Infallibility in essence is confined to the universal
Manifestations of God; for infallibility is an essential requirement of Their
reality, and the essential requirement of a thing is inseparable from the thing
itself. The rays are an essential requirement of the sun and are inseparable
from it; knowledge is an essential requirement of God and is inseparable from
Him; power is an essential requirement of God and is likewise inseparable from
Him. If it were possible to separate these from Him, He would not be God. If
the rays could be separated from the sun, it would not be the sun. Therefore,
were one to imagine the Most Great Infallibility being separated from the
universal Manifestation of God, He would not be a universal Manifestation and
would lack essential perfection.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Table talks in Akka, authenticated by ‘Abdu’l-Baha; ‘Some
Answered Questions’ – 2014 revised translation by the Baha’i World Centre)
