The prayer is to be recited 19 times, followed by (1) meditation on the
problem, (2) the formulation of a solution, and (3) the implementation
of the conceived solution:
"O my God! Thou seest me detached from everything save Thee and clinging to Thee.
"O my God! Thou seest me detached from everything save Thee and clinging to Thee.
Guide me then, in my doings, in a manner which profiteth me for the
glory of Thy Cause and the loftiness of the state of Thy servants."
"The Research Department of the Universal House of Justice has advised that the prayer... was revealed by Bahá’u’lláh to Jináb-i-Samandar [Shaykh Kázim Samandar], the father of the Hand of the Cause of God, Tarázu’lláh Samandarí, to assist him in making a difficult decision." ~ From a letter dated August 21, 2001 from the Department of the Secretariat
~ Baha'u'llah
"The Research Department of the Universal House of Justice has advised that the prayer... was revealed by Bahá’u’lláh to Jináb-i-Samandar [Shaykh Kázim Samandar], the father of the Hand of the Cause of God, Tarázu’lláh Samandarí, to assist him in making a difficult decision." ~ From a letter dated August 21, 2001 from the Department of the Secretariat