st rules be set up. The believers should not be required to use prayer
beads, nor should they be prevented from doing so, as the Teachings do not
contain any specific instruction on the subject."

156: PRAYER (BAHA'U'LLAH'S IN DISPENSATION)

"The names of those cited in Baha'u'llah's Prayer in the Dispensation are
quite correct as you gave them, (Abraham, Moses, Joseph, John the Baptist,
Christ, Muhammad, Imam Husayn, the Bab and Baha'u'llah.)

"The Prophets 'regarded as one and the same person' include the lesser
Prophets as well, and not merely those who bring a 'Book'. The station is
different, but They are Prophets and Their nature thus different from that
of ours.

"In the prayer mentioned above Baha'u'llah identifies Himself with Imam
Husayn. This does not make him a Prophet, but his position was very
unique, and we know Baha'u'llah claims to be the 'return' of the Imam
Husayn. He, in other words, identifies His Spirit with these Holy Souls
gone before, that does not, of course, make Him in any way their
re-incarnation. Nor does it mean all of them were Prophets."

157: PRAYERS

"You have asked whether our prayers go beyond Baha'u'llah; It all depends
whether we pray to Him directly or through Him to God. We may do both, and
also can pray directly to God, but our prayers would certainly be more
effective and illuminating if they are addressed to Him through His
Manifestation Baha'u'llah.

"Under no circumstances, however, can we, while repeating the prayers,
insert the name Baha'u'llah where the word 'God' is used. This would be
tantamount to blasphemy."

"In quoting prayers any part may be used, but should be quoted as it is,
however short."

158: PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS (BOOK OF)

"He is indeed pleased to know that the Book of Prayers and Meditations by
Baha'u'llah has been out in time to enable the friends to read it during
the Fast, and he has every hope that the perusal of such a precious volume
will help to deepen more than any other publication, the spirit of
devotion and faith in the friends, and thus charge them with all the
spiritual power they require for the accomplishment of their tremendous
duties towards the Cause..."

159: PRAYERS (DAILY)

"The daily prayers are to be said each one for himself, aloud or silent
makes no difference. There is no congregational prayer except that for the
dead. We read healing and other prayers in our meetings, but t