Ahmadiyyat or The True Islam — Page 315
315 'Those whom the angels divest of their souls while they were engaged in unjust pursuits, give the angels the salutation of peace and say: "We were not engaged in evil pursuits. " "Nay, evil were your pursuits," is the reply, "and God knows best what you did. Enter the gates of hell and dwell therein, and evil is the dwelling place of the arro- gant. "' Again, 'Those whom the angels divest of their souls while they are pure will be greeted with, "Peace be upon you. Enter paradise as the reward of that which you did. "' 149 The Holy Prophet sa has said, 'The tomb may be a garden of paradise or a pit of hell. ' This shows that the soul continues in a living state throughout, and begins immediately after death to tread the path which it has fashioned out of its deeds. The tradition quoted above uses the word 'tomb. ' It does not, however, mean the grave dug in the earth in which the body is placed, but signifies the place where the soul dwells after death. The Holy Quran says, 'God causes 149 Al-Na h l, 16:29, 30, 33.