The Essence of Islam – Volume II
Title PageContentsCopyrightSummary of Contents, Vol. I, II , III, IV & VArabic, the Mother of TonguesAre Languages the Invention of Man?Announcement for the Book Minan-ur-RahmanWhy Arabic is Superior to Other Languages?Characteristics of the Holy Qur’anSpecial Characteristics of ArabicFaculty of Speech is the Basic Reality of ManTwo Aspects of the Mercy of GodThe Connotation of Some Arabic WordsThe Word ‘Father’ Is Derogatory to GodRevelation, Inspiration, Vision and DreamThe Hidden World of RevelationMan’s Ability to Receive RevelationNon-Prophets Can Also Receive RevelationRevelation: The Highest Stage of Divine UnderstandingThe Necessity of RevelationWhat Is Revelation?Revelation Provides Comfort in DistressRevelation Is a Means of SalvationFine Thought Is Not to Be Confused With RevelationThe Distinction Between Creation and CommandRevelation and Psychic PhenomenaMan’s Knowledge of the Universe Is DefectiveHow Revelation Is ReceivedVarious Forms of RevelationThe Ability to Receive RevelationMan Possesses a Diversity of IntelligenceA Recipient of Grace Must Have a Close Relationship With the AlmightyThree Hallmarks of Divine RevelationSatanic Revelation Is a RealityCharacteristics Of True RevelationDifferences Between Satanic and Divine RevelationThe Function of ReasonThe Law of Nature Demands RevelationThe Book of Revelation Is the Only Open BookTrue Unity of God Cannot Be Realized Without Divine RevelationThe Type of People Who Experience Heavenly SignsThree Kinds of DreamsRevelation of Trial and Revelation of ExaltationHadith and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (sas)Sources of Islamic GuidanceAuthoritative BooksBook of Allah to Be Preferred to AllAuthenticity of AhadithAngelsAngels Are External Means of the Fulfilment of Our Spiritual NeedsIndependent Existence of AngelsAngels Carry Out Appropriate DutiesThree Types of AngelsAngels Do Not Move From Their Appointed PlacesAngels Are the Life of the PlanetsAngels Sometimes Appear in Human FormAscent and Descent of AngelsAngels Are the Cause of Every ChangeTwo Systems for the Proper Functioning of the UniverseShooting Stars and SatanMan Ranks Higher Than AngelsThe True Meaning of Prostration to ManEvery Angel Performs a Specific DutyThree Functions of GabrielAngels Descend With the Advent of a KhalifahThe Holy Spirit Descends According to One’s Degree of Love and SincerityAngels Can Be SeenAngels Are Mediators for the Spiritual Development of ManAngels Distribute and Regulate MattersFunctions of the Holy Spirit and SatanThe Highest and Lowest Points of God’s CreationPrayerPrayer, Its Acceptance, and the Principle of Qur’Anic InterpretationMiracles Are Wrought by PrayerThe Effect of Prayer Is Greater Than the Effect of FirePhysical and Spiritual Means Are Not Outside DeterminationMust All Prayers Be Accepted?Conditions of Acceptance of PrayerTo Supplicate Is Human and to Respond Is DivineEtiquette of PrayerBe Sincere and DeterminedTwo Ways of Acceptance of PrayerWhat Is Prayer?Prayer and Planning Are Two Natural DemandsDivine Attention Is Drawn Through PrayerFour Reasons for Obligatory PrayersAcceptance of Prayer Is a True Means of God’s RecognitionDivine Determination and Acceptance of PrayersPrayer Is a Kind of DeathThree Conditions for Acceptance of PrayerGod Treats Favourites as FriendsWhy Even the Prayers of Perfect People Are Not Always AcceptedWhy Acceptance of Supplications Is Sometimes DelayedDo Not Be Impatient and HastyGod Comes Closer Through PrayerAcceptance of Prayer Demands EagernessHumble PrayerRepentance and Seeking ForgivenessMeaning of Taubah (Repentance)Repentance Washes Out the Stains of SinMan Turns to God With Remorse and God Turns to Man With MercyThree Conditions for RepentanceThe Meaning of IstighfarPriority of Istighfar Over RepentanceIstighfar Is a Spiritual ExerciseGates of God’s Grace Are Never ClosedSalvation Comes From God’s GraceSalvationThe True Meaning of SalvationThe Cause of Spiritual DeclineFaith Without Understanding Is Not Enough for SalvationWhy Sins Are Committed and How They Can Be AvoidedTrue Salvation Is Bestowed in This Very WorldLove of God Leads to SalvationHow to Establish Relationship With GodFaculties for Seeing God Can Be Developed in This Very WorldWho Deserves Salvation?Prophets are Mirrors of God’s CountenanceThe Vedas Represent God as VengefulChristian Concept of Salvation Is Contrary to Justice and MercySalvation Is Only Possible Through GraceRepentance, Istighfar, and Intercession as Means of SalvationThe Curse of Sin Cannot Be TransferredNo Contradiction Between Divine Justice and MercyDeath Is Not the Fruit of SinWas Jesus Free from Inherited Sin?Did Crucifixion Save Christians From Sin?Belief in KalimahThe Pillars of IslamSalat Leads to GodWhat Is Salat?Salat Strengths a Believer’s Spiritual FacultiesSalat Should Be Offered in the Most Befitting MannerSupplication During SalatRecitation of Al-Fatihah in SalatSalat to Be Offered in ArabicSupplications May Be Offered in One’s Own VernacularThe Philosophy of the Five Daily PrayersSalat Protects From SinSignificance of Postures in SalatThe Real SalatSalat, Supplication, and Certainty of FaithSalat Means Relationship Between Man’s Servitude and God’s ProvidenceSalat Purifies the Spirit and Fast Illuminates the HeartThe Purpose of Fasting Is PurificationThe Institution of HajjThe Paying of ZakatJihad With the SwordTaking up Arms Against a Just Non-muslim Government Is Not PermittedProhibition of the Use of ForceThe Promised Messiah Will Not Fight Disbelievers With SwordThe Promised Messiah Was to Put an End to WarDivine Decree and DeterminationTwo Types of Divine DecreesPrayer and Divine Determination Are JuxtaposedTwo Aspects of PrayerMan Will Have Nothing but What He Strives ForGod Does Not Condemn People Without CauseRighteousnessElements of RighteousnessRighteousness Is Essential for Heavenly KnowledgeQualities of the RighteousArroganceWhat Is Arrogance?Do Not Idolize MeForms of Arrogance and Means of PurificationThinking Ill of OthersPunishment in This WorldWhy Some Disbelievers Are Punished in This WorldHow Wrongdoers Are PunishedPunishment Follows Upon MisconductImposture Is Punished in This WorldFalse Prophets Are Not Granted RespiteThe SoulThe Soul Is Created Out of Nothing by the Command of AllahThe Vedas Present God as ImperfectAllah Can Create Out of NothingThe Soul Is the Creation of GodA Soul Bereft of Its Qualities Is DeadQualities of the SoulThe Doctrine of Transmigration Is FalseBirth of the SoulBody and Spirit Are Continuously RenewedBody Is the Mother of the SoulRelationship of the Soul With GravesResurrectionThree States of ExistenceA New Body Is Bestowed in the GraveNature of the HereafterThree Qur’anic Insights About the HereafterIn the Hereafter Spiritual Conditions Will Become VisibleThere Will Be Continuous Progress in HeavenHeaven and HellTwo Gardens for the RighteousThe Torment and Comfort of the Grave Is Perceived Through the BodyThe Philosophy of Punishment in the HereafterTorment Is the Result of Man’s ActionsNature of the Blessings of ParadiseA Person’s Heaven Is Generated Within HimThe Nature of the Bounties of HeavenThe Wrath of God Has a Spiritual PhilosophyHell Is Not EverlastingHe Who Devotes His Life to the Cause of God Is a MartyrThree Grades of Heaven and HellThe Purpose of CreationOnly the Creator Can Enjoin the Purpose of LifeThe Three Objects of LifeHow to Achieve the Purpose of LifeFirst MeansSecond MeansThird MeansFourth MeansFifth MeansSixth MeansSeventh MeansEighth MeansWorship Benefits Man Himself 
