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 dated 9 October 1947 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer; included in a Memorandum from the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice dated 1992; Baha’i Library Online)
