Questions and Answers
The Light (Pakistan), 15th May 1922 Issue (Vol. 1, No. 11, p. 4)
Question:
Was the august body of the Holy Prophet [pbuh] shadowless? Is there any authority on it?
Answer:
No, I do not think so; nor is there any authority on the point.
Question:
Do you know Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the promised Bab of the Qadian sect? What is your opinion about him? — Mohammad Yakub Ali
Answer:
Yes. He was the Mujaddid (Reformer) of the 14th century (Hijrat) and the Promised Messiah. That is, the prophecy about the second advent of Jesus Christ was fulfilled in his person.
I do not understand what you mean by Bab.
Question:
Where does the soul go after death? — Mohammad Yakub Ali
Answer:
The soul is a spirit; it does not require any place like material things. It assumes an ethereal body after death.
Question:
Was not our Holy Prophet [pbuh] the last Prophet? Was anyone sent after him by God, or will any prophet be sent to this world in future? — Mohammad Yakub Ali
Answer:
Yes, the Holy Prophet [pbuh] was the last of the prophets. No prophet has been sent by God after him nor will be sent.
But Mujaddids (Reformers), who are raised by God for the internal reformation and the external defence of Islam, have already been sent and will be sent in future as well.
Question:
How do you account for the fact that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was the Promised Messiah? — Abdul Hai Abbasi
Answer:
There is a prophecy of the Holy Prophet with regard to the second advent of Jesus. But Jesus died a natural death according to the Holy Quran, and therefore cannot come again to the world. The only way of interpreting the prophecy then is that a Mujaddid will come in the spirit of Jesus Christ.
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed to be such a person, according to his revelation, and showed many signs in support of his claim. For a full discussion, please read The Ahmadiyya Movement in English, or Masih-i-Maud in Urdu, which can be had from the Manager, The Light.