Appendix C: Spiritual Practices

Here is a listing of spiritual practices found within the Kitáb-i-Aqdas:

• Prayer
  • Daily Obligatory Prayer (in private)
  • Prayer of the Signs
  • Prayer for the Dead (congregational)
  • Personal Prayer (in private)
• Recitation
  • Recitation of the verses of God
• Remembrance (Dhikr)
  • Subconscious Remembrance
  • Conscious Remembrance
    • Alláh-u-Abhá 95 times daily
• Reflection
• Honoring God
  • Building and Using Mashriqu’l-Adhkárs
  • Pilgrimage (Baghdad or Shiraz)
  • Rights of God (Ḥuqúqu’lláh)
  • Engaging in an Occupation
  • Zakat
  • Ayyám-i-Há (Days of Giving)
  • Fasting
  • Monthly Hospitality
  • Festivals
    • Festival of Naw Rúz
    • Festival of Riḍván
    • Festival for the Declaration of the Báb
    • Festival for the Twin Birthdays