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The Bahá'í view of God is essentially monotheistic. God is the imperishable, uncreated being who is the source of all existence. He is described as "a personal God, unknowable, inaccessible, the source of all Revelation, eternal, omniscient, omnipresent and almighty". Though transcendent and inaccessible directly, his image is reflected in his creation. The purpose of creation is for the created to have the capacity to know and love its creator. God communicates his will and purpose to humanity through intermediaries, known as Manifestations of God, who are the prophets and messengers that have founded religions from prehistoric times up to the present day.

bahá'í imperishable revelation

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  2. Saiedi 2008, pp. 163–180
  3. Smith 2008, p. 106
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  5. Smith 2000, pp. 276–277
  6. Hatcher 1985, pp. 74–75
  7. Bahá'u'lláh 1976, pp. 64–65
  8. Adamson 2007, pp. 186–188
  9. Momen 1988
  10. Bahá'u'lláh 1976, pp. 60–64
  11. McLean & Lee 1997, p. 67,78
  12. From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer, April 21, 1939. published in Hornby, Helen (Ed.), ed (1983). Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File. Bahá'í Publishing Trust, New Delhi, India. ISBN 81-85091-46-3. 
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  14. Hayes 2006, p. 54
  15. `Abdu'l-Bahá 1982, p. 148
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  18. Hatcher 1985, pp. 115–123
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