As to your question concerning the advisability of
dramatizing Bahá'í historic episodes: the Guardian would certainly approve, and
even encourage that the friends should engage in such literary pursuits which,
no doubt, can be of immense teaching value. What he wishes the believers to
avoid is to dramatize the personages of the Bab, Bahá'u'lláh and `Abdu'l-Bahá,
that is to say to treat them as dramatic figures, as characters appearing on
the stage. This, as already pointed out, he feels would be quite disrespectful.
The mere fact that they appear on the scene constitutes an act of discourtesy
which can in no way be reconciled with their highly exalted station. Their
message, or actual words, should be preferably reported and conveyed by their
disciples appearing on the stage. (From a letter dated 25 July 1936 written on
behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual; The Compilation of Compilations,
vol. III, The Importance of Arts in Promoting the Faith)
