Individual Laws: Obligatory Prayers

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#	name
# 1	name The sublime station occupied by the Obligatory Prayers in the Bahá’í Revelation.
# 2	name The Qiblih (Point of adoration):
#	name a. Identified by the Báb with "the One Whom God will make manifest".
#	name b. The appointment made by the Báb is confirmed by Bahá’u’lláh.
#	name c. Bahá’u’lláh ordains His resting-place as the Qiblih after His passing.
#	name d. Turning to the Qiblih is mandatory while reciting the Obligatory Prayers
# 3	name The Obligatory Prayers are binding on men and women on attaining the age of maturity, which is fixed at 15.
# 4	name Exemption from offering the Obligatory Prayers is granted to:
#	name a. Those who are ill.
#	name b. Those who are over 70.
#	name c. Women in their courses provided they perform their ablutions and repeat a specifically revealed verse 95 times a day.
# 5	name The Obligatory Prayers should be offered individually.
# 6	name The choice of one of the three Obligatory Prayers is permissible.
# 7	name By "morning", "noon" and "evening", mentioned in connection with the Obligatory Prayers, is meant respectively the intervals between sunrise and noon, between noon and sunset, and from sunset till two hours after sunset.
# 8	name The recital of the first (long) Obligatory Prayer, once in twenty-four hours is sufficient.
# 9	name It is preferable to offer the third (short) Obligatory Prayer while standing.
# 10	name Ablutions:
#	name a. Ablutions must precede the recital of the Obligatory Prayers.
#	name b. For every Obligatory Prayer fresh ablutions must be performed.
#	name c. Should two Obligatory Prayers be offered at noon one ablution for both prayers is sufficient.
#	name d. If water is unavailable or its use harmful to the face or hands, the repetition, five times, of a specifically revealed verse is prescribed.
#	name e. Should the weather be too cold the use of warm water is recommended.
#	name f. If ablutions have been performed for other purposes, their renewal prior to the recital of the Obligatory Prayer is not required.
#	name g. Ablutions are essential whether a bath has been taken previously or not.
# 11	name Determining the times fixed for Prayer:
#	name a. Reliance on clocks is permissible in determining the times for offering the Obligatory Prayers.
#	name b. In countries situated in the extreme north or south, where the duration of days and nights varies considerably, clocks and timepieces should be relied upon, without reference to sunrise or sunset.
# 12	name In case of danger, whether when travelling or not, for every Obligatory Prayer not offered a prostration and the recital of a specific verse is enjoined, to be followed by the repetition, eighteen times, of another specific verse.
# 13	name Congregational prayer is forbidden except the Prayer for the Dead.
# 14	name The recital, in its entirety, of the Prayer for the Dead is prescribed except for those unable to read, who are commanded to repeat the six specific passages in that Prayer.
# 15	name The Obligatory Prayer to be thrice repeated, three times a day, at morn, noon and evening, has been superseded by three Obligatory Prayers subsequently revealed.
# 16	name The Prayer of the Signs has been annulled, and a specifically revealed verse substituted for it. The recital of this verse is not however obligatory.
# 17	name Hair, sable, bones and the like do not nullify one’s prayer.