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"Israel is my first-born son"; and elsewhere in the book of
Job He is called "the father of the rain." It is because of
the abuse of this Divine Appellation of the Creator by
Christendom that the Koran refrains from using it. From
117
a purely Muslim point of belief the Christian
dogma concerning the eternal birth or generation of the
Son is a blasphemy.
Whether the Christian baptismal formula is authentic
or spurious I believe there is a hidden truth in it. For it
must be admitted that the Evangelists never authorize the
use of it in any other ritual, prayer, or creed other than that
Job He is called "the father of the rain." It is because of
the abuse of this Divine Appellation of the Creator by
Christendom that the Koran refrains from using it. From
117
a purely Muslim point of belief the Christian
dogma concerning the eternal birth or generation of the
Son is a blasphemy.
Whether the Christian baptismal formula is authentic
or spurious I believe there is a hidden truth in it. For it
must be admitted that the Evangelists never authorize the
use of it in any other ritual, prayer, or creed other than that