Brief compilation on beings inscrutable to all but God -- the Independent and Dependent Prophets.

1)
Should differences arise amongst you over any matter, refer it to God while the Sun [Baha'u'llah, the Independent Prophet] still shineth above the horizon of this Heaven and, when it hath set, refer ye to whatsoever hath been sent down by Him. This, verily, is sufficient unto the peoples of the world. Say: Let not your hearts be perturbed, O people, when the glory of My Presence is withdrawn, and the ocean of My utterance is stilled. In My presence amongst you there is a wisdom, and in My absence there is yet another, inscrutable to all but God, the Incomparable, the All-Knowing. Verily, We behold you from Our realm of glory, and shall aid whosoever will arise for the triumph of Our Cause with the hosts of the Concourse on high and a company of Our favoured angels.
-- Baha'u'llah, The Kitab-i-Aqdas, p. 38

O ye beloved of the Lord! Beware, beware lest ye hesitate and waver. Let not fear fall upon you, neither be troubled nor dismayed. Take ye good heed lest this calamitous day slacken the flames of your ardor, and quench your tender hopes. Today is the day for steadfastness and constancy. Blessed are they that stand firm and immovable as the rock, and brave the storm and stress of this tempestuous hour. They, verily, shall be the recipients of God's grace, verily shall receive His divine assistance, and shall be the truly victorious. They shall shine amidst mankind with a radiance which the dwellers of the Pavilion of Glory laud and magnify. To them is proclaimed this celestial call, revealed in His most holy Book: "O My people! Be not perplexed should the star of My presence disappear, and the ocean of My utterance be stilled. In My presence among you there was the wisdom of God, and in My absence from you there is yet another, inscrutable to all but the One, the All-Knowing. Verily, We behold you from Our realm of effulgent glory, and will graciously aid whosoever striveth for the triumph of Our Cause with the hosts of the celestial Concourse and a company of Our chosen angels."
-- Compilations, Baha'i World Faith, p. 349


2)
The day is approaching when God will have, by an act of His Will, raised up a race of men the nature of which is inscrutable to all save God, the All-Powerful, the Self-Subsisting. He shall purify them from the defilement of idle fancies and corrupt desires, shall lift them up to the heights of holiness, and shall cause them to manifest the signs of His sovereignty and might upon earth. Thus hath it been ordained by God, the All-Glorious, the All-Loving.
-- Baha'u'llah, Surih of the Temple, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 6


3)
1.41
Erelong shall God raise up, through Thee [Baha'u'llah, the Independent Prophet], those with hands of indomitable strength and arms of invincible might, who will come forth from behind the veils [Dependent Prophets of Baha'u'llah], will render the All-Merciful victorious amongst the peoples of the world, and will raise so mighty a cry as to cause all hearts to tremble with fear. Thus hath it been decreed in a Written Tablet. Such shall be the ascendancy which these souls will evince that consternation and dismay will seize all the dwellers of the earth. 

1.42
Beware lest ye shed the blood of anyone. Unsheathe the sword of your tongue from the scabbard of utterance, for therewith ye can conquer the citadels of men's hearts. We have abolished the law to wage holy war against each other. God's mercy, hath, verily, encompassed all created things, if ye do but understand. Aid ye your Lord, the God of Mercy, with the sword of understanding. Keener indeed is it, and more finely tempered, than the sword of utterance, were ye but to reflect upon the words of your Lord. Thus have the hosts of Divine Revelation been sent down by God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting, and thus have the armies of divine inspiration been made manifest from the Source of command, as bidden by God, the All-Glorious, the Best-Beloved.

1.43
Say: The measure of all created things hath been appointed in this concealed and manifest Temple [Baha'u'llah, the Independent Prophet], wherein lie enshrined the knowledge of the heavens and the earth, and of all things past and future. The finger of God's handiwork hath inscribed upon this Tablet that which the wisest and most learned of men are powerless to fathom, and hath created therein temples [Dependent Prophets of Baha'u'llah] inscrutable to all save His own Self, could ye but apprehend this truth. Blessed be the one who readeth it, who pondereth its contents, and who is numbered with them that comprehend!
-- Baha'u'llah, Surih of the Temple, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 22


4)
And now concerning thy question regarding the verse which the All-Merciful, exalted be His glory, hath revealed unto Muhammad, the Apostle of God, in the Qur'an: "He employeth the angels as messengers, with pairs of wings, two, three and four...": [1] Know thou that among the angels there have ever been differences in station and degree, inasmuch as the stations of some excel the others. Some among them are engaged in the training of the world of humanity, whilst others have been entrusted with keeping record of the conduct of men, their deeds and their words. Four angels, who are widely renowned, have been appointed each to serve a specific task, as all have heard and are aware.

Consider likewise those angels who abide in one among the realms of the True One: Some among them are utterly effaced before the effulgences of their Lord, immensely exalted be His glory. His presence is their sustenance, and drawing nigh unto Him their every action. Beholding Him and witnessing His unveiling are their sole occupation and their true delight. From the beginning that hath no beginning unto the end that hath no end, they have never diverted their gaze from the one true God.

Another group of angels is known as the company of the most exalted Beings, and none is aware of them save God, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

Yet others are known as the Spirit, and the verse "therein descend the angels and the Spirit" testifieth thereto. [2] Spirit, likewise, is known to have various degrees. For instance, consider the Holy Spirit mentioned in the Scriptures, which some have referred to as Gabriel. Consider likewise the Spirit of Trustworthiness, the Spirit of Faith, of Certitude, of Command, of Grandeur and of Power, of Beauty, of Glory, and the like.

As to His saying "He employeth the angels as messengers", the intended meaning is that angels are intermediaries between God and His chosen Ones. They convey unto the latter the missives of their Lord through divine revelation, through inspiration, and through visions, and they instruct them of that which God hath commanded them. Through the aid of angels God hath revealed His Cause, rendered it victorious, completed His creation, and perfected His signs.

And as to His saying "with pairs of wings, two, three and four...", the meaning, as already mentioned, is that angels occupy diverse stations. By virtue of the diversity of their station and degree they are the possessors of numerous wings, through which they ascend and descend. Some of them have as many wings as there are divine names, even as the Seal of the Prophets, upon meeting Gabriel on the night of the Mi'raj, recounted: "His are six hundred wings!". [3]
[1]Qur'an 35:1
[2]Qur'an 97:4
[3]From a Hadith
-- Baha'u'llah, provisional translation from: https://bahai-library.com/pdf/s/sazedj_provisional_translations.pdf


5)
O thou honoured enquirer! [1] We bear witness that thou didst firmly adhere unto seemly patience during the days when the Pen was held back from movement and the Tongue hesitated to set forth an explanation regarding the wondrous sign, the Most Great Infallibility. Thou hast asked this Wronged One to remove for thee its veils and coverings, to elucidate its mystery and character, its state and position, its excellence, sublimity and exaltation. By the life of God! Were We to unveil the pearls of testimony which lie hid within the shells of the ocean of knowledge and assurance or to let the beauties of divine mystery [Dependent Prophets of Baha'u'llah] which [who] are hidden within the chambers of utterance in the Paradise of true understanding, step out of their habitation [appear on earth], then from every direction violent commotion would arise among the leaders of religion and thou wouldst witness the people of God held fast in the teeth of such wolves as have denied God both in the beginning and in the end. Therefore We restrained the Pen for a considerable lapse of time in accordance with divine wisdom and for the sake of protecting the faithful from those who have bartered away heavenly blessings for disbelief and have chosen for their people the abode of perdition. [2]
[1 This Tablet was addressed to Jalil-i-Khu'i, one of the early believers in Adhirbayjan, Persia.]
[2 cf. Qur'án 14:33.]

O thou seeker who art gifted with keen insight. I swear by Him Who attracted the Concourse on High through the potency of His most sublime Word! Verily, the birds [Dependent Prophets of Baha'u'llah] abiding within the domains of My Kingdom and the doves dwelling in the rose-garden of My wisdom utter such melodies and warblings as are inscrutable to all but God, the Lord of the kingdoms of earth and heaven; and were these melodies to be revealed even to an extent smaller than a needle's eye, the people of tyranny would utter such calumnies as none among former generations hath ever uttered, and would commit such deeds as no one in past ages and centuries hath ever committed. They have rejected the bounty of God and His proofs and have repudiated the testimony of God and His signs. They have gone astray and have caused the people to go astray, yet perceive it not. They worship vain imaginings but know it not. They have taken idle fancies for their lords and have neglected God, yet understand not. They have abandoned the most great Ocean and are hastening towards the pool, but comprehend not. They follow their own idle fancies while turning aside from God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
-- Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 106


6)
In the name of God, the most holy, the most exalted.

Praise be to Thee, O God, My God. I make mention of Thee at this time, when the sun of Thy Godhead hath risen from the horizon of the splendid divinity of Thy oneness, the lights of Thy lordship have flashed forth from the dawning of the ineffable encounter with the eternal kingdom of Thy self-sufficiency, and the darkness of this world hath been illumined by the radiance of the faithful realm of Thy cause -- in such wise that the garden of paradise came into being above the essence of Thy glorious selfhood. Therein were planted the trees of Thy quintessence, which put forth the fruits of Thine essence, and therein wafted the breezes of Thy spirit and the breaths of Thy sanctity. Therein were foreordained the gems of Thy bounties and the substance of Thy munificence; and therein were uncovered the treasures of Thy knowledge and mystery. Over its terraces flow the streams of Thy glorious life, the canals of Thy radiant eternality, and the springs of the wine of Thine inaccessibility. When Thou didst desire, O my God, to manifest it, Thou didst raise it up to the throne of grandeur and greatness, embellish it with the rays of might and power, render it effulgent by Thine essence, and didst make to shine upon it the sun of oneness from the pre-eternal lights of Thy features. Thou didst light for it the wick of eternity in the lamp of pre-existence. Now, Thy most exalted decree hath come to the kingdom of command by Thy signature, so that a visage might appear therefrom, that the brilliance of Thy beauty might be manifest to all who dwell on earth, and that the glory of Thy countenance might be seen by all who are in the realm of Thy cause.

There arose the houri [maiden], Who had dwelt in pre-eternity in the pavilions of holiness, protection, and glorification and in the canopies of sinlessness, greatness and splendor. Upon Her creamy brow the most high pen hath written in crimson ink, "Praise be to God! This is a houri [maiden] upon Whom none have gazed save God, the exalted, the most high. God hath purified the hem of Her purity from the knowledge of the concourse of names in the realm of eternity, and Her face from the view of all who are in the kingdom of creation. When She arose with the ornament of God from Her palace, She looked with one glance toward the sky. The people of the heavens swooned at the rays of Her visage and at the wafting of Her perfume. Then She looked with another glance toward the earth, and it was illumined by the lights of Her beauty and the loveliness of Her splendor. ... Then the firmament was illumined by the radiance of its light, contingent beings were made resplendent by its appearance and effulgence, and by its rays infinite numbers of suns dawned forth, as though they trekked through heavens that were without beginning or end. I became bewildered at the pen of God's handiwork, and at what it had inscribed upon Her temple. It was as though She had appeared with a body of light in the forms of the spirit, as though She moved upon the earth of essence in the substance of manifestation. I noticed that the houris [maidens] had poked their heads out of their rooms [chambers] and were suspended in the air above Her. They grew perplexed at Her appearance and Her beauty, and were entranced by the raptures of Her song. Praise be to Her creator, fashioner, and maker--to the one Who made Her manifest.
-- Bahá'u'lláh, Tablet of the Maiden (a provisional translation by Juan Cole)


7)
Say: the time of union has been fulfilled, and by virtue of the decree that of absence has begun through this parting, you who are filled with yearning;

Tears have flowed from the eyes of the immortals in the concourse on high because of this farewell, you who are filled with yearning;

The breezes of joy that blew from the paradise of splendor have been stilled by this departure, you who are filled with yearning.

By God, the faces of the celestial maidens in their chambers have paled at the prospect of this absence, you who are filled with yearning;

The houris rouge their cheeks blood red, for they have heard about this leave-taking, you who are filled with yearning;
-- Bahá'u'lláh, Nightingale of Separation (a provisional translation by J. Cole).


8)
He is the Mighty.

This is the Garden of Paradise, wherein hath been raised the melody of God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. Wherein have been established the maidens of eternity whom none hath touched save God, the Mighty, the Holy. Wherein the Nightingale of Eternity hath warbled upon the branches of the Lote-tree beyond which there is no passing, with a melody that hath filled with astonishment the minds of all men. Wherein is that which bringeth the poor ones nigh unto the shores of the ocean of wealth and guideth mankind unto the word of God. This, verily, is a manifest truth.
-- Bahá'u'lláh, The Tablet of the Bell (a provisional translation by Denis MacEoin.)



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