The sanctified realities of the Manifestations of God have
two spiritual stations: One is that of the state of divine manifestation, which
can be compared to the orb of the sun, and the other is that of radiance and
revelation, which may be likened to the divine light and perfections—the Holy
Spirit. For the Holy Spirit is the manifold grace and perfections of God, and
these divine perfections are even as the rays and heat of the sun. Now, the sun
is the sun by virtue of its effulgent rays; without these rays it would not be
the sun. If the perfections of God were not revealed and manifested in Jesus,
He would not be Christ. He is a Manifestation of God precisely because the
divine perfections are revealed in Him. The Prophets of God are Manifestations,
and the divine perfections—that is, the Holy Spirit—are that which is
manifested in Them. - ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Table talks in Akka, authenticated by ‘Abdu’l-Baha;
‘Some Answered Questions’ – 2014 revised translation by the Baha’i World
Centre)
