As regards ...'s claim to have direct revelations from God;
such visions and communications as he may receive cannot, from the standpoint
of the Cause, be well considered in the nature of a direct and authoritative
revelation from God such as experienced by Divine Prophets and Messengers.
There is a fundamental difference between Divine Revelation as vouchsafed by
God to His Prophets, and the spiritual experiences and visions which
individuals may have. The latter should, under no circumstances, be construed
as constituting an infallible source of guidance, even for the person
experiencing them.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated November 1, 1940, written on behalf of
Shoghi Effendi; compilation: ‘Spiritualism, Reincarnation and Related
Subjects’, prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of
Justice, published in ‘Baha’i Institutions’ a compilation by India Publishing
Trust, 1973)
