and the righteous. Yet what the Messiah gave glad tidings of is a momentous affair, and what will come after him is even greater than this. He also described the fāraqlīṭ with traits that do not fit the spirit just mentioned; rather, they suit a man who will come after him and who will be his counterpart.

He said:

“If you love me, keep my commandments, and I will ask the Father to grant you another fāraqlīṭ who will remain with you forever.”

His phrase “another fāraqlīṭ” indicates that he is a second to a first who preceded him. During the Messiah’s lifetime they had only that one; no other spirit had descended upon them. It follows, then, that the one who will come after him, resembling him, is not some ordinary occurrence that befalls people in general.

He further said: “who will remain with you forever.” Such permanence can pertain only to something that endures and stays with them until the end of time. It is evident that he did not mean the continuance of his own person; therefore, he meant the continuance of his law and command. Hence the first fāraqlīṭ’s law and religion did not remain with them forever, which shows that the second possesses a law that will never be abrogated, unlike the first—and this applies only to Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

Moreover, he stated that this fāraqlīṭ he foretold would testify on his behalf, teach them everything, remind you of all that the Messiah had said, and rebuke the world for its sin, saying: “And the fāraqlīṭ whom my Father will send—he will teach you everything…"