Messengers, are, without exception, the bearers of
His names, and the embodiments of His attributes.
They only differ in the intensity of their revelation,
and the comparative potency of their light. Even
as He hath revealed: "Some of the Apostles We
have caused to excel the others." (1) It hath therefore
become manifest and evident that within the tabernacles
of these Prophets and chosen Ones of God
the light of His infinite names and exalted attributes
hath been reflected, even though the light of
some of these attributes may or may not be outwardly
revealed from these luminous Temples to
the eyes of men. That a certain attribute of God
hath not been outwardly manifested by these Essences
of Detachment doth in no wise imply that
they Who are the Daysprings of God's attributes
and the Treasuries of His holy names did not actually
possess it. Therefore, these illuminated Souls,
these beauteous Countenances have, each and every
one of them, been endowed with all the attributes
of God, such as sovereignty, dominion, and the
like, even though to outward seeming they be
shorn of all earthly majesty. To every discerning
eye this is evident and manifest; it requireth
neither proof nor evidence.
1. Qur'án 2:253.