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Intone, O My servants, the verses of God
that have been received by thee,
as intoned by them who have drawn
nigh unto Him,
that the sweetness of thy melody
may kindle thine own soul,
and attract the hearts of all men.
Whoso reciteth, in the privacy of his chamber,
the verses revealed by God,
the scattering angels of the Almighty
shall scatter abroad the fragrance
of the words uttered by his mouth,
and shall cause the heart
of every righteous man to throb.
Though he may, at first, remain unaware
of its effect, yet the virtue
of the grace vouchsafed unto him
must needs sooner or later exercise
its influence upon his soul.
Thus have the mysteries of the Revelation
of God been decreed
by virtue of the Will of Him
Who is the Source of power and wisdom.
- Bahá'u'lláh
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"The daily obligatory prayers are three in number. ...
The believer is entirely free to choose any one of these
three prayers, but is under the obligation of reciting
either one of them, and in accordance with any specific
directions with which they may be accompanied."
- from a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi
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"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."
- Synopsis and Codification of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas,
p. 36
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