The Guardian feels that a sound knowledge of history,
including religious history, and also social and economic subjects, is of great
help in teaching the Cause to intelligent people; as to what subjects within
the Faith you should concentrate on he feels that young Bahá'ís should gain a
mastery of such books as the Gleanings, the Dawnbreakers, God Passes By, the
Iqán, Some Answered Questions and the more important Tablets. All aspects of
the Faith should be deeply studied...
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 4 May 1946 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)
