Ahmadiyyat or the True Islam


Title PageCopyrightContentsAbout the AuthorPublishers’ NoteForeword to the Present EditionPreface to the Third EditionAhmadiyyat or The True IslamHistory of the MovementDistinctive Features of the MovementWhat Should Be the Principal Object of Religious ConferencesThe Principal Objects of ReligionThe First Object of ReligionThe Islamic Conception of GodRelation of Man to GodThe Way by Which Man Can Express His Relationship With GodThe Means Whereby Man Can Attain to God and the Practical Realization of This Object in This LifeThe Second Object of ReligionMoralsDifferent Stages of Moral QualitiesWhy Are Good and Bad Moral Qualities So Called?Means of Acquiring Good Morals and of Avoiding Evil OnesThe Third Object of ReligionSocial Aspect of IslamRelations Between the Rulers and the Rule: Master and ServantThe Powers and Duties of the Islamic StateThe Duties of SubjectsRelations Between Master and ServantThe Relations Between the Rich and the Poor, and the Power and Authority of OfficialsInternational RelationsRelations between the Followers of Different ReligionsThe Fourth Object of ReligionLife After DeathThe Nature of the Rewards and Punishments of the Life After DeathWhere and in What Form Will the Punishments and Rewards of the Next World Manifest ThemselvesWill Reward and Punishment Be Everlasting?Will There Be Action in Heaven or Will It Come to an End?The Effect of the Teachings of the Promised Messiah (as) On His Followers