To Israel He was neither more nor less than the incarnation
of the “Everlasting Father,” the “Lord of Hosts” come down “with ten thousands
of saints”; to Christendom Christ returned “in the glory of the Father,” to
Shí’ah Islám the return of the Imám Husayn; to Sunní Islám the descent of the
“Spirit of God” (Jesus Christ); to the Zoroastrians the promised Sháh-Bahrám;
to the Hindus the reincarnation of Krishna; to the Buddhists the fifth Buddha.
- Shoghi Effendi (‘God Passes By’)
