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(The Prayer for the Dead is to be used for Bahá'ís over
the age of fifteen. "It is the only Bahá'í obligatory
prayer which is to be recited in congregation; it is to be
recited by one believer while all present stand. There is
no requirement to face the Qiblih when reciting this
prayers." - A Synopsis and Codification of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas)
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O my God! This is Thy servant and the son of
Thy servant who hath believed in Thee
and in Thy signs, and set his face towards Thee,
wholly detached from all except Thee. Thou art,
verily, of those who show mercy the most merciful.
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Deal with him, O Thou Who forgivest the sins
of men and concealest their faults, as beseemeth
the heaven of Thy bounty and the ocean of Thy
grace. Grant him admission within the precincts
of Thy transcendent mercy that was before the
foundation of earth and heaven. There is no God
but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.
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Let him, then, repeat six times the greeting "Alláh-u-Abhá,"
and then repeat nineteen times each of the following
verses:
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We all, verily, worship God.
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We all, verily, bow down before God.
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We all, verily, are devoted unto God.
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We all, verily, give praise unto God.
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We all, verily, yield thanks unto God.
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We all, verily, are patient in God.
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(If the dead be a woman, let him say: This is Thy handmaiden
and the daughter of Thy handmaiden, etc. ...)
- Bahá'u'lláh
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