 Prayer in the Bahá 'í Faith consists of obligatory prayer and devotional ( general ) prayer . Bahá 'ís over the age of 15 must individually recite an obligatory prayer each day , using fixed words and form . In addition to the daily obligatory prayer , believers are directed to daily offer devotional prayer and to meditate and study sacred scripture . There is no set form for devotions and meditations , though the devotional prayers written by the central figures of the Bahá 'í Faith and collected in prayer books are held in high esteem . Reading aloud of prayers from prayer books is a typical feature of Bahá 'í gatherings . 
