Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 73
S IGN S OF T HE T RU E FAIT H 73 or was exalted towards Him, it invariably means that he was spiritually exalted, as is evident from this verse wherein Allah Almighty says: اخل 1 اَهُتَّيَاٰۤي ُسْفَّنلا ُةَّنِٕىَمْطُمْلا ْۤيِعِجْرا ىٰلِا ِكِّبَر Meaning: ‘And thou, O soul at peace, return to thy Lord. ’ So does this mean return with the physical body? Moreover, here the question arises that if this verse does not speak of spiritual exaltation and does not decide the dispute whereby the Jews denied that Hadrat Mas ih was spiritually exalted and—God forbid— declared him accursed, one will naturally ask: Then where is the verse in which God answered this objection as was necessitated by His own promise? In view of all this, it is sheer stubbornness and stupidity to declare the exaltation of Hadrat ‘ I s a to be a physical ascension. Rather, this is the very exaltation that is imperative for every true believer after he dies, in accordance with the divine promise, whereas the command for the disbelievers is: 2 اَل ُحَّتَفُت ْمُهَل ُباَوْبَا ِءٓاَمَّسلا Meaning that, the doors of Heaven shall not be opened for them; in other words, they shall not be exalted. Likewise, it is also said in another verse: 3 ًةَحَّتَفُّم ُمُهَّل ُباَوْبَاْلا Thus, to pervert a straightforward statement is contrary to piety and purity, and amounts to twisting the Word of God. Everyone knows that at the time of Hadrat Ab u Bakr, may Allah 1. S u rah al-Fajr, 89:28–29 [Publisher] 2. S u rah al-A‘r a f, 7:41 [Publisher] 3. With their gates thrown open to them ( S u rah Sa d, 38:51). [Publisher]