12. In case of danger, whether when travelling or not, for every Obligatory Prayer not offered a prostration and the recital of a specific verse is enjoined, to be followed by the repetition, eighteen times, of another specific verse. 13. Congregational prayer is forbidden except the Prayer for the Dead. 14. The recital, in its entirety, of the Prayer for the Dead is prescribed except for those unable to read, who are commanded to repeat the six specific passages in that Prayer. 15. The Obligatory Prayer to be thrice repeated, three times a day, at morn, noon and evening, has been superseded by three Obligatory Prayers subsequently revealed. 16. The Prayer of the Signs has been annulled, and a specifically revealed verse substituted for it. The recital of this verse is not however obligatory. 17. Hair, sable, bones and the like do not nullify one’s prayer. B. Fasting 1. The sublime station occupied by fasting in the Bahá’í Revelation. 2. The period of fasting commences with the termination of the Intercalary Days, and ends with the Naw-Rúz Festival. 3. Abstinence from food and drink, from sunrise to sunset, is obligatory. 4. Fasting is binding on men and women on attaining the age of maturity, which is fixed at 15. 5. Exemption from fasting is granted to: a. Travellers i. Provided the journey exceeds 9 hours. ii. Those travelling on foot, provided the journey exceeds 2 hours. iii. Those who break their journey for less than 19 days. iv. Those who break their journey during the Fast at a place where they are to stay 19 days are exempt from fasting only for the first three days from their arrival. v. Those who reach home during the Fast must commence fasting from the day of their arrival.