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ablution (john v. 2). The only explanation which may lead195towards the solution of this problem of the “ma ،mudītha” is the fact that John the Baptist (pbuh) and his followers, including Jesus (pbuh) the son of Mary and his disciples, cause a penitent or a proselyte to stand straight like a pillar in a pool of water or in a river in order to be bathed with water; hence the names of “āa ،mid” and“ma ،mudītha.”(c) The Christian baptism, notwithstanding its fanfaronade definitions, is nothing more of less than and aspersion with water or an immersion in it. The Council of Trent anathematizes anyone who would say that the Christian baptism is the same as that of St. John I venture to declare that the Christian baptism has not only no spiritual character or effect, but is also even below the baptism of the Baptist. If I deserve the anathema of the Church for my conviction, I shall deem it as a great honour before my Creator. I consider the pretentions of a Christian priest about the baptism as a means of purification of the soul from original sin and all the rest of it as of a piece with the claims of a sorcerer. The baptism with water was only a symbol of baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire, and after the establishment of Islam as the official kingdom of God all the three previous baptisms vanished and were abolished.(d) From the meagre and scant account in the Gospels we cannot get a positive definition of the true nature of the baptism practised by John and Jesus (pbuh) The claim that the Church is the depository of the divine revelation and its true interpreter is as absurd as is ridiculous the claim that the baptized infant or adult receives the Holy Spirit and becomes a child of God.If the Greek word “baptismos” is the exact word for the Aramaic “Sab’utha” or “Sbhu’tha,” which I am sure it is, then the Arabic “Sibghat” in the Quran, not only does it solve the problem and uncover the veil hiding the mysterious prophecy of John the Baptist (pbuh) , but also