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son of a god, but "the glorious, the coveted, the most illus-
trious Son of Man, the perfect Bar nasha" - was to come and
destroy the Beast.
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Chapter 13
JOHN THE BAPTIST ANNOUNCES A POWERFUL PROPHET
John the Baptist, according to the narratives of the four
Evangelists, was a cousin and contemporary of Jesus, being
only about six months older than the latter. The Koran
does not mention anything about the life and work of this
Prophet except that God, through the angels, announced to
his father Zachariah: "And the angels called out to him
when he was standing in the sanctuary worshipping, saying:
'Allah gives you glad tidings of John, who shall confirm a
trious Son of Man, the perfect Bar nasha" - was to come and
destroy the Beast.
78
Chapter 13
JOHN THE BAPTIST ANNOUNCES A POWERFUL PROPHET
John the Baptist, according to the narratives of the four
Evangelists, was a cousin and contemporary of Jesus, being
only about six months older than the latter. The Koran
does not mention anything about the life and work of this
Prophet except that God, through the angels, announced to
his father Zachariah: "And the angels called out to him
when he was standing in the sanctuary worshipping, saying:
'Allah gives you glad tidings of John, who shall confirm a