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60 the brother of Satan, thus buying himself curse and wasting his faith. Verily, the Quran holds precedence over everything and the revelations vouchsafed to the arbiter have precedence over the traditions that are doubtful, provided his revelations are in per- fect accordance with the Quran and provided such traditions are contrary to the Quran and their contents are opposed to the Pure Scriptures (the Holy Quran). This is because the revelation of this arbiter is like the fresh fruit that has been picked from the tree of certainty. Hence, whosoever does not accept the revelation of this Promised Imam and throws it away for the sake of those oral tra- ditions that are not in the realm of what can be seen and felt, such a person is in manifest misguidance and shall die in ignorance, for he preferred conjecture over certainty and was turned away from Divine Presence. If it is necessary to accept the traditions at all costs, then what would be the status of the one who has been given the title of ‘arbiter’ by Allah the Glorious, and why would he be given such a title when he cannot give a verdict with regard to anything, rather, like a verdict-seeking supplicant he would accept whatever the religious scholars say? In such a case he would not be worthy of the title of ‘arbiter;’ instead he would be subservient to the scholars and follow them for all his statements. We believe that Salat, Fasting, Zak a t and H ajj are obligations enjoined by the Majestic and Almighty God; therefore, whosoever intentionally and without an excuse that is deemed proper by Allah, forsakes these obligations, such a person has lost the right path. From among our beliefs, one is that both Jesus and John had miraculous births, and such births are not beyond the realm of reason. Allah has mentioned both accounts in the same Chapter so that the former may testify for the latter. He began the narrative