We find God only through the Intermediary of His Prophet. We
see the Perfection of God in His Prophets. Time and space are physical things,
God, the Creator is not in a 'place' as we conceive of place in physical terms.
God is the Infinite Essence, the Creator. We cannot picture Him or His state;
if we did, we would be His equals, not His Creatures. God is never flesh, but
mirrored in the attributes of His Prophets, we see His Divine characteristics
and perfections.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual
believer, October 9, 1947; compilation: ‘Lights of Guidance’)
