Implications of the Oneness of God
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POLYTHEISM IN BELIEF THAT GOD CAN BE KNOWN
"He is indeed a true believer in the unity of God who, in this Day, will regard Him as One immeasurably exalted above all the comparisons and likenesses with which men have compared Him. He hath erred grievously who hath mistaken these comparisons and likenesses for God Himself. Consider the relation between the craftsman and his handiwork, between the painter and his painting. Can it ever be maintained that the work their hands have produced is the same as themselves? By Him Who is the Lord of the Throne above and of earth below! They can be regarded in no other light except as evidences that proclaim the excellence and perfection of their author."
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings, pp. 336-337)
"ONENESS" IN "ONENESS OF GOD" DOES NOT REFER TO SOMETHING WE CAN UNDERSTAND
"He is a true believer in Divine unity who, far from confusing duality with oneness, refuseth to allow any notion of multiplicity to becloud his conception of the singleness of God, who will regard the Divine Being as One Who, by His very nature, transcendeth the limitations of numbers."
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings, sec. 84, pp. 166-167)
"The Divine Reality is sanctified from singleness, then how much more from plurality"
- ('Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 113).
"We affirm these names and attributes, not to prove the perfections of God, but to deny that He is capable of imperfections."
ESSENTIAL MEANING OF UNITY OF GOD (HIS MANIFESTATION EXPRESSES THE UNKNOWABLE'S WILL)
"....the essential names and attributes of God are identical with His Essence..."
"The essence of belief in Divine unity consisteth in regarding Him Who is the Manifestation of God and Him Who is the invisible, the inaccessible, the unknowable Essence as one and the same."
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings, sec. 84, p. 167)
ONENESS OF GOD IN REFERENCE TO EQUAL STATION OF ALL OF GOD'S MANIFESTATIONS
"Beware, O believers in the Unity of God, lest ye be tempted to make any distinction between any of the Manifestations of his Cause, or to discriminate against the signs that have accompanied and proclaimed their Revelation. This indeed is the true meaning of Divine Unity, if ye be of them that apprehend and believe this truth."
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings, p. 59)
BELIEVER IN ONE GOD SEES GOD'S SIGNS IN ALL THINGS BUT DOES NOT BELIEVE CREATION IS A PARTNER OF GOD
"He is really a believer in the Unity of God who recognizeth in each and every created thing the sign of the revelation of Him Who is the Eternal Truth, and not he who maintaineth that the creature is indistinguishable from the Creator."
"All existence is dependent upon Him, and from Him is derived the source of the sustenance of all things. This is what is meant by Divine unity; this is its fundamental principle."
"All created things are likewise subjected to the same law and system; namely, that all beings as us are subject to gradual development and growth as well as death or decomposition. Creation's falling under one universal law is itself a sign of God's oneness. 'The organization of God is one; the evolution of existence is one; the divine system is one."
FURTHER QUOTATIONS ON ALL THINGS REFLECTING THE SIGNS OF GOD
"...all the forces of the universe, in the last analysis serve the Covenant"
"In the Name of Him Who is the Supreme Ruler over all that hath been and all that is to be"
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, par. 1)
"Say: all things are of God"
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 222)
ONENESS OF GOD EVIDENT IN UNIQUENESS--ANOTHER WORD FOR ONENESS--IN CREATION
"...the earth is the mirror of the Kingdom; the material world corresponds to the spiritual world. Now observe that in the sensible world, appearances are not repeated, for no being in any respect is identical with, nor the same as, another being. The sign of singleness is visible and apparent in all things. If all the granaries of the world were full of grain, you would not find two grains absolutely alike, the same and identical without any distinction. It is certain that there will be differences and distinctions between them. As the proof of uniqueness exists in all things, and the Oneness and Unity of God is apparent in the reality of all things, the repetition of the same appearance is absolutely impossible."
- ('Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 283, used in thus proving the impossibility of physical reincarnation)
SIGNS OF ONE GOD EVIDENT IN OTHER PEOPLE
"O Son of Man! Deny not My servant should he ask anything from thee, for his face is My face; be then abashed before Me."
- (Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, Arabic, number 30).
"We fain would hope that the people of Bahá may be guided by the blessed words: "Say, all things are of God." This exalted utterance is like unto water for quenching the fire of hate and enmity which smouldereth within the hearts and breasts of men. By this single utterance contending peoples and kindreds will attain the light of true unity."
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 222)
Believing self as a god
"In brief, dissensions among various sects have opened the way to weakness. Each sect hath picked out a way for itself and is clinging to a certain cord. Despite manifest blindness and ignorance they pride themselves on their insight and knowledge. Among them are mystics who bear allegiance to the Faith of Islám, some of whom indulge in that which leadeth to idleness and seclusion. I swear by God! It lowereth man's station and maketh him swell with pride. Man must bring forth fruit. One who yieldeth no fruit is, in the words of the Spirit [Jesus.], like unto a fruitless tree, and a fruitless tree is fit but for the fire."
"That which the aforesaid persons have mentioned concerning the stations of Divine Unity will conduce in no small measure to idleness and vain imaginings. These mortal men have evidently set aside the differences of station and have come to regard themselves as God, while God is immeasurably exalted above all things."
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 60)
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