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before the light of Islam shone with the appearance of the
Holy Prophet of Allah, will show us several truths. There
were three forms of baptism practiced by the Jews, the
Sabians, and the Christians. The Jewish baptism, which
had no origin in their sacred books, was invented chiefly
for the proselytes. Each religion had its definite baptismal
formula and a special ritual. The Jewish "Cohen" (priest)
baptized his convert in the Name of Allah; the Sabian in
the Name of Allah and of John; but the Christian
"Qushlsha" (in Arabic "qassis" or presbyter) baptized in
the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,
in which the names of Allah and of Jesus are not directly
recited. The diversity and the antagonism of the three
before the light of Islam shone with the appearance of the
Holy Prophet of Allah, will show us several truths. There
were three forms of baptism practiced by the Jews, the
Sabians, and the Christians. The Jewish baptism, which
had no origin in their sacred books, was invented chiefly
for the proselytes. Each religion had its definite baptismal
formula and a special ritual. The Jewish "Cohen" (priest)
baptized his convert in the Name of Allah; the Sabian in
the Name of Allah and of John; but the Christian
"Qushlsha" (in Arabic "qassis" or presbyter) baptized in
the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,
in which the names of Allah and of Jesus are not directly
recited. The diversity and the antagonism of the three