For Baha'i folks

[Sand Dancer]

What is your view of homosexuality and/or gay marriage? How faithful are you to the daily prayers? Why do menstruating women have to do the 95 recitations of the "Glorified..." verse? Just curious. Intrigued by the religion but just have questions.

 

[shunyadragon]

What is your view of homosexuality and/or gay marriage? How faithful are you to the daily prayers? Why do menstruating women have to do the 95 recitations of the "Glorified..." verse? Just curious. Intrigued by the religion but just have questions.

One question at a time: What is your view of homosexuality and/or gay marriage? As far as Baha'is go homosexual acts are prohibited, and gay marriages are not accepted.

For the world outside the Baha'i the Baha'i Faith believes in separation of religion and state, and the freedom of the rights of individuals in the secular world.

 

[Dawnofhope]

What is your view of homosexuality and/or gay marriage?

Baha'i marriage is between a man and a women.

How faithful are you to the daily prayers?

I say the short obligatory prayer daily. It takes about one minute.

Why do menstruating women have to do the 95 recitations of the "Glorified..." verse?

I'll do some research on that one and get back to you.

 

[Dawnofhope]

Why do menstruating women have to do the 95 recitations of the "Glorified..." verse? Just curious.

This is an exemption for menstruating women particularly during the 19 day fast.

Exemption from obligatory prayer and fasting is granted to women who are menstruating; they should, instead, perform their ablutions (see note 34) and repeat 95 times a day between one noon and the next, the verse “Glorified be God, the Lord of Splendour and Beauty”.

Bahá'í Reference Library - The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Pages 173-174

The 19 day fast involves abstinence from food and water between sunrise and sunset. This can be physically demanding. Menstruating women have the option of not fasting and instead being able recite the verse 95 X daily instead of fasting and prayer.