These sources of disagreement and of difference are all due
to the lack of thorough understanding, on the part of many of the believers, of
the basic laws and principles of Bahá'í Administration. Despite our Guardian's
repeated and emphatic instructions and recommendations that the friends should
deepen their knowledge, through both study and practice, of all the
administrative teachings of the Faith yet, some have, for some reason or
another, neglected to do so. The result has been that they are working in the
dark, not knowing where to look for guidance in all such matters.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a
letter dated 11 November 1933 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an
individual believer; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, The Importance of
Deepening Our Knowledge and Understanding of the Faith)
