-
Articles_of_he_Bishop_of_Uramiah, page : 422
The people of Harran in Syria are not - as they have
been supposed to be - the remnant of the old Saba'ites.
In the promised lands only three non-Muslim religions were
recognized and tolerated by the Koran, namely, Judaism,
Christianity, and Sabianism. It is stated that the Harranians
pretended to be the remnant of the old Saba'ites, and they
were, therefore, permitted to practice their peculiar religion
without molestation by the Turkish Government.
The Christian conception of the Holy Spirit is entirely
different from the Islamic and the Jewish. The Holy Spirit
is not a divine person with divine attributes and functions
not belonging to this or that other divine persons of a triple
god. The Christian belief that this same holy ghost, the
third divine person, descends from his (or her, or its)
been supposed to be - the remnant of the old Saba'ites.
In the promised lands only three non-Muslim religions were
recognized and tolerated by the Koran, namely, Judaism,
Christianity, and Sabianism. It is stated that the Harranians
pretended to be the remnant of the old Saba'ites, and they
were, therefore, permitted to practice their peculiar religion
without molestation by the Turkish Government.
The Christian conception of the Holy Spirit is entirely
different from the Islamic and the Jewish. The Holy Spirit
is not a divine person with divine attributes and functions
not belonging to this or that other divine persons of a triple
god. The Christian belief that this same holy ghost, the
third divine person, descends from his (or her, or its)