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hemida, from the same consonants hmd, means "to praise,"
and so on. What is more praised and illustrious than that
which is most craved for, coveted, and desired? Whichever
of the two meanings be adopted, the fact that Ahmed is the
Arabic form of Himda remains indisputable and decisive.
The Holy Koran (ch.61:6 ) declares that Jesus announced
unto the people of Israel the coming of Ahmad:
"And when Jesus, the son of Mary said: 'Children of Israel,
I am sent to you by Allah to confirm the Torah that is
before me, and to give news of a Messenger who will come
after me whose name shall be Ahmad.' Yet when he came
to them with clear proofs, they said: 'This is clear sorcery.'"
The Gospel of St. John, being written in Greek, uses the
name Paracletos, a barbarous form unknown to classical Greek
literature. But Periclytos, which corresponds exactly
and so on. What is more praised and illustrious than that
which is most craved for, coveted, and desired? Whichever
of the two meanings be adopted, the fact that Ahmed is the
Arabic form of Himda remains indisputable and decisive.
The Holy Koran (ch.61:6 ) declares that Jesus announced
unto the people of Israel the coming of Ahmad:
"And when Jesus, the son of Mary said: 'Children of Israel,
I am sent to you by Allah to confirm the Torah that is
before me, and to give news of a Messenger who will come
after me whose name shall be Ahmad.' Yet when he came
to them with clear proofs, they said: 'This is clear sorcery.'"
The Gospel of St. John, being written in Greek, uses the
name Paracletos, a barbarous form unknown to classical Greek
literature. But Periclytos, which corresponds exactly