It hath ever been evident that all these divergences of
utterance [among the Manifestations of God] are attributable to differences of
station. [with respect to “the world of creation”] Thus, viewed from the
standpoint of their oneness and sublime detachment, the attributes of Godhead,
Divinity, Supreme Singleness, and Inmost Essence, have been and are applicable
to those Essences of being, inasmuch as they all abide on the throne of divine
Revelation, and are established upon the seat of divine Concealment. Through
their appearance the Revelation of God is made manifest, and by their
countenance the Beauty of God is revealed. Thus it is that the accents of God
Himself have been heard uttered by these Manifestations of the divine Being.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Kitab-i-Iqan’)
