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vi Essence of Islam-III PROPHETS ARE A MANIFESTATION OF DIVINE UNITY . 111 PROPHETS DEMONSTRATE GOD'S EXISTENCE 114 BLESSINGS OF OBEDIENCE TO THE HOLY PROPHETSA BELIEF IN GOD CANNOT BE PERFECT WITHOUT BELIEF IN 116 PROPHETS. . . . 116 WHY DO PROPHETS HAVE NEEDS LIKE OTHER PEOPLE? 122 PROPHETHOOD IN ISLĀM . . . . 125 MEANINGS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SEAL OF PROPHETHOOD. 125 EXCELLENCE OF THE HOLY PROPHETSA . 127 THE SEAL OF PROPHETHOOD AS THE PERFECT MAN . 129 PROPHETHOOD BY WAY OF REFLECTION 130 FREQUENT CONVERSE WITH GOD-THE ONLY CLAIM OF THE PROMISED MESSIAH 146 NEED FOR REFORMERS AFTER THE PERFECTION OF FAITH . . . . . . . . . . 154 NEED OF THE COMPANY OF THE RIGHTEOUS. . 158 NEED FOR TEACHERS AND FRESH EXPOSITION OF THE HOLY QUR'AN. 160 FULFILLING THE NEED OF SAFEGUARDING THE HOLY QUR'AN. . . 162 DIVINE PROMISE OF KHILAFAT. . . . 165 THE MESSIAH AND HIS SECOND COMING. . POPULAR BELIEFS ABOUT THE ASCENSION. . . 169 . 169 AHMADIYYAH BELIEF ABOUT THE MAHDI . 171 CONTRADICTIONS IN THE POPULAR BELIEFS . 174 TRUE MEANING OF THE ASCENSION AND SECOND COMING OF JESUS 179 MISGUIDANCE ABOUT JESUS CAUSED BY THE ANTICHRIST. . . 184 CORRECT MEANINGS OF NUZÜL . 185 EVIDENCE REGARDING THE DEATH OF JESUS . 193 TRUE STATUS OF JESUS . 210 OBJECTIONS AGAINST JESUS. . 213 MIRACLES OF JESUS . . 218 THE TRUE CLAIM OF JESUS . 228 REVIEW OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH 229 JESUS DID NOT CLAIM TO BE GOD . 231 CONFESSION OF HUMAN WEAKNESSES BY JESUS TRUE MEANING OF 'SON OF GOD' . 234 236 CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE ABOUT THE SON OF MARY . 237