Long Obligatory Prayer revealed by Bahá’u’lláh TO BE RECITED ONCE IN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
Bahá’u’lláh (1817-1892) —meaning the “Glory of God”—– the Prophet-Founder of the Bahá'í Faith
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Bicentenary of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh:
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“KNOW THOU THAT IN EVERY WORD AND MOVEMENT OF THE OBLIGATORY PRAYER THERE ARE ALLUSIONS, MYSTERIES AND A WISDOM THAT MAN IS UNABLE TO COMPREHEND, AND LETTERS AND SCROLLS CANNOT CONTAIN.”
—‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ, PRAYERS, MEDITATION AND THE DEVOTIONAL ATTITUDE
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Qiblih
In the Bahá’í Faith the Qiblih (Arabic: قبلة) refers to the location that Bahá’ís should face when saying their daily obligatory prayers, and is fixed at the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh, near `Akká, in present day Israel.
The Qiblih was originally identified by the Báb with "the One Whom God will make manifest", a messianic figure predicted by the Báb. Bahá’u’lláh, who claims to be and is widely recognized as being that figure, in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas confirms the Báb's statement and further ordains His final resting-place as the Qiblih. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá describes that spot as the "luminous Shrine", "the place around which circumambulate the Concourse on High".
The concept has come from the previous Abrahamic religions. Jews face Jerusalem, more specifically the site of the former Temple there. Traditionally, most Christian churches were built so that the congregation faced towards Jerusalem, which was the site of the crucifixion of Jesus, during prayer. Muslims face the Ka'aba in Mecca, which they also call the Qibla (another transliteration of Qiblih).
Bahá’ís do not worship the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh or its contents; the Qiblih is simply a focal point for the obligatory prayers. When reciting obligatory prayers the members of the Bahá’í Faith face in the direction of the Qiblih. It is a fixed requirement for the recitation of an obligatory prayer, but for other prayers and devotions one may follow what is written in the Qur'án: "Whichever way ye turn, there is the face of God."
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