The Beliefs of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community — Page 10
‑ 10 ‑ its original earthly name, for it would have emerged from this previous existence. The soul will then be capable of witnessing Allah the Exalted. In truth it will not be a real beholding, but it will be better than before and the world will appear to recede behind a barrier. We disagree with the common assertion that Allah the Exalted has restricted successional prophethood to the Jews alone. Despite many Qur’anic references [to the contrary, those who affirm this also aver that God] denied other nations His prophets and knowledge of Himself. Another disagreement we have is that such people believe that all forms of revelation have ended with the Holy Prophet sa —yet there was no reason for revelation to cease except in the case of that revelation which brought a new law. The perfection of the sharia does not nullify the need for a revelation that brings guidance and true interpretation; in fact