The Beliefs of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community — Page 15
‑ 15 ‑ it. We do not despair over His promises. A further disagreement between us and them is that we believe humans will be raised with new powers in the hereafter. Their ethereal body will be created from the soul and particles of their earthly frame. The present corporeal body is not resurrected. Our detractors allege that because of these views we do not believe in resurrection. We believe that the blessings of paradise will be manifested just as has been described in the Holy Qur’an. But we also believe that heaven is an altogether different realm. This is why we say that physical matter will not exist there as it does here. As a result, our opponents say that we deny the existence of heaven. We believe that hell is a fire, which, unlike earthly fire, is exceptional in many ways. It is of greater ferocity and can cleanse the heart, unlike the fire of this world. Our opponents