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Diverting? No. Misunderstanding each other. That's more likey.
Baha'is generally don't use the word prophet a lot. Its much more part of the language and traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The words are Manifestation of God and there then are a galaxy of spiritually inspired people. We all are to some extent, although a few are in total darkness and seem to have an aversion to the light.
The station of the Manifestation is twofold. One is in the spiritual realm of God, the other is in the human realm. Ultimately their spiritual station is a mystery incomprehensible to humans.
For Baha'is to know the Manifstation of God, is to know God. Thats very different from Hinduism. However we all have varying human degrees of capacity. We all have some insight and we all are blind.
Can Baha'u'llah whom Baha'is believe to be the Manifestation of God for this day and so providing a message from God Himself be wrong? Baha'is believe he can not. Can Baha'is misunderstand His message and miscommunicate it? Definitely.
Does that answer your question?
I have an unrelated question for you.
What got Bahai to follow Bahaullah alive in this time period rather than further than that as in Christianity with Christ, Islam with Muhammad, and Jews with Moses?
Many people today would not believe her, if a manifestation came today and showed her face. Unless people are very impressionable, miracles and such doesn't make one a manifestation. It hasn't been a thousands years until we have a new revelation.
1800s is pretty close to 2017. My great grand relatives were born in the mid to late 1800s. Bahai and Mormon are the only two religions I know now that their prophets or manifestations are so recent, it's hard to really believe if they actually talked to god.
I mean, time period does not make a difference if god speaks to one or not.
A lot of other religions direct or indirect have their faith based on time period, lineage, history, etc. That's how they track the validity of their religions through those who practiced it before 1800s.
That, and if we flipped it, how is Bahaullah much more connected with god than a Hindu guru when the former was living in our time period and the latter are living now? They both believe in god. So is it Bahaullah or something else?