Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 516
B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 516 eating the fruits of Paradise’ [narrations] are such well-known a ha d i th that it is no secret to anyone. Almighty Allah says too: 1 َو اَل َّنَبَسْحَت َنْيِذَّلا اْوُلِتُق ْيِف ِلْيِبَس ِهّٰللا اًتاَوْمَا١ؕ ْلَب ٌءٓاَيْحَا َدْنِع ْمِهِّبَر َنْوُقَزْرُي Meaning: ‘Do not imagine, with regard to those who are slain in the cause of Allah the Almighty, that they are dead. Rather, they are living, they are provided with food from God Almighty. ’ The same is proven by the earlier Scriptures. Thus, when the entrance of the souls of the pious and sinless into Paradise is proven— and it is obvious that Paradise is the place which will also have mate- rial delicacies of diverse types and fruits of many kinds, and entry into Paradise indeed means that one would partake of those delicacies—in such case the entry of only the soul into Paradise is meaningless and useless. Will it, after entering into Paradise, keep sitting destitute and not benefit from the bounties of Paradise? Thus, the verse, 2 َو ْيِلُخْدا ْيِتَّنَج shows clearly that a believer is bestowed a body after death. 3 ٭ For this 1. S u rah A l-e-‘Imr a n, 3:170 [Publisher] 2. And enter you My Garden ( S u rah al-Fajr, 89:31). [Publisher] 3. ٭ Let it be clear that the Christians also believe the same, that Yas u ‘ Mas ih ‘ I s a [Jesus, the Messiah] was not raised to heaven with his elemental body, but he was bestowed a glorious body after death. Hence it is a pity—rather, a grievous pity—that Muslims of the Dark Ages who were born three centuries after [the Holy Prophet s as ] do not uphold the belief of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, regarding this issue—for all the Companions ra had come to consensus that all the Prophets of the past, which includes Hadrat ‘ I s a, had died. Nor do they agree with the Jews on this issue because the Jews, by declaring ‘ I s a to be accursed—God forbid—deny only his spiritual exalta- tion, which is essential for a believer, because the only consequence of being crucified is to be deprived of spiritual exaltation and to become accursed and