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Ruh al-Qudus

روح القدس
Definition

The Holy Spirit — a title for the angel Jibril (Gabriel), who was sent to Maryam in the form of a perfect man to announce the birth of Isa. In Islamic theology, the Holy Spirit is not a divine person but the angel who serves as Allah's instrument of revelation and miraculous intervention.

As understood in the classical tradition of Ibn Kathir and the scholars of his school.

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