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219they were enlightened by the Spirit of God. St. Paul clearly sets forth, in the passage just quoted, that the humansoul cannot discern the truths concerning God but only through His Spirit, inspiration, and direction.(c) Again, in (1 Cor. Vi. 19), we read that the righteous servants of God are called “the temple of the Holy Spirit” which they “received from God.” Here again the Spirit of God is not indicated to be a person or an angel, but His virtue, word, or power and religion. Both the body and the soul of a righteous believer are compared with a temple dedicated to the worship of the Eternal.(d) In the Epistle to the Romans (viii. 9),the same spirit that “lives” within the believers is called alternately “the Spirit of God” and the “Spirit of Christ.” In this passage “the Spirit” means simply the faith and the true religion of God which Jesus (pbuh) proclaimed. Surely, this spirit cannot mean to be the Christian ideal of the Holy Ghost, viz. another third of the three. We Muslims always wish and intend to regulate our lives and conduct ourselves in accordance with the spirit of Muhammad (pbuh) , meaning thereby that we are resolved to be faithful to the religion of God in much the same way as the Last Prophet was. For the Holy Spirit in Muhammad (pbuh) , in Jesus (pbuh) , and in every other prophet was no other than the Spirit of Allah praised be His Holy Name! This spirit is called “holy” to distinguish it from the impure and wicked spirit of the Devil and his fallen angels. This spirit is not a divine person, but a divine ray that enlightens and sanctifies the people of God.(e) The Gospel formula, “In the name ofthe Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” even if authentic and truly prescribed by Christ, may be legitimately accepted as a formula of faith before the formal establishment of Islam, which is the real Kingdom of God upon earth. God