Question: Certain miracles have been attributed to Christ.
Should these accounts be taken literally or do they have other meanings? For it
has been established through sound investigation that the inherent nature of
each thing does not change, that all created things are subject to a universal
law and organization from which they cannot deviate, and that hence nothing can
possibly violate that universal law.
Answer: The Manifestations of God are sources of miraculous
deeds and marvellous signs. Any difficult or impossible matter is to Them possible
and permitted. For They show forth extraordinary feats through an extraordinary
power, and They influence the world of nature through a power that transcends
nature. From each one of Them, marvellous things have appeared.
But in the Sacred Scriptures a special terminology is used,
and in the sight of the Manifestations of God these marvels and miracles are of
no importance, so much so that They do not even wish them to be mentioned. For
even if these miracles were considered the greatest of proofs, they would
constitute a clear evidence only for those who were present when they took
place, not for those who were absent.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Table talks in Akka,
authenticated by ‘Abdu’l-Baha; ‘Some Answered Questions’ – 2014 revised
translation by the Baha’i World Centre)
