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THE BAPTISM OF JOHN AND JESUS ONLY A TYPE OF RELIGIOUS
MARKING "SIBGHATULLAH" (1)
"The (indelible religious) marking of Allah. And who marks
better than Allah! And for Him we are worshipers." Koran, Ch.2:138
It is a great pity that the Evangelists have not left us
a complete and detailed account of the sermon of John the
Baptist; and assuming they ever did, it is nothing short of
a crime on the part of the Church not to have preserved
its text. For it is impossible to imagine the mysterious and
enigmatic words of the Baptist in their present shape could
have been understood even by the most erudite among his
audience We know that the Jewish doctors and lawyers
asked him to explain himself upon various points and to
MARKING "SIBGHATULLAH" (1)
"The (indelible religious) marking of Allah. And who marks
better than Allah! And for Him we are worshipers." Koran, Ch.2:138
It is a great pity that the Evangelists have not left us
a complete and detailed account of the sermon of John the
Baptist; and assuming they ever did, it is nothing short of
a crime on the part of the Church not to have preserved
its text. For it is impossible to imagine the mysterious and
enigmatic words of the Baptist in their present shape could
have been understood even by the most erudite among his
audience We know that the Jewish doctors and lawyers
asked him to explain himself upon various points and to