The Universal House of Justice does not see itself obliged to
prescribe a new scientific methodology for Bahá'í academics who make study of
the Faith, its teachings and history the subject of their professional
activities. Rather has it concentrated on drawing the attention of these
friends to the inadequacy of certain approaches from a Bahá'í point of view,
urging them to apply to their work the concept which they accept as Bahá'ís:
that the Manifestation of God is of a higher realm and has a perception far
above that of any human being. He has the task of raising humankind to a new
level of knowledge and behaviour. In this, His understanding transcends the
traditions and concepts of the society in which He appears. As Bahá'u'lláh
Himself writes in the Hidden Words:
O Son of Beauty! By My spirit and by My favor! By My mercy
and by My beauty! All that I have revealed unto thee with the tongue of power,
and have written for thee with the pen of might, hath been in accordance with
thy capacity and understanding, not with My state and the melody of My voice.
(From a letter dated 8 February 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to n individual believer)
(From a letter dated 8 February 1998 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to n individual believer)
