The obligatory prayers are binding
inasmuch as they are conducive to humility and submissiveness, to setting one's
face towards God and expressing devotion to Him. Through such prayer man
holdeth communion with God, seeketh to draw near unto Him, converseth with the
true Beloved of one's heart, and attaineth spiritual stations. (‘Abdu’l-Baha,
The Compilation of Compilations, Vol. II, The Importance of Prayer, Meditation
and the Devotional Attitude)