Hayyi Rabbi

In Mandaeism, Hayyi Rabbi (Neo-Mandaic; Classical Mandaic: ࡄࡉࡉࡀ ࡓࡁࡉࡀ, romanized: Hiia Rbia, lit.

[2] According to Qais Al-Saadi, [T]he principles of the Mandaean doctrine: the belief of the only one great God, Hayyi Rabbi, to whom all absolute properties belong; He created all the worlds, formed the soul through his power, and placed it by means of angels into the human body.

[8][9] Kušṭa ('Truth', ࡊࡅࡔࡈࡀ) is also another name for Hayyi Rabbi, as well as Parṣupa Rba ('Great Immanence, Great Countenance'[10]: 1 ).

[11] In the Asut Malkia, a commonly recited Mandaean prayer, another name for Hayyi Rabbi is Aba Rba ḏ-ʿqara (ࡀࡁࡀ ࡓࡁࡀ ࡖࡏࡒࡀࡓࡀ 'Great Father of Glory').

[14] Brikha Nasoraia writes: Sabian Mandaeism is clearly a monotheistic religion but it treats the subject in its own unique way.

[5]: 39–41 Many Mandaean texts and prayers begin with the opening phrase b-šumaihun ḏ-hiia rabia (Classical Mandaic: ࡁࡔࡅࡌࡀࡉࡄࡅࡍ ࡖࡄࡉࡉࡀ ࡓࡁࡉࡀ), "In the name of the Great Life" pronunciation: "Beeshmayhon 'dhayyi rabbi, (Arabic: باسم الحي العظيم, romanized: bism al-Ḥayy al-ʿAẓīm, similar to the basmala in Islam[7] and the Christian Trinitarian formula).