Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part V — Page 530
B AR Ā H Ī N-E-A H M ADIY YA — PART F IV E 530 go to Heaven after death, and it is specifically with regard to them that Allah the Almighty says: 1 ًةَحَّتَفُّم ُمُهَّل ُباَوْبَاْلا Meaning that the gates of Heaven shall be opened for the believers. Take note that if there had been only souls, the pronoun لهم [ lahum ] would not have been used for them. This usage strongly supports that when a believer is raised after their death, it is along with a body, but the body is not an earthly one. Rather, the soul of the believer is granted a different body that is pure and glorious and is immune from the suf- fering and defects that form a necessary part of the physical body. In other words, it is neither dependent on earthly food nor is it in need of earthly water. All those who are granted a station close to Almighty God receive similar bodies. It is our belief that Hadrat ‘ I s a received a similar body after his death and he was raised towards God with that body. Some ignorant people present the following verses of the Holy Quran: 2 َو ُتْنُك ْمِهْيَلَع اًدْيِهَش اَّم ُتْمُد ْمِهْيِف and 3 اَّمَلَف ْيِنَتْيَّفَوَت َتْنُك َتْنَا َبْيِقَّرلا ْمِهْيَلَع Then they raise the objection: ‘These verses of the Holy Quran clearly 1. S u rah Sa d, 38:51 [Publisher] 2. And I was a witness over them as long as I remained among them ( S u rah al- M a ’idah, 5:118). [Publisher] 3. But since You did cause me to die, You have been the Watcher over them ( S u rah al-M a ’idah, 5:118). [Publisher]