A Letter to a Dear One — Page 105
Muhammad Zafrulla Khan 105 ulcer or some such ailment and is made to eat spicy food, it can be a torment for him. Spicy foods can be extremely delicious and pleasure- some to a healthy palate. Once the mouth ulcers are rid of, indeed the same person can enjoy the same food he once found troublesome. Such will be the condition of the soul in the Hereafter. The souls that have had flaws in this world will have to endure conditions that will reform their flaws and errors. This will be for a limited period. It will be like a stay in a hospital and each soul will be in pain and suffering in accordance with its ‘affliction. ’ However, upon reformation each soul will start developing, conforming to the conditions prevailing in the realm. These examples are only to gauge those conditions to a certain extent. Otherwise the Holy Prophet ( ” allall ā hu ‘alaihi wa sallam) has said that the state of the Hereafter is such that the human eye cannot see it, the human ear cannot hear it and the human heart cannot completely conceive it. Rather, the potential advancements of that realm are such that they have been mostly described in the phraseology of “light and Divine nearness. ” Books to be Read I shall briefly outline certain aspects of the teachings of Islam that we get through the elucidation of Ahmadiyyat. The motive behind this outline is that you may develop an interest in Islamic teachings and once you have discovered the hidden treasures of this teaching that you may, due to this brief outline, yourself study different aspects of Islamic teaching. The sequence of this ‘study’ should be such that first and foremost you should start reading the Holy Qur’ ā n with its translation. You should maintain a continuous study of this because the Qur’ ā n carries infinite treasures of wisdom and spirituality. You should make a habit of its in-depth study. The more you will read it the greater your knowledge will be. Among the writings of the Promised Messiah (‘alaihissal ā m) you should at least read the ones I mention below. If possible you should try to read all his books at least once. 1. The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam 2. Kisht ī -i-N ū h