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.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet; compilation: ‘The
Importance of Obligatory Prayer and Fasting’, prepared by the Research
Department of the Universal House of Justice; The American Baha’i September
2000)
