A number of authors express the view that religions which
stress the maleness of the Supreme Being tend to deify the masculine principle
and see it as the only source of legitimate authority. It is important,
therefore, to appreciate the Bahá'í perspective on the nature of God. To assist
... in her study of this subject, we attach a brief compilation on this
subject, from which a number of points can be drawn:
- From the Bahá'í perspective, the "Essence" of
God is "unknowable".
- The "Reality of Divinity ... is invisible,
incomprehensible, inaccessible, a pure essence which cannot be described
..."
- God is "exalted beyond every human attribute, such as
corporeal existence..."
- "God is never flesh". The Godhead has no
physical form and does not in any way resemble a human being, male or female.
- The "attributes" of the Manifestations of God
are the means by which the "Divine characteristics and perfections"
of God are made known to humanity.
(From a memorandum by the Research
Department of the Universal House of Justice dated February 23, 1992)
