Some strange laws of the Bab

• Unique Direction of Prayer (Qibla): The direction to face during prayer was decreed to be "him whom God shall manifest" (man yuẓhiruhu’lláh), the messianic figure foretold by the Báb.
• Specific Prostration Requirements: In ritual prayer, the prostration (sajda) was to be performed upon a box of crystal containing pieces of the dust from the graves of "the first and the last" (referring to Mullá Muḥammad Ḥusayn Bushrú’í and Mulla Muḥammad ‘Alí Barfúrúshí Quddús, the first and last Letters of the Living).
• Ritual for Women: Pregnant or menstruating women were exempted from ṣalāt but were instead commanded to perform wuḍū’ (ablutions) and praise God 95 times daily, using the specific formula: "Praise be to God, the Possessor of appearance and beauty".
• Idiosyncratic Salutations: The standard Islamic greeting (al-salām ‘alaykum) was replaced by unique phrases, such as men greeting each other with Allāhu akbar (God is Most Great) and replying with Allāhu a‘ẓam (God is Most Mighty).
• Daily Scripture Recitation: Believers were required to recite 700 verses of the Bayán daily, or, if unable, to mention God 700 times using the invocation "O God" (Allāhumma).
• Tattooing: It was obligatory for men to tattoo the word al-raḥmān (the Merciful) on their chest, and for women to tattoo the word Allāhumma (O God).
• Numerological Devices: The Babi tradition stressed the use of numerology and letter-number relationships (gematria). The spiritual reality of existence was seen as structured according to patterns related to the number 19 (al-wáḥid).
• Required Talismans: Followers were instructed to wear a talismanic device (haykal) around their neck, often in the shape of a pentagram, written in the Báb’s hand and containing divine names and mysterious symbols.
• Abrogating Holy Sites: The Báb enjoined the destruction or abrogation of historical shrines, including the Ka‘ba and the graves of the Imams, to be replaced by new shrines.
• The New Ka‘ba: The house of the Báb in Shiraz became the new focal point for pilgrimage, ideally to be filled from surface of the water to its top with diamonds, replacing its earth with elixir and its water with red perfume.
• Idiosyncratic Pilgrimage Rites: A specific rite was enjoined upon inhabitants of Tabriz (and its environs) to visit the site of the Báb's bastinado annually. This required them to remain for 19 days, practicing self-purification, which included uncovering the head, sitting on the ground without sandals, and removing all clothing (except that covering the private parts).

(Extracted from Rituals in Babism and Baha'ism by Denis MacEoin, London: British Academic Press, 1994)

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