April 15. On this date in 1987, an Australian Bahá’í asked the Universal House of Justice about the Prayer for the Dead, receiving the reply "The Prayer for the Dead should be read in its entirety by one person, while all others stand in silence. It is not the practice for those present to repeat any part of the prayer in unison."

April 15. On this date in 1987, an Australian Bahá’í asked the Universal House of Justice about the Prayer for the Dead, receiving the reply "The Prayer for the Dead should be read in its entirety by one person, while all others stand in silence. It is not the practice for those present to repeat any part of the prayer in unison."

Recitation of the Prayer for the Dead
22 MAY 1987
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Australia
Dear Bahá’í Friends,
In response to your letter of 15 April 1987 enclosing a letter from Miss . . . concerning the Prayer for the Dead, the Universal House of Justice instructs us to reply as follows.

The Prayer for the Dead should be read in its entirety by one person, while all others stand in silence. It is not the practice for those present to repeat any part of the prayer in unison.

With loving Bahá’í greetings,
DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARIAT