Ahmadiyyat or The True Islam — Page 336
336 So man’s work will not cease in the life after death. On the other hand, it will increase. The Holy Prophet sa says, 'In paradise the believers will be taught, through revelation, new forms of the glorification and sanctification of God. ' This does not mean that they will be taught new expressions for the glorification of God, for, this a man could do by himself. It means that they will be taught, through revelations, new attributes of God relating to His sanctity and majesty, so that they may try to become manifestations of those attributes also. It may be asked what new attributes of God could there be which are not already known? The answer is that man can acquire only so much knowledge as he can learn through his senses. Hence, our present knowledge is limited by the capacity of our senses. It can be de- scribed as perfect only with reference to the capacity of our present senses. But when man acquires new senses, he will also be able to comprehend new attributes, and God being unlimited, man will continue to progress in the knowledge and the recognition of the Divine Being, and new attributes will continue to be revealed to him. He will try to realize and manifest them in his own self. The new knowledge will throw open ever fresh spheres of action. Man will continue on the path of everlasting progress, and his belief in and the knowledge of unlim- ited powers and attributes of God will increase daily. In short, paradise is a place of action, just as this world is; nay, it is more. In this life a man is liable to fail and to be retarded, but in the next life there will be no such danger. Thus, in respect of spiritual knowledge