Trust in God
Complete reliance on God's wisdom and goodness — even in adversity — is the foundation of a tranquil and empowered spiritual life.
The Bahá'í writings repeatedly emphasize tawakkul — complete trust in God. This is not passive resignation but active reliance: doing everything in one's power and then trusting that God's wisdom governs what follows. Trust in God produces inner tranquility that external circumstances cannot disturb.
Thy will is my will, and Thy desire my desire.
Bahá'í trust in God builds on Islamic tawakkul and Jewish bitachon traditions while giving them a distinctly active and purposeful character.
Prayers and Meditations
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- What the Bahá'í Faith says about suffering
Reliance on God's wisdom even in adversity, summed up as thy will is my will. Whether that is peace or resignation is the honest question, and the concept treats it as peace.
- What the Bahá'í Faith says about doubt
Trust here is defined as doing everything in your own power and then relying on God for what follows — active, not resigned. That gives someone still unsure a position they can actually occupy: reliance can be practised, whereas certainty cannot be manufactured.