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and obligations, according to his ability, virtue, knowledge,
wealth, rank.
St. John the Baptist ascribes this spiritual and igneous
marking to the Great Prophet of Allah, not as a divine being,
God, or son of God, but as a holy agent, and as an instru-
ment through which this divine marking was to
be operated. Prophet Muhammad delivered the Message of Allah
which was His Word; he led the prayers, administered the
Divine service, and fought the holy wars against the un-
believers and the idolators to defend his cause. But the
success and the victory achieved was God's. In the same
way John preached and baptized, but the contrition, penance,
and the remission of sins could only be done by God. The
Prophet John's prediction that "he who comes after me is
more powerful than I; he will baptize (mark) you with the Spirit
wealth, rank.
St. John the Baptist ascribes this spiritual and igneous
marking to the Great Prophet of Allah, not as a divine being,
God, or son of God, but as a holy agent, and as an instru-
ment through which this divine marking was to
be operated. Prophet Muhammad delivered the Message of Allah
which was His Word; he led the prayers, administered the
Divine service, and fought the holy wars against the un-
believers and the idolators to defend his cause. But the
success and the victory achieved was God's. In the same
way John preached and baptized, but the contrition, penance,
and the remission of sins could only be done by God. The
Prophet John's prediction that "he who comes after me is
more powerful than I; he will baptize (mark) you with the Spirit