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Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV addre ss r s th e Tahir Tra111111g Class in New York. Subjects taught include the ll o ly Quran , the ll adith, Salat and Is lami c ll1 s tory. Accusations against Ah ma dis The charge against Ahmadis that they do not believe in the Finality of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is both cruel and false. With all their heart and soul Ahmadis believe him to be "Khatamun Nabiyeen". lie is the greatest of all prophets and there will be no law - bearing prophet after him. He is the Seal of the Prophets. There can be no future prophet unless he is a servant and a true follower of the Holy Prophet and works for the fulfillment of his mission. This Ahmadiyya interpretation is supported by the Holy Quran , the Hadith , writings of past eminent scholars, and divines: and by logic and reason. The Founder of the Ahrnadiyya Community was a prophet without a new law. He received the evlevated status of prophethood only because he was "an umrnati" (a humble servant of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 16 Tahir Train111g Camp (only B oys show n > whcrn inte n sive lsla1111c education and training is imparted eve r y Summer <Ne\\- York) Differences with non-Ahmadi Muslims Ahrnadis believe that Jesus Christ was not "the son" but only a true prophet of God. While the non - Ahmadi Muslims believe that he was bodily lift ed to heaven from the cross Ahmadis Muslims, on the other hand, believe that he did not die on the cross but was taken down and treated and saved. Jesus later journeyed in search of "the lost sheep of Israel" through Afghanistan to Kashmir where he died. His tomb is located in the town of Srinagar. Christ's second advent therefore, was not to be in his physical self but was to be in his spirit and power. Ahrnadis do not subscribe to the interpretation of Jihad (Holy War) as a permission to use force in matters of reli- gion. The Quranic teaching is that there is no compulsion in the matter of religion. All people should have freedom of conscience, religious freedom and respect for reformers of all faiths. The real Jihad lies in self -