1. The sublime station occupied by the Obligatory
Prayers in the Baha'i Revelation.
2. The Qiblih:
a. Identified by the Bab with "the One Whom God
will make manifest".
b. The appointment made by the Bab is confirmed by
Baha'u'llah.
c. Baha'u'llah ordains His resting-place as the
Qiblih after His passing.
d. Turning to the Qiblih is mandatory while
reciting the Obligatory Prayers.
3. The Obligatory Prayers are binding on men and women
on attaining the age of maturity, which is fixed at 15.
4. Exemption from offering the Obligatory Prayers is
granted to:
a. Those who are ill.
b. Those who are over 70.
c. Women in their courses provided they perform
their ablutions and repeat a specifically revealed
verse 95 times a day.
5. The Obligatory Prayers should be offered
individually.
6. The choice of one of the three Obligatory Prayers is
permissible.
7. 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. The recital of the first (long) Obligatory Prayer,
once in twenty-four hours is sufficient.
9. It is preferable to offer the third (short)
Obligatory Prayer while standing.
10. Ablutions:
a. Ablutions must precede the recital of the
Obligatory Prayers.
b. For every Obligatory Prayer fresh ablutions
must be performed.
c. Should two Obligatory Prayers be offered at
noon one ablution for both prayers is sufficient.
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.
e. Should the weather be too cold the use of warm
water is recommended.
f. If ablutions have been performed for other
purposes, their renewal prior to the recital of
the Obligatory Prayer is not required.
g. Ablutions are essential whether a bath has been
taken previously or not.