In connection with the question as to whether Bahá’ís should be familiar
with the different sciences and branches of study, Shoghi Effendi wishes me
to inform you that both Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá have given a very high
position to men of culture and knowledge and Bahá’u’lláh says in one of His
Tablets that respect shown to such people is incumbent upon all Bahá’ís.
Furthermore there is no doubt that familiarity with different branches of
study widens one’s point of view and we can then understand and realize the
significance of the Bahá’í Movement and its principles much more.
(14 December 1924 to an individual believer) [12]