…as He hath revealed: “Some of the Apostles We
have caused to excel the others.” [Qur’án 2:253] It
hath therefore become manifest and evident that within the tabernacles of these
Prophets and chosen Ones of God the light of His infinite names and exalted
attributes hath been reflected, even though the light of some of these
attributes may or may not be outwardly revealed from these luminous Temples to
the eyes of men. That a certain attribute of God hath not been outwardly
manifested by these Essences of Detachment doth in no wise imply that they Who
are the Daysprings of God’s attributes and the Treasuries of His holy names did
not actually possess it. Therefore, these illuminated Souls, these beauteous
Countenances have, each and every one of them, been endowed with all the
attributes of God, such as sovereignty, dominion, and the like, even though to
outward seeming they be shorn of all earthly majesty. To every discerning eye
this is evident and manifest; it requireth neither proof nor evidence.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Kitab-i-Iqan)
