One of the deeds in obedience to the
law is obligatory prayer. He Who is the Bearer of divine mysteries hath called
it the ladder of ascent. He saith: "Obligatory prayer is a ladder of
ascent for the believer." Within it
are hidden and concealed a myriad effects and benefits. Indeed, they are beyond
computation. How great would be a man's indolence and his injustice to himself
if he were to abandon this ladder of ascent and attach himself to earthly
treasures. It is our hope that we may be assisted to perform pure and
acceptable deeds. We beseech God, exalted and glorified be He, to confirm us in
that which He desireth and pleaseth and in that which will draw us nigh unto
Him. Verily, He is the Almighty, the All-Powerful, He Who is wont to answer the
prayers of all men.
- Baha’u’llah (Compilation on ‘The Importance of Obligatory
Prayer and Fasting’, prepared by Research Department of the Universal House of
Justice)
