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pious and holy men who were ever obedient to God and who abode by His command. Never did they rebel. Some of them I enlist here :. John (Yahya) - Peace be upon him. . The Gospel speaks of John the Baptist clad with chaste and undefiled conduct. Text is cited: "For he will be great before the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. " (Lk. 1:15) "For the hand of the Lord was with him. " (Lk. 1 : 66) 6 "And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness till the day of his manifestation to Israel. " (Lk. 1 : 80) him "Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept safe. " (Mk. 6:20) "John the Baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. " (Mk. 14) "Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. " (Mt. 11: 11) "For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon'; the. Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners. Yet wisdom is justified by her