He [Baha’u’llah] does not ask us to follow Him blindly; as
He says in one of His Tablets, God had endowed man with a mind to operate as a
torchlight and guide him to truth. Read His words, consider His teachings, and
measure their value in the light of contemporary problems and the truth will
surely be revealed to you. Read books such as the Iqan, Some Answered
Questions, Nabil’s Narrative, and you will appreciate the truth of His mission,
as well as the true spirit He creates in whosoever follows His ways.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a
letter dated February 26, 1933, written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an
individual believer; Baha’i News, no. 80, January 1934)
