permission, O King!" Let the King give us food; let us eat. For his breath, for his generosity, let us say Hu! Bektashi order Elhamdu lillah, elhamdu lillah, elhamdu lillah Essukru lillah nan-i merdan, ni'met-i yezdan, berekat-i haliylurrahman. Hakk berekatini vere. Bu gitti, ganiysi gele. Somat sahibinin niyazi makbul ola. Cumle gecmislerinin ve gecmislerimizin ervah-i mukaddeseleri ha dan u sadan ola. Lokmalar nu ola, huzur ola, iman ola. Alla teala yapan lardan, yiyenlerden, hiz edenlerden hosnut ve razi ola. Demler safalar ziyado ola. Dem-i Hazret-i Mevlana, sirr-i cenab-i Sems-i Tabrizi, sirr-i Atesbaz-i Veli Huu diyelim, Huuu. Praise be to God! Thanks be to God! May the keeper of the table be accepted by God By the breath of Mevlana By the excellent secret of Shams-i Tabriz By the secret of Ateshbaz-i Veli Let us say Hu, Huuuu. Mevlevi order A Mealtime Prayer Alhamdulillah, zad Allah Barakata khalil Allah, shafa'at ya rasul Allah Alhamdulillah alladhi at'amna wa sakana Wa ja'alna min al-muslimin ala sahib at ta'am wa akilin Allahumma nimet al-jalil, barakat al-khalil Shafa'at ya rasul zid wa la tankus Bi-hurmati sirri-surati al-Fatihah Praise be to God! The sustenance of God The blessing of the friend of God Intercession, O Messenger of Allah! Praise be to God who fed us and gave us drink and made us Muslims upon the provider of the food and the eaters Our God, the grace of the Sublime, the grace of the friend. Intercession, O Messenger Increase and do not decrease In honor of the secret of Surah al-Fatiha (Fatiha) Helveti-Jerrahi order A Mealtime Illahi Allah bize lutfelt sukur alhamdulillah Nimetine garketti, sukur alhamdulillah La ilaha il'Allah Yiyelim nimetini, sukur alhamdulillah Analim hazretini, sukur alhamdulillah Umariz rahmetini, sukur alhamdulillah La ilaha il'Allah Muhammad kadem basti, sukur alhamdulillah Sefi olmakti kasti Hakkim sevgili dostu La ilaha il'Allah God has been gracious to us, thanks and praise be to God He has drowned us in His blessings... There is no God but God Let us eat of His blessings... And remember His presence... And hope for His mercy... There is no God but God Muhammad set his foot (in the world)... And became the Intercessor, The Beloved Friend of Truth There is no God but God Helveti-Jerrahi order Prayers of the Prophet Muhammad for the End of the Meal Alhamdulillah alladhi at'amna wa sakana Wa ja'alna min al-muslimin All praise is due to Allah, Who has given us to eat and to drink and made us Muslims Hadith Alhamdulillah! Kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi, ghaira makfiy' Wala' muwada, wala mustaghna 'anhu Rabbana. Praise be to Allah! Much good and blessed praise! Lord, we cannot repay your favor, nor can we escape it, nor can we do without it Hadith Alhamdulillah, alladhi huwa ashba'ana wa arwa'na wa an'ama 'alai'na wa afdzala Praise be to Allah! Who has satisfied our hunger and our thirst And Who has granted us His favors and given to us abundantly O God, for Thee I have fasted and with Thy provision I have broken my fast. Hadith Sufi Prayers to End the Meal Praise be to Allah, who has made the provisions of our livelihood more plentiful than our needs. Suhrawardi Allah, Allah, Except Allah This has gone; may a richer one come. May the Divine Reality give blessings. Let there be light for those who have eaten. May those who have truly attained be the helpers of the poor dervish who cooked and kept the meal, and may they be our helper. May our rations from the door of happiness of our lords, the Twelve Imams, the Fourteen Pure Innocents, be rich. Let us say Hu for the reign, the rotation of the Light of the Prophet, the Grace of Ali, our Patron Saint Haji Bektash Veli, all the Patron Saints, and the generous ones, those who have truly attained, Hu..... Bektashi order Allah, Allah, by the horn of the archangel Israfil, by the symbolism of Kamber, By the light of the Prophet, by the altar and the pulpit, By our sovereign Pir, Hajji Bektash Veli, by our General, By the breath of the Three, the Five, the Seven, and the Forty True Saints, we thank Thee. Hu..... Another Bektashi table blessing, recorded ca.1900 Praise be to God! Thanks be to God! May God bestow His blessings. May the spread of generosity of the saints, their bread and their bounty, always increase. May the noble spirits of past benefactors rejoice; may those still with us be preserved; may their miraculous breath increase. By the breath of Hazrat-i-Mevlana; by the mystery of Atesbaz-i-Veli, let us all chant Hu! Another Bektashi table blessing, recorded ca.1900 We are the Sufis on the Path We are those who dine at the table of the King. Make eternal, O Lord, this bowl and this spread. Another Bektashi table blessing, recorded ca.1900 ________________________________ From: Susan Maneck <[email protected]> To: Baha'i Studies <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, June 16, 2010 9:09:23 PM Subject: Re: Grace at Meals The Baha'i Studies Listserv > "When you would commence eating, begin by mentioning My Most Glorious > Name (al-abha) and finish it with the Name of Thy Lord, the Possessor > of the Throne above and of the earth below ..." I would not describe the bismillah as a grace. Shoghi Effendi seems to be objecting specifically to grace at it is performed in Christianity, though how that differs from 'Abdu'l-Baha's prayers is not clear to me. On some hot-button > issues, some Bahais treat them as over-ruling anything else. I think it would be more accurate to say that there are a handful of Baha'is who want to ignore them entirely when it comes to certain hot-button issues, despite the fact that the bulk of Shoghi Effendi's authoritative interpretations are contained in this body of literature. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[email protected] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[email protected] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
