God witnesseth that there is no God but Him, the Gracious,
the Best-Beloved. All grace and bounty are His. To whomsoever He will He giveth
whatsoever is His wish. … We recognize in the manifestation of each one of them
[God’s Manifestations, Prophets, Messengers], whether outwardly or inwardly,
the manifestation of none but God Himself, if ye be of those that comprehend.
Every one of them is a mirror of God, reflecting naught else but His Self, His
Beauty, His Might and Glory, if ye will understand. All else besides them are
to be regarded as mirrors capable of reflecting the glory of these
Manifestations Who are themselves the Primary Mirrors of the Divine Being, if
ye be not devoid of understanding. No one hath ever escaped them, neither are
they to be hindered from achieving their purpose. These Mirrors will
everlastingly succeed each other, and will continue to reflect the light of the
Ancient of Days. They that reflect their glory will, in like manner, continue
to exist for evermore, for the Grace of God can never cease from flowing. This
is a truth that none can disprove.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of
Baha’u’llah’)
