Monotheism

=====Baháʼí Faith=====
{{Main|God in the Baháʼí Faith}}
[[File:House of Worship Germany 2007.jpg|thumb|Baháʼí House of Worship, [[Langenhain]], Germany]]
God in the [[Baháʼí Faith]] is taught to be the Imperishable, uncreated Being Who is the source of existence, too great for humans to fully comprehend. Human primitive understanding of God is achieved through his revelations via his divine intermediary [[Manifestation of God (Baháʼí Faith)|Manifestations]].<ref name="hatcher_huri">{{Cite journal
|last = Hatcher
|first = John S.
|year = 2005
|title = Unveiling the Hurí of Love
|journal = Journal of Baháʼí Studies
|volume = 15
|issue = 1
|pages = 1–38
|doi = 10.31581/jbs-15.1-4.1(2005)
|doi-access = free
}}</ref><ref name="manifestation">{{Cite book
|first = Juan
|last = Cole
|year = 1982
|chapter = The Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá'í Writings
|title = Bahá'í Studies
|volume = 9
|pages = 1–38
|chapter-url = http://bahai-library.com/cole_concept_manifestation
|access-date = 2012-05-28
|archive-date = 2019-05-17
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190517105145/http://bahai-library.com/cole_concept_manifestation
|url-status = live
}}</ref> In the Baháʼí faith, such Christian doctrines as the [[Trinity]] are seen as compromising the Baháʼí view that God is single and has no equal,<ref>{{cite journal | title = Jesus Christ in the Baha'i Writings | first = Robert | last = Stockman | journal = Baháʼí Studies Review | volume = 2 | issue = 1 | url = http://bahai-library.com/articles/stockman.jesus.html | access-date = 2012-05-28 | archive-date = 2012-10-03 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121003150622/http://bahai-library.com/articles/stockman.jesus.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
and the very existence of the Baháʼí Faith is a challenge to the Islamic doctrine of the finality of Muhammad's revelation.<ref>*{{Cite book
|last = Lewis
|first = Bernard
|year = 1984
|title = The Jews of Islam
|publisher = Princeton University Press
|place = Princeton
|isbn = 0-691-00807-8
|title-link = The Jews of Islam
}}</ref>

God in the Baháʼí Faith communicates to humanity through divine intermediaries, known as [[Manifestation of God (Baháʼí Faith)|Manifestations of God]].<ref name="Psmith107-108"/> These Manifestations establish religion in the world.<ref name="manifestation" /> It is through these divine intermediaries that humans can approach God, and through them God brings divine revelation and law.<ref name="BFaith-115-123">{{cite book | first = William | last = Hatcher | year = 1985 | title = The Baháʼí Faith | publisher = Harper & Row | location = San Francisco | isbn = 0060654414 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/bahfaithemer00hatc/page/115 115–123] | url = https://archive.org/details/bahfaithemer00hatc/page/115 }}</ref>

The Oneness of God is one of the core teachings of the [[Baháʼí Faith]]. The [[Obligatory Baháʼí prayers|obligatory prayers]] in the Baháʼí Faith involve explicit monotheistic testimony.<ref>{{cite book |last = Smith |first = P. |year = 1999 |title = A Concise Encyclopedia of the Baháʼí Faith |publisher = Oneworld Publications |location = Oxford, UK |isbn = 1-85168-184-1 |url-access = registration |url = https://archive.org/details/conciseencyclope0000smit }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last = Momen |first = M. |year = 1997 |title = A Short Introduction to the Baháʼí Faith |publisher = One World Publications |location = Oxford, UK |isbn = 1-85168-209-0 |url = https://archive.org/details/bahaifaith00mooj }}</ref> God is the imperishable, uncreated being who is the source of all existence.<ref name="BFaith-74">{{harvnb|Hatcher|1985|p=74}}</ref> He is described as "a personal God, unknowable, inaccessible, the source of all Revelation, eternal, [[omniscience|omniscient]], [[omnipresence|omnipresent]] and [[omnipotence|almighty]]".<ref name="Psmith106">{{harvnb|Smith|2008|p=106}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Effendi|1944|p=139}}</ref> Although 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.<ref name="Psmith111">{{harvnb|Smith|2008|p=111}}</ref> God communicates his will and purpose to humanity through intermediaries, known as [[Manifestation of God (Baháʼí Faith)|Manifestations of God]], who are the prophets and messengers that have founded religions from prehistoric times up to the present day.<ref name="Psmith107-108">{{harvnb|Smith|2008|pp=107–108}}</ref>