Bahá'u'lláh forbade the congregational recitation of prayer, as is done by Muslims five times a day, with the exception of the Prayer for the Dead, usually recited at a funeral. Otherwise, prayers are said individually or recited by one individual while others listen. Bahá'u'lláh has, however, enjoined Bahá'ís to perform daily obligatory prayers, preceded by ablutions (washing of the hands and face). To perform obligatory prayers, Bahá'ís must face the qiblih ("point of Adoration")—initially Bahá'u'lláh himself, but after his death, the location of his interred remains outside Haifa, Israel, near the Bahá'i World Center. During the Medium and Long Obligatory Prayers, certain genuflections must be performed (similar to Muslim prayers), involving bending down with one's hand resting on one's knees, raising one's hands "in supplication," and bowing one's forehead to the ground. Many Bahá'ís from Christian backgrounds told me that it took them a while to get used to this form of prayer; some even said they were Bahá'ís for years before they knew that ablutions were required (many said it wasn't until the full text of the Kitab-i-Aqdas came out that this was clear to them).
-Michael McMullen, The Bahá'í, The Religious Construction of a Global Identity, Page 78
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