He [God], in truth, hath, throughout eternity, been one in
His Essence, one in His attributes, one in His works. Any and every comparison
is applicable only to His creatures, and all conceptions of association are
conceptions that belong solely to those that serve Him. Immeasurably exalted is
His Essence above the descriptions of His creatures. He, alone, occupieth the
Seat of transcendent majesty, of supreme and inaccessible glory. The birds of
men’s hearts, however high they soar, can never hope to attain the heights of
His unknowable Essence. It is He Who hath called into being the whole of
creation, Who hath caused every created thing to spring forth at His behest.
Shall, then, the thing that was born by virtue of the word which His Pen hath
revealed, and which the finger of His Will hath directed, be regarded as
partner with Him, or an embodiment of His Self? Far be it from His glory that
human pen or tongue should hint at His mystery, or that human heart conceive
His Essence. All else besides Him stand poor and desolate at His door, all are
powerless before the greatness of His might, all are but slaves in His Kingdom.
He is rich enough to dispense with all creatures.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from
the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
