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tag name Congregational prayer type: Religions, Middle Eastern

web link bahai-library.com/tags/Congregational_prayer
related tags – Abrogated laws and practices; Prayer
referring tags Salat-i-Mayyit (Prayer for the Dead)
selected quotations
(authoritative sources)
These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts:

"... It hath been ordained that obligatory prayer is to be performed by each of you individually. Save in the Prayer for the Dead, the practice of congregational prayer hath been annulled. He, of a truth, is the Ordainer, the All-Wise..."

– Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, ¶12

"19. Save in the Prayer for the Dead, the practice of congregational prayer hath been annulled. ¶12
Congregational prayer, in the sense of formal obligatory prayer which is to be recited in accordance with a prescribed ritual as, for example, is the custom in Islám where Friday prayer in the mosque is led by an imám, has been annulled in the Bahá’í Dispensation. The Prayer for the Dead (see note 10) is the only congregational prayer prescribed by Bahá’í law. It is to be recited by one of those present while the remainder of the party stands in silence; the reader has no special status. The congregation is not required to face the Qiblih (Q&A 85).
The three daily Obligatory Prayers are to be recited individually, not in congregation.
There is no prescribed way for the recital of the many other Bahá’í prayers, and all are free to use such non-obligatory prayers in gatherings or individually as they please. In this regard, Shoghi Effendi states that

…although the friends are thus left free to follow their own inclination … they should take the utmost care that any manner they practice should not acquire too rigid a character, and thus develop into an institution. This is a point which the friends should always bear in mind, lest they deviate from the clear path indicated by the Teachings."

– Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Note 19

references en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregational_prayer; bahai9.com/wiki/Congregational_prayer; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q="Congregational prayer"

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2024. Sacred Refrains: Arabic and Persian Dhikrs in the Bahá'í Community. Margaret Caton. — introduction to dhikr (remembrances) and the use of music in Baha'i spiritual practices; 74 recordin... Music.
2019-09. Worldview and the Laws of the Bayán. Nader Saiedi. — Explores the Persian Bayan's spiritual worldview and laws through four talks, offering insights into... Audio.
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1988. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. . — The classic Baha'i reference book. This is its first online edition. Compilations-personal.

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tag name	Congregational prayer	type:	Religions, Middle Eastern
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Congregational_prayer
related tags	– Abrogated laws and practices; Prayer
referring tags	Salat-i-Mayyit (Prayer for the Dead)
selected quotations (authoritative sources)	These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts: "... It hath been ordained that obligatory prayer is to be performed by each of you individually. Save in the Prayer for the Dead, the practice of congregational prayer hath been annulled. He, of a truth, is the Ordainer, the All-Wise..." – Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, ¶12 "19. Save in the Prayer for the Dead, the practice of congregational prayer hath been annulled. ¶12 Congregational prayer, in the sense of formal obligatory prayer which is to be recited in accordance with a prescribed ritual as, for example, is the custom in Islám where Friday prayer in the mosque is led by an imám, has been annulled in the Bahá’í Dispensation. The Prayer for the Dead (see note 10) is the only congregational prayer prescribed by Bahá’í law. It is to be recited by one of those present while the remainder of the party stands in silence; the reader has no special status. The congregation is not required to face the Qiblih (Q&A 85). The three daily Obligatory Prayers are to be recited individually, not in congregation. There is no prescribed way for the recital of the many other Bahá’í prayers, and all are free to use such non-obligatory prayers in gatherings or individually as they please. In this regard, Shoghi Effendi states that …although the friends are thus left free to follow their own inclination … they should take the utmost care that any manner they practice should not acquire too rigid a character, and thus develop into an institution. This is a point which the friends should always bear in mind, lest they deviate from the clear path indicated by the Teachings." – Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Note 19
references	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregational_prayer; bahai9.com/wiki/Congregational_prayer; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q="Congregational prayer"