Contents

Title Page

Copyright

About the Author

Publishers’ Note

Foreword to the Present Edition

Preface to the Third Edition

Ahmadiyyat or The True Islam

History of the Movement

Distinctive Features of the Movement

What Should Be the Principal Object of Religious Conferences

The Principal Objects of Religion

The First Object of Religion

The Islamic Conception of God

Relation of Man to God

The Way by Which Man Can Express His Relationship With God

The Means Whereby Man Can Attain to God and the Practical Realization of This Object in This Life

The Second Object of Religion

Morals

Different Stages of Moral Qualities

Why Are Good and Bad Moral Qualities So Called?

Means of Acquiring Good Morals and of Avoiding Evil Ones

The Third Object of Religion

Social Aspect of Islam

Relations Between the Rulers and the Rule: Master and Servant

The Powers and Duties of the Islamic State

The Duties of Subjects

Relations Between Master and Servant

The Relations Between the Rich and the Poor, and the Power and Authority of Officials

International Relations

Relations between the Followers of Different Religions

The Fourth Object of Religion

Life After Death

The Nature of the Rewards and Punishments of the Life After Death

Where and in What Form Will the Punishments and Rewards of the Next World Manifest Themselves

Will 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