Alláh-u-Abhá
Alláh-u-Abhá is a greeting that Baháʼís use when they meet each other. Abhá is a superlative of the word Baháʼ, and a form of the Greatest Name. It can be compared to the takbir of Islam, Allahu Akbar "God is Great" or Subhan Allah "how pure is God". Alláh-u-Abhá is used both when greeting someone or bidding someone farewell.
Baháʼís are asked to engage in the practice of dhikr: to repeat the phrase Alláh-u-Abhá 95 times per day, as described by Baháʼu'lláh, founder of the Baháʼí Faith, in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, his book of laws. Nader Saiedi explains that the significance of the number 95 originates from the Persian Bayán, where the Báb states that ninety-five stands for the numerical value of "for God", symbolizing the recognition of the manifestation of God and obedience to his laws, which are inseparable from each other, as confirmed by Baháʼu'lláh in the opening paragraph of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas.
The form Allāhu is the nominative case of Allah "God". The form Abhā is the elative of the adjective bahā' "beauty, brilliancy". In Baháʼí writings, it is usually translated as "most glorious".
