Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and the Barzakh

Intro
Barzakh (Arabic: برزخ) is an Arabic word meaning “obstacle”, “hindrance”, “separation”,^] or “barrier”. In Islam, it denotes a place separating the living from the hereafter or a phase/”stage” between an individual’s death and their resurrection in “the Hereafter”. It is also considered as a place where souls rest until the day of judgement. It bears resemblance to the intermediate state in Christianity.

In 1896, via “Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam” (See page 141-149), MGA and his team of writers described the Barzakh as an “intermediate stage” right after death.

In the 1990’s, Mirza Tahir Ahmad answered a question about the Barzak. Mirza Tahir Ahmad quoted a hadith from Muhammad (saw), the people that are going to Hell know where they are going. And people who were going to heaven would have windows opened for them.

In 2024, in this podcast, Maulvi Mahmood Kausar the Ahmadiyya concept of Heaven and Hell was discussed and the Barzakh (and hell is like a hospital). At 20:30, Maulvi Mahmood Kausar says that in the afterlife, per Ahmadiyya scholars, your soul is your new body and that has a soul has within it, another soul that will be born.

In Dec-2025, Ahmadiyya employees, Humayon Jahangeerkhan, with Mansoor Clarke and Rabeeb Mirza (works at MTA, translation center) discussed the Ahmadiyya concept of Hell and the state of Barzakh.

In 2026 (Apr), in the recent debate and in defense of MGA changing his position (tabdili-aqidah) on the alleged death of Eisa (as), Maulvi Razi alleged that Muhammad (Saw) denied the punishment of the grave (See 23:100, 23:101 in the Kadiani Koran)(azab-e-kabir)(also called barzakh), then changed later (See the clip on twitter). This is not true. There is no evidence of him denying it at any point. In fact, the opposite is true! He (saw) affirmed it from the very first time the matter was raised.

In 2026 (Jun), during the debate with Shaykh Asrar Rashid vs. Maulvi Razi, at the 2:56:06 time stamp, Shaykh Asrar Rashid quoted MGA’s which is referenced in 3 places. The context of this conversation is 3:144 of the Quran (3:145 in the Kadiani Koran). Shaykh Asrar Rashid was showing a contradiction, on the one hand, MGA alleged that via 3:144 of the Quran (3:145 in the Kadiani Koran) ALL the messengers are dead, however, MGA himself argued that Musa (as) was alive. At 3:00:21, Maulvi Razi accused Shaikh Asrar Rashid of lying about the above quote, Maulvi Razi responded at 3:01:00 and referred to MGA as a “certain person”. Maulvi Razi counter-argued that MGA was referring to Musa (as) being alive in the Barzakh (3:01:15 time stamp). Maulvi Razi was also inferring that ALL prophets are alive in the Barzakh.

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Links and Related Essay’s

Barzakh – Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barzakh

askislam.org/mp3/MEI_19850201_10.mp3