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All the Muslims, who believe in Allah, in His angels,
Books, and Prophets; in the Day of the Resurrection and
Judgment; that the good and evil are from Allah; and per-
form their pious practices according to their ability and with
good will, are holy saints and blessed citizens of the King-
dom. There is no grosser religious ignorance than the belief
that there is a person called the Holy Ghost who fills the
hearts of those who are baptized in the names of three gods,
each the third of the three, or the three of the third, and
thus sanctifies the believers in their absurdities. A Muslim
believes that there is not one Holy Spirit, but innumerable
holy spirits all created and ministers of the One Allah. The
Muslims are sanctified, not by baptisms or ablution, but their
spirits are purified and sanctified by the light of faith and by
the fire of zeal and courage to defend and fight for that faith.
John the Baptist, or rather Christ himself (according to the
Gospel of Barnabas), said: "I baptize you with water unto
Books, and Prophets; in the Day of the Resurrection and
Judgment; that the good and evil are from Allah; and per-
form their pious practices according to their ability and with
good will, are holy saints and blessed citizens of the King-
dom. There is no grosser religious ignorance than the belief
that there is a person called the Holy Ghost who fills the
hearts of those who are baptized in the names of three gods,
each the third of the three, or the three of the third, and
thus sanctifies the believers in their absurdities. A Muslim
believes that there is not one Holy Spirit, but innumerable
holy spirits all created and ministers of the One Allah. The
Muslims are sanctified, not by baptisms or ablution, but their
spirits are purified and sanctified by the light of faith and by
the fire of zeal and courage to defend and fight for that faith.
John the Baptist, or rather Christ himself (according to the
Gospel of Barnabas), said: "I baptize you with water unto