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Two things - first "It is a congregational prayer: the words are read aloud by a single person while others who are present stand in silence." - this specific practice is forbidden in the case of the personal fulfillment of doing one's obligatory prayers, and is specifically enjoined in the prayer for the dead, and generally in the House of Worship it is not the case that others are forbidden to say prayers only for others to listen to, or in unison, with others. So when at the Temple one will hear others say prayers, but one may also say prayers oneself. They just video taped the focus of the event.
Smkolins (
talk)
19:05, 27 November 2010 (UTC)reply
To be clear the Temple is open for many hrs a day and has a few organized events. One can go and pray many times other than these events.
Smkolins (
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19:06, 27 November 2010 (UTC)reply
I have removed the following entry from the section 'Further reading', because it includes some incorrect and confusing statement:
Esselmont, John Ebenezer (1920). "A study of Bahai prayer". In Right Rev. W.P. Paterson; Russell, David (eds.). The Power of Prayer. being a selection of Walker trust essays, with a study of the essays as a religious and theological document. The Macmillan Company. pp. 351–364. {{
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help) (Reviews the Long Obligatory Prayer among a review of Bahá'í prayers in general.)