... Shoghi Effendi hopes that you will exert all your effort
to deepen your knowledge of the literature of the movement, until you become
fully acquainted with its spirit and tenets. Unless you do obtain such a firm
hold you will never be able to teach others and render real service to the
promulgation of the Faith. Of special importance is the Book of the Íqán which
explains the attitude of the Cause towards the prophets of God and their
mission in the history of society. Besides this there is Some Answered
Questions of the Master and the 'Dawn-Breakers' of Nabil. Every Bahá'í should
master these books and be able to explain their contents to others. Besides
their importance, they are interesting and most absorbing.
- Shoghi Effendi
(From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual
believer, February 9, 1932; compilations: ‘Lights of Guidance’)
