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mind, confirms the faith, and regenerates the heart. One is
outward, it is Judaism; the other is inward, it is Islam.
The baptism of Prophets John and Jesus washes the shell, but the
baptism of the Messenger of Allah washes the kernel. In
short, the Judaeo-Christian baptism is substituted by the
Islamic "Ghusl" and "Wudhu" - or the ablutions which
are performed, not by a prophet or priest, but by the
believing individual himself. The Judaeo-Christian baptism
was necessary and obligatory so long as the baptism of
Allah - the Koranic "Sibghatullah" - was anticipated;
and when Prophet Muhammad thundered the Divine Revelations of
the Koran, then it was that the former baptism vanished
as a shadow.
outward, it is Judaism; the other is inward, it is Islam.
The baptism of Prophets John and Jesus washes the shell, but the
baptism of the Messenger of Allah washes the kernel. In
short, the Judaeo-Christian baptism is substituted by the
Islamic "Ghusl" and "Wudhu" - or the ablutions which
are performed, not by a prophet or priest, but by the
believing individual himself. The Judaeo-Christian baptism
was necessary and obligatory so long as the baptism of
Allah - the Koranic "Sibghatullah" - was anticipated;
and when Prophet Muhammad thundered the Divine Revelations of
the Koran, then it was that the former baptism vanished
as a shadow.