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226 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad ordinary stories. I cannot accept this. By His grace, God Almighty has disclosed to me that the Noble Quran is a living and illuminating book, so why should I care about this opposition? Furthermore, I repeatedly draw the attention of those who hold a relationship with me, by way of advice, that God Almighty has estab - lished this community to unveil hidden verities. Without this, there can be no enlightenment, no light in one’s practical life. I desire to show the excellence of Islam to the world by way of practical truth. God Almighty has appointed me for this purpose. Therefore, read the Holy Quran abundantly, but not like a mere story; consider it to be a philosophy. The True Nature of Heaven and Hell I now return to my actual point and say that the true nature of heaven and hell as expounded by the Holy Quran has not been explained in any other scripture. The Holy Quran has made it manifestly apparent that the process starts in this very world. As such, it states: 1 ِ َن ٰ َت َ ْن َ ْج ٖ ٗه ِ َب َ ُر َ ِم َا ْق ََم َ ٌف ْ َخَا ُن َِمَ ْل َوَ Meaning, as for the one who fears to stand in the presence of God Almighty, for them shall be two paradises. That is to say that one paradise is received in this very world, because the fear of God prevents such a person from committing vice, and hastening towards wrongdoing causes restlessness and anguish, which in itself is a horrific form of hell. However, by abstaining from sin, a person who possesses fear of God is saved as an immediate remuneration, from the punishment and anguish which arises from one’s enslavement and imprisonment to their carnal desires and passions of the self. Such a person progresses in their loyalty and sub - mission towards God, which in turn fills them with pleasure and delight. In this way, a heavenly life begins for such people in this very world, and acting in a man - ner that is contradictory gives birth to a life of hell, as I have mentioned earlier. An Argument in Favour of the Prophethood of the Holy Prophet sas In this instance, my objective is to draw your attention to this second argument given by God Almighty in favour of the prophethood of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in that the Prophet sas was fully successful in performing the task for which he was raised. I have mentioned that when the 1 ar-Rahman , 25:47