Ahmadiyyat or The True Islam

by Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad

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38 (b) The rights and duties of citizens and how they may best be discharged; (c) The relationship between master and servant, the rulers and the ruled, and the rich and the poor; (d) The relations between the followers of one religion and those of another, and the subjects of one gov- ernment and those of another. 4. The fourth object of religion is to explain the end of man, that is to say, what happens to man after his death. For this purpose it is necessary to explain: (a) Is there a life after death? If so, what is its nature? (b) If there is a life after death, is it subject to pain and pleasure? (c) If it is so subject, what is the nature of that pain and pleasure? (d) Is it open to man to travel from evil to good after his death? If so, how? A consideration of the teachings of a religion concerning these four objects can alone enable us to arrive at an estimate of the true value of that religion. I shall, therefore, proceed to explain the teachings of the Ahmadiyya Movement relating to these four objects, and hope that everyone who will consider the matter dispassionately will admit that Islam alone completely fulfils these four objects.