The Babi and Baha'i Religion — Page 70
THE B Ā B Ī AND BAH Ā ’ Ī RELIGION 70 might meet his end. Prayers then were to be of- fered facing his tomb or grave (14, 15, 292). An interesting question here would be in which direction did he turn his own face when saying his prayers? Or would it be wrong to conclude here that himself he never took the trouble to offer any? It is also to be remembered that, since his death, the Bah a ’ i s actually say their prayers facing in the direction of his grave in ‘Akk a 100. The Bah a ’ i s prostrate themselves in sajdah , at his grave. 14. The changes made in the Islamic mode of prayer are also a notable feature of the Bah a ’ i sharia. Bah a ’ull a h has prescribed nine rak’ats for morn- ing, afternoon and evening (13). Then he has said that details of prayers he had given in another paper (19). But it is to be remembered that this detail is nowhere to be met with. To this day there is a difference of opinion among the Bah a ’ i s in regard to their being nine rak‘ats or not. Simply for the sake of taking a different stand than that of Islam Bah a ’ull a h has forbidden any prayer in connection with the eclipse of the sun or the moon (27), and he has prescribed six takb i rs for the funeral prayer. Besides, he has declared that 100 Dur u sul Day a na , page 24.