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'''Rūh al-qudus''' (Arabc: {{ia|رُوح‌ُ القُدُس}}) or the '''Holy Spirit''', is a being whose nature has been a matter of disagreement among [[Muslim]] scholars. Some maintain that it is another name for [[Gabriel]], others take consider is a being from the World of Command, a hidden force, the Active Intellect, the Spirit of the Spirits, or the greatest angel. In Islamic sources, such tasks as conveying [[revelation]] to prophets, helping believers, being the source of the knowledge of [[prophets]], being the source from which the [[Imams (a)]] receive their knowledge, and [[intercession]] on the [[Day of Judgment]] have been attributed to the Holy Spirit.  

The Holy Spirit is the spirit that is free from defects and imperfections. This word is mentioned in the [[Quran]] and the Bible. The Quran mentiones that the Quran was sent down by the Holy Spirit and that Jesus was supported by it.

* '''Gabriel:''' Some Quranic commentators consider the Holy Spirit to be Gabriel. Calling Gabriel the Holy Spirit indicates his holiness as well as his role in preserving religion.

* '''A being from the World of Command:''' [[Allama Tabatabai]] maintains that the Holy Spirit is not an angel but a being from the [[World of Command]], who would convey revelation to prophets.

* '''The greatest angel:''' According to a hadith attributed to [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]], the Holy Spirit is an angel greater than Gabriel and [[Michael]], who accompanied [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] and then the Imams (a). According to other hadiths, the Holy Spirit is the spirit, which, according to the Quran, comes down together with Angels on the [[Night of Ordainment]] (Laylat al-qadr).  

 

* '''A hidden force:''' According to a view, the Holy Spirit is a hidden force with which [[Jesus (a)]] revived the dead. A weaker degree of this force exists in other believers as well and helps them in the path of God.  

 

* '''The first being:''' According to Sayyid Haydar Amuli, the Holy Spirit is a name for the first created being.

* '''The Spirit of the Spirits:''' In some mystical works, the Holy Spirit is said to be the Spirit of the Spirits, which is not a created being but rather a face among the faces of God, upon which the essence of created beings depends.

* '''Conveying the revelation to prophets:''' According to the view that the Holy Spirit is Gabriel, bringing dows revelation and conveying divine messages were among its tasks.  

 

* '''Supporting prophets and the Friends of God:''' According to a number of Quranic [[verses]] the Holy Spirit supported Jesus (a).

* '''The source of prophets’ knowledge:''' According to some [[hadiths]], prophets and Imams have five spirits, and the Holy Spirit is one of them. This spirit is that by which prophts and Imams gain their knowledge.  

 

* '''Conveying divine verdict:''' According to hadiths, the Holy Spirit conveys divine verdicts to the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]].  

 

* '''Intercession:''' Based on a hadith from the Prophet (s), the first interceder on the [[Day of Judgment]] is the Holy Spirit.

* '''Supporting believers:''' It is stated in some hadiths that the Holy Spirit supports believers as long as they support the Prophet (s) and the Ahl al-Bayt (a). Ibn Athir reports that the Prophet (s) asked God to support [[Hassan b. Thabit]], a poet who composed poems in defense of the Prophet (s), with the Holy Spirit as long as he supported the Prophet (s).  

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