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The theory of the Manifestation of God - a strange theory quite alien to the Islamic world was concocted by the Bab and refined and supported by Bahaullah. According to this theory, the Divine Being would continue to manifest Himself in the form of religious preachers time and again. And each manifestation would be more complete and perfect than the previous one. This would be due to the changing requirements of humanity. Thus Jesus (p.b.u.h) appeared after Moses (p.b.u.h), and Mohammed (p.b.u.h) after Jesus. Bab came after Hazrat Mohammed (p.b.u.h), and each time the Divine Will returned "with increased strength and fuller utterance." Hence all prophets were Manifestations of God and after the Bab, Bahaullah was the next Manifestation of God.

Dr. Mohammed Alam Qurayshi