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• ascend unto God in a day (=50,000 years), al-Ma`arij 70:4

• at command of God, bani Isra'il 17:85; al-Mu'min 40:15

• breathed into man, al-Hijr 15:29; as-Sajdah 32:9; Sad 38:72

• breathed into Mary, daughter of 'Imran, at-Tahrim 66:12

• breathed into Zachariah's wife, al-Anbiya' 21:91. See Zachariah.

• delivered revelation, an-Nahl 16:102

• descended on Jesus,
  

  ``As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At the moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him'' (Matthew 3:16)

• descend with the angels, al-Qadr 97:4

• despair the Spirit of God, Yusuf 12:87

• inspired into Muhammad a spirit of God's command, ash-Shura 42:52

• Jesus, a spirit from God, an-Nisa' 4:171

• Jesus to baptize with the ~,

  [John the Baptist said:] `I baptize you with water for repentence. But after me will come who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.'' (Matthew 3:11)

  * QN: If the Holy Spirit is the angel Gabriel as believed by Muslims, what does it mean to baptize with Gabriel?

• sent to Mary, Maryam 19:17

• spirit of his command, an-Nahl 16:2

• stand with angels, an-Naba' 78:38

• strengthens believers, al-Mujadilah 58:22

• strengthened Jesus, al-Ma'idah 5:110

• supported Jesus, al-Baqarah 2:87,254

• True Spirit, brought down revelation, ash-Shu`ara' 26:193

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