This led to a split, with Egyptian American disciple Abdullah Hashem accusing the White Banners of fabricating messages under Iraqi government influence.

The group claims al-Hassan personally identified Hashem as the Riser (Qaim) of the Family of Muhammad, meeting three divine criteria: being named in the last will, possessing exceptional knowledge, and advocating for God's supremacy over human rule.

Some beliefs and doctrines of Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light are:[14] Abdullah Hashem's The Goal of the Wise (translated into English in 2022)[16] presents a theological framework that blends elements of Twelver Shiism, Islamic esotericism, Christian Gnosticism, Western mysticism, and conspirituality narratives.

His teachings follow a dispensationalist model, where human history unfolds through six divine covenants, culminating in a seventh initiated by Ahmed al-Hassan, leading to the emergence of the Riser (Qaim).

[1] His cosmology includes Samarat, a purgatory-like transitional realm between incarnations, an Earth-based Heaven, and a Sun-based Hell, with an even worse fate for the most corrupt souls.

Hashem also claims that Iblis (Satan) was responsible for creating human bodies, while the family of Prophet Muhammad shaped their souls.

The book, which has 40 "doors" or chapters, has been translated into Arabic, Urdu, Malay, Spanish, French, German, Turkish, Azeri, and Persian.