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Chapter VIII226“Periqlytos” means “Ahmada (pbuh) ”“And when Jesus (pbuh) , the Son of Mary, said, O children of Israel, verily I am the apostle of God sent unto you, confirming the law which was delivered before me, and bringing glad tidings of an apostle who shall come after me and whose name shall be Ahmād (pbuh) ”(Quran, 61:6) [1] .“And I will ask the Father, and he shall give you another Periqlytos, that he may stay with you for ever”(john xiv. 16, etc.).There is some incoherency in the words ascribed to Jesus (pbuh) by the Fourth Gospel. It reads as if several Periqlytes had already come and gone, and that “another Periqlytos” would be given only at the request of Jesus (pbuh) . These words also leave behind the impression that the Apostles were already made familiar with this name, which the Greek text renders Periqlytos. The adjective “another” preceding a foreign noun for the first time announced seems very strange and superfluous. There is no doubt that the text has been tampered with and distorted. It pretends that the Father will send the Periqlyte at the requestof Jesus (pbuh) ; otherwise, the Periqlyte would never have come! The word “ask,” too, seems superficial, and unjustly displays a touch of arrogance on the part of the Prophet of Nazareth. If we want to find out the real sense in these words, we must correct the text and supply the stolen or corrupted words, thus:[1] Quran,61:6 . And remember, Jesus (pbuh) , the son of Mary, said: «O Children of Israel! I am the apostle of Allah (sent) to you, confirming the Law (which came) before me, and giving Glad Tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad.» But when he came to them with Clear Signs, they said, «this is evident sorcery!»(Editors ‹) .