for protection from "calamity and pestilence" (epidemics). The Tablet of Visitation is a prayer that is used during visits to the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh and of the Báb, and is also used during Baháʼí holy days associated with them; the tablet is composed of passages taken from several of Baháʼu'lláh's writings. There is also a Tablet of Visitation for ʻAbdu'l-Bahá which is a prayer that expresses humility and selflessness. Baháʼu'lláh also wrote a specific prayer for the dead, which is to be said before the interment of a Baháʼí who has reached the age of fifteen. The prayer is read aloud by a single person while others who are present stand in silence; the prayer is the only Baháʼí congregational prayer. The Greatest Name It is obligatory for the Baháʼís to repeat the phrase "Alláh-u-Abhá", a form of the Greatest Name, 95 times per day, as described by Baháʼu'lláh in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, sometimes using prayer beads. Meditation In the Bahá'í teachings, meditation is a primary tool for spiritual development, involving reflection on the words of God. While prayer and meditation are linked, where meditation happens generally in a prayerful attitude, prayer is seen specifically as turning toward God, and meditation is seen as a communion with one's self where one focuses on the divine. The purpose of meditation is to strengthen one's understanding of the words of God, and to make one's soul more susceptible to their potentially transformative power, more receptive to the need for both prayer and meditation to bring about and maintain a spiritual communion with God. Bahá'u'lláh never specified any particular form of meditation, and thus each person is free to choose their own form. However, he did state that Baháʼís should read a passage of the Baháʼí writings twice a day, once in the morning, and once in the evening, and meditate on it. He also encouraged people to reflect on one's actions and worth at the end of each day. During the Nineteen Day Fast, a period of the year during which Baháʼís adhere to a sunrise-to-sunset fast, they meditate and pray to reinvigorate their spiritual forces. See also God in the Baháʼí Faith Notes References Further reading Bahá'í World Centre (2019). Prayer and Devotional Life (compilation). External links Bahaiprayers.org - A collection of Baha'i prayers BahaiPrayers.net - Baháʼí prayers in 60+ languages (incl. apps) Short Obligatory Prayer in many languages Bahai.org: Prayer, Meditation,