Specific prayers and practices exist concerning sleep and dreams within the Baha'i writings, notably those authored by Baha' Allah. A Prayer of Baha' Allah requesting that God reveal matters in sleep states that whoever reads it with love of the Lord in their heart "shall behold in his sleep whatsoever he desireth of the meeting with God". Separately, Baha' Allah provided a prayer "to be said after disturbed dreams" for individuals who are "grieved and saddened," which may also be recited upon waking generally, even after undisturbed dreams. Furthermore, there are two descriptive texts prescribing rituals explicitly "for the purpose of being shown visions in sleep," though MacEoin indicates the authenticity of the original texts is unknown; these rituals require the seeker to practice physical purity (washing hands/face or the entire body, wearing clean/pure robes/gowns) and spiritual devotion (turning toward the Divine, offering prayer, and supplicating God) before sleep to ensure that the "doors of revelation shall be opened" and that they "will have visions which will cause the door of doubts to be closed," leading to "comprehend[ing] realities and meanings".
(Extracted from Rituals in Babism and Baha'ism by Denis MacEoin, London: British Academic Press, 1994)
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