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238(e) “The last but not the least mark of the Periqlyte is that he will not speak anything of himself, but whatsoever he hearsthat will he speak, and he willshow you the future things”(john xv. 13). There is not one iota, not a single word or comment ofMuhammad (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, besidesAhmad, to possessin 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.).