The Essence of Islam – Volume III

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

Page vi of 487

The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page vi

vi. Essence of Islam-III . . 111 . 114 . 116 . . . . . . . . . . . . 116. PROPHETS ARE A MANIFESTATION OF DIVINE UNITY. . . . . . PROPHETS DEMONSTRATE GOD'S EXISTENCE. BLESSINGS OF OBEDIENCE TO THE HOLY PROPHETSA. BELIEF IN GOD CANNOT BE PERFECT WITHOUT BELIEF IN. PROPHETS. . . . . . . . . . WHY DO PROPHETS HAVE NEEDS LIKE OTHER PEOPLE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122. PROPHETHOOD IN ISLĀM. . . . . . . . . . . . 125. MEANINGS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SEAL OF PROPHETHOOD. 125. EXCELLENCE OF THE HOLY PROPHETSA . . . . . . . . . . . . 127. THE SEAL OF PROPHETHOOD AS THE PERFECT MAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129. PROPHETHOOD BY WAY OF REFLECTION . . . . 130. FREQUENT CONVERSE WITH GOD-THE ONLY CLAIM OF THE. PROMISED MESSIAH. . . . . . . . . 146. NEED FOR REFORMERS AFTER THE PERFECTION OF FAITH . . . . . . . 154. NEED OF THE COMPANY OF THE RIGHTEOUS . 158. NEED FOR TEACHERS AND FRESH EXPOSITION OF THE HOLY. QUR'AN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160. FULFILLING THE NEED OF SAFEGUARDING THE HOLY QUR'AN. . . 162. DIVINE PROMISE of Khilafat. . . . . . THE MESSIAH AND HIS SECOND COMING . . . . . . . . . . . 165 . . . . . . . . . . . . 169. POPULAR BELIEFS ABOUT THE ASCENSION. . . . 169. AHMADIYYAH BELIEF ABOUT THE MAHDI. CONTRADICTIONS IN THE POPULAR BELIEFS . . . TRUE MEANING OF THE ASCENSION AND SECOND COMING OF. JESUS. . . . . . . . . . 171 . 174 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179. MISGUIDANCE ABOUT JESUS CAUSED BY THE ANTICHRIST. . . . . . . . . . . 184. CORRECT MEANINGS OF NUZÜL . . . 185. EVIDENCE REGARDING THE DEATH OF JESUS . 193. TRUE STATUS OF JESUS. . . . . . . . . . 210. OBJECTIONS AGAINST JESUS . . 213. MIRACLES OF JESUS. . . . . . . . . . . . 218. THE TRUE CLAIM OF JESUS. . 228. REVIEW OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. . . . . . 229. JESUS DID NOT CLAIM TO BE GOD . . . 231. CONFESSION OF HUMAN WEAKNESSES BY JESUS. . . 234. TRUE MEANING OF 'SON OF GOD' . . 236. CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE ABOUT THE SON OF MARY . 237