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and with fire" is quite intelligible, because only through
Prophet Muhammad this spiritual marking was given and performed.
It is to be remarked that the form and material of this
marking is altogether Divine and supernatural. We feel and
see the effect of an invisible but real cause which accom-
plishes that effect. There is no longer water as the material,
nor a marker to officiate at the ritual or the form. It is Allah
who, through the Spirit, works it out. The materials of the
"Sibghatullah" in the words of the Marker are the Holy
Spirit and fire. The form exclusively belongs to Allah. We
cannot attribute to the Almighty any form of operation ex-
cept His Word "Kun" - "Be!" - and His command is obeyed
and with fire" is quite intelligible, because only through
Prophet Muhammad this spiritual marking was given and performed.
It is to be remarked that the form and material of this
marking is altogether Divine and supernatural. We feel and
see the effect of an invisible but real cause which accom-
plishes that effect. There is no longer water as the material,
nor a marker to officiate at the ritual or the form. It is Allah
who, through the Spirit, works it out. The materials of the
"Sibghatullah" in the words of the Marker are the Holy
Spirit and fire. The form exclusively belongs to Allah. We
cannot attribute to the Almighty any form of operation ex-
cept His Word "Kun" - "Be!" - and His command is obeyed