“It is certainly most difficult to thoroughly grasp all the
Súrihs of the Qur’án, as it requires a detailed knowledge of the
social, religious and historical background of Arabia at the time
of the appearance of the Prophet. The believers can not possibly
hope, therefore, to understand the Súrihs after the first or
even second or third reading. They have to study them again
and again, ponder over their meaning, with the help of certain
commentaries and explanatory notes as found, for instance, in
the admirable translation made by SALE, endeavor to acquire
as clear and correct understanding of their meaning and import
as possible. This is naturally a slow process, but future generations
of believers will certainly come to grasp it. For the present,
the Guardian agrees, that it would be easier and more helpful
to study the Book according to subjects, and note verse by verse
and also in the light of the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s
interpretation which throw such floods of light on the whole of
the Qur’án.”
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