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"Sibghat" in the Koran, not only does it solve the problem
and uncover the veil hiding the mysterious prophecy of John the
Baptist,but also is a marvelous proof that the sacred scripture
of Islam is a direction Revelation of Allah, and that His Prophet
true and the real person whom John predicted! The baptist
("Saba'a") plunges or immerses his neophyte or an infant into
a pond, as a dyer or a fuller plunges a cloth or garment into
a kettle of dye. It is easily understood that baptism is not
a "thara." purification or washing, nor "Tabhala," an immersion
nor even a "rahsa," a bathing or washing, but "sab'aitha," a
dyeing, a coloring. It is extremely important to know these
distinctions. Just as a "saba'a," a dyer, gives a new color
to a garment by dipping it into a kettle of tincture, so a
baptist gives his convert a new spiritual hue. Here we must
make a fundamental distinction between a proselyte Gentile
and uncover the veil hiding the mysterious prophecy of John the
Baptist,but also is a marvelous proof that the sacred scripture
of Islam is a direction Revelation of Allah, and that His Prophet
true and the real person whom John predicted! The baptist
("Saba'a") plunges or immerses his neophyte or an infant into
a pond, as a dyer or a fuller plunges a cloth or garment into
a kettle of dye. It is easily understood that baptism is not
a "thara." purification or washing, nor "Tabhala," an immersion
nor even a "rahsa," a bathing or washing, but "sab'aitha," a
dyeing, a coloring. It is extremely important to know these
distinctions. Just as a "saba'a," a dyer, gives a new color
to a garment by dipping it into a kettle of tincture, so a
baptist gives his convert a new spiritual hue. Here we must
make a fundamental distinction between a proselyte Gentile