[1][5] The terminology used can partly be traced back to Islamic Neoplatonism and Sufism, but this does not mean that Baháʼu'lláh supports a Neoplatonist or Sufi worldview.
[6][7][8][9] He views all metaphysical viewpoints as relative, reflecting only the soul or psyche and cultural background of the individual rather than any Absolute Truth.
The Baháʼí teachings de-emphasize the importance of metaphysics, while focusing primarily on social and personal ethics.
[16] The realms of Nasut and Malakut are parts of the 'world of creation' and are ruled by the same spiritual laws.
In the Súriy-i-Vafa, he writes: "Know thou of a truth that the worlds of God are countless in their number, and infinite in their range.