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16 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad The Holy Quran speaks of creatures who are of two kinds. Firstly, there are those who are the sons of the Holy Spirit; being born without a father is no distinction. Secondly, there are the sons of Satan. ” 1 21 October 1900 An Important Prophecy During his walk, the Promised Messiah as spoke about the state of the corrupt scholars of Islam and said: “If only there was someone who could make them understand and tell them to reflect with a sincere heart even over one sign. ” Then the Promised Messiah as said: “There is little hope that these people will turn to God, but their future progeny will belong to us. ” 24 October 1900 Hell is Temporary while Paradise Is Eternal On his morning walk, whilst discussing the concept of heaven and hell, the Promised Messiah as said: “It is our belief that a man will only remain in hell for a limited period of time and then he will be taken out. In other words, those who could not be reformed by prophethood will be reformed by hell. It is narrated in a Hadith that a time would come when not a single person would remain in hell and its gates would be heard to rattle in the blowing breeze. On the contrary, in relation to the bounties of paradise, the Holy Quran states: 2 ٍ ْرَ مَجْذُوْذ ی ً غَ ء ٓ عَطَا A gift that shall not be cut off. And this is exactly how it should have been, because if it had been otherwise, people would lose hope and despair. On witnessing the limitless span over which the bounties of paradise will continue, one swells with joy. Then, on observing the limited period of hell, one gains hope through the promise of God Almighty. A poet has described this in the following words: � ر وجتسج وخادہ وبد ش بح� � � د ہک ن وگ�ی� دنتوخ وخادہ وبد ر ن واں �ی�ار زع�ی� 1 Al-Hakam , vol. 12, no. 44, dated 26 July 1908, p. 3 2 Hud , 11:109 p. 15