Shoghi Effendi wishes me to express his deep-felt
appreciation of your intention to study the Qur'án. The knowledge of the
revealed holy Book is, indeed, indispensable to every Bahá'í who wishes to
adequately understand the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh. And in view of that the
Guardian has been invariably encouraging the friends to make as thorough a
study of this Book as possible, particularly in their summer schools. Sale's
translation is the most scholarly we have, but Rodwell's version is more
literary, and hence easier for reading.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 23 November 1934
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)
