The important thing that should always be borne in mind is
that with the exception of certain specific obligatory prayers, Baha’u’llah has
given us no strict or special rulings in matters of worship, whether in the
Temple or elsewhere. Prayer is essentially a communion between man and God, and
as such transcends all ritualistic forms and formulae.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated
June 15, 1935, written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi, Baha’i News, no. 93, July
1935)
