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8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. 9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than He.
12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
14 And if ye will receive it, this [John The Baptist] is Elias, which was for to come.
15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
(The Holy Gospel According to St. Matthew 11:7-15).
In a Hadith (Narratives of the Prophet Muhammad's Words and Actions) known as "Sahih al-Bukhari" (2797), it is written that the Prophet Muhammad said:
"By Him in Whose Hands my soul is! I would love to be martyred in Allah's Cause and then come back to life
and then get martyred, and then come back to life again and then get martyred and then come back to life again and then get martyred." (Sahih al-Bukhari 2797).
Sahih al-Bukhari is a collection of Hadith compiled by al-Bukhari, and is recognized by the majority of the Muslim world to be one of the most authentic collections of the Prophet Muhammad's Sayings and Deeds.
Allusion to Reincarnation in Ibn Al-Arabi's Teachings:
Shaykh Al-Akbar IBN AL-ARABI (1165-1240) identified himself as "THE SEAL OF MUHAMMADAN SAINTHOOD" (1), "THE SUN OF THE WEST" ("THE MAHDI") (2) awaited IN THE END TIMES... Evidently, all the above unquestionably alludes to IBN AL-ARABI's Reincarnation at the End Times...
(1) "... Ibn 'Arabi states directly that he himself is indeed the Seal. For example, a poem at the beginning of Chapter Forty-Three of the Futuhat reads: 'I am, without any doubt, the Seal of Sainthood In that I am the heir of the Hashimite and of the Messiah'."
"The 'Hashimite' obviously means the Prophet Muhammad, and the Messiah is one of the Qur'anic names for Jesus, who was, as we saw, Ibn 'Arabi's 'first teacher'." ("Seal of the Saints", "PROPHETHOOD
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