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(e) “The last but not the least mark of the Periqlyte is
that he will not speak anything of himself, but whatsoever
he hears that will he speak, and he will show you the future
things”(john xv. 13). There is not one iota, not a single
word or comment of Muhammad (pbuh) or of his devoted and
holy companions in the text of the glorious Quran. All its
contents are the revealed Word of Allah. Muhammad (pbuh)
uttered, pronounced the Word of God as he heard it read to
him by the Angel Gabriel, and was reduced to writing by
the faithful scribes. The words, sayings, and teachings of
the Prophet, though sacred and edifying, are not the Word
of God, and they are called Hadiths or Traditions.Is he
not, then, even in this description, the true Periqlyte? Can
you show us another person, besides Ahmad, to possess in
himself all these material, moral, and practical qualities,
marks, and distinctions of Periqlyte? You cannot. I think I
have said enough of the Periqlyte and shall conclude with
a sacred verse from the Quran: “I follow no other than
what is revealed unto me; nor am I more than a Public
Warner” (x1vi.).