10. the Prayer for the Dead # 8The Prayer for the Dead (see Some Texts Supplementary to the Kitab-i-Aqdas) is the only Baha'i obligatory prayer which is to be recited in congregation; it is to be recited by one believer while all present stand in silence (see note 19). Baha'u'llah has clarified that the Prayer for the Dead is required only when the deceased is an adult (Q and A 70), that the recital should precede the interment of the deceased, and that there is no requirement to face the Qiblih when saying this prayer (Q and A 85).
Further details concerning the Prayer for the Dead are summarized in the Synopsis and Codification, section IV.A. 13.-14.
11. six specific passages have been sent down by God, the Revealer of Verses # 8The passages that form part of the Prayer for the Dead comprise the repetition of the greeting "Allah-u-Abha" (God is the All-Glorious) six times, each followed by nineteen repetitions of one of six specifically revealed verses. These verses are identical with those in the Prayer for the Dead revealed by the Bab in the Bayan. Baha'u'llah added a supplication to precede these passages.
3. In Islam the saying of the words "Allahu akbar" (God is most great) is called the takbir. Cf. Enc. of Islam, iv, 627. Instead of saying "Allahu akbar" as Muslims do, Baha'is say "Allahu abha" (God is most splendid).