Index
Prayers by occasion
This is the full index of Bahá’í prayers on this site: the obligatory prayers, and prayers for healing, protection, unity, the departed, families, gatherings, and the hours of the day. Every page holds a set of prayers you can read straight through.
Before the obligatory prayers
Ablutions are the washing of the hands and face performed before each of the daily obligatory prayers. They are a symbolic act of purification, and they are repeated even if one has just washed.
If water is not available, the verse "In the Name of God, the Most Pure, the Most Pure" may be said five times in place of the ablutions.
Learn more about the conditions of obligatory prayer in the FAQ or in the glossary.
Obligatory Prayer
The daily obligation, and how it is observed.
Devotionals
Programs, gatherings, and readings for devotional meetings.
Healing and Hardship
In sickness, in trial, in grief, in fear.
The Spiritual Life
Nearness, detachment, steadfastness, praise.
Community and Service
Unity, teaching, and the affairs of the Cause.
Holy Days and Seasons
The Fast, the Twin Birthdays, the divine springtime.
Tablets and Collections
Longer works and newly translated selections.