Prayer Beads
In the matter of the distribution and use of prayer beads, in this and other matter of secondary importance he does not wish that any hard and fast rules to be set up. The believers should not be required to use prayer beads nor should they be prevented from doing so, as the Teachings do not contain any specific instructions on the subject.
- Shoghi Effendi, Lights of Guidance, p. 462
Quote of the Day
Jalal 5 Izzat 183 B.E.
No member may be required to leave the meeting, even though personally involved inthe matter to be discussed, although any member may ask permission to be absent from such discussion, and the decision whether or not to grant such permission rests with the Assembly itself.
Universal House of Justice – 18 Nov. 1973, cited in Hawaiian Bahá’í News, #82