The Essence of Islam – Volume III

Title PageContentsCopyrightPublisher’s NoteNatural, Moral and Spiritual States of ManThe Three Human StatesThe First Source—The Self that Incites to EvilThe Second Source—The Self-Reproaching SelfThe Third Source—The Soul at RestNatural and Moral States of ManThree Methods of ReformKhalq [Creation] and Khulq [Morals]Natural States Become Moral by Proper RegulationTrue MoralsMoral State of ManMoral Qualities Related to Discarding EvilMoral Qualities Related to Doing GoodTrue CouragePatienceTruthfulnessChange in Moral QualitiesThe Reality of LoveFaith, Certainty and InsightFaith in the Unseen Taught by ProphetsFaith and CertaintySalvation Depends on FaithProgressive Stages of FaithBlessings of Divine RecognitionThree Categories of the FaithfulThe Soul at RestA Lovely PrayerSteadfastness in FaithPersonal Merit and Relationship With GodStages of Spiritual FulfilmentExcellences of the Men of GodComprehension of the DivineEffort and Natural AptitudeThe Need for ProphetsProphets are a Manifestation of Divine UnityProphets Demonstrate God’s ExistenceBlessings of Obedience to the Holy Prophet (sas)Belief in God Cannot Be Perfect Without Belief in ProphetsWhy Do Prophets Have Needs Like Other People?Prophethood in IslamMeanings and Significance of the Seal of ProphethoodExcellence of the Holy Prophet (sas)The Seal of Prophethood as the Perfect ManProphethood by Way of ReflectionFrequent Converse With God—The Only Claim of the Promised MessiahNeed for Reformers After the Perfection of FaithNeed of the Company of the RighteousNeed for Teachers and Fresh Exposition of the Holy Qur’anFulfilling the Need of Safeguarding the Holy Qur’anDivine Promise of KhilafatThe Messiah and His Second ComingPopular Beliefs About the AscensionAhmadiyyah Belief About the MahdiContradictions in the Popular BeliefsTrue Meaning of the Ascension and Second Coming of JesusMisguidance About Jesus Caused by the AntichristCorrect Meanings of NuzulEvidence Regarding the Death of JesusTrue Status of JesusObjections Against JesusMiracles of JesusThe True Claim of JesusReview of the Christian FaithJesus Did Not Claim to Be GodConfession of Human Weaknesses by JesusTrue Meaning of ‘Son of God’Christian Doctrine About the Son of MaryJesus as a ProphetAbsurdity of the Doctrine of TrinityJesus Not AccursedOintment of JesusJesus in Search of the Lost SheepJesus in KashmirEvidence From Buddhist ScripturesBreaking of the Cross by the Promised MessiahDivine Mystery of Jesus’ Second ComingDajjal or the AntichristDajjal and SatanThe Word Dajjal Signifies a GroupChristian Priests as DajjalDajjal and the Misguided MaulavisThe Meaning of Dajjal Circuiting the Ka‘BahDhulqarnainProphecy About the Promised Messiah in Surah Al-KahfTime of the Promised MessiahGog and MagogReligious Disputes at the Time of Gog and MagogEuropean Powers Are Gog and MagogWomenExtreme Attitudes About WomenKind Treatment of WomenA Man’s Right to DivorceA Woman’s Right to DivorcePropagation of the Human Race Through MarriagePolygamyEqual Treatment of WivesIslam and the Rights of WomenImportance of Inculcating Piety in Ahmadi WomenNoble Example of the Wives of the Holy Prophet (sas)The VeilWisdom Behind the System of VeilRemedies for UnchastityExtreme Attitudes About the VeilProper Upbringing of ChildrenPray for Children Instead of Punishing ThemRepeated ChallengesMy Opponents Are Doomed to FailDivine Support for the RighteousInviting All to Come and Witness the SignsAppeal to Give Up Vilification and AbuseBeseeching Allah for a Heavenly Sign and DecreeEvidence in the Form of Divine BlessingsO Ye who Doubt! Come to the Heavenly Verdict!An Invitation to Pir Mehr ‘Ali Shah of GolrahKnowledge of Arabic and the Holy Qur’an as Signs of Divine SupportIn the Name of Allah the Glorious, a Plea to Maulavi Sayyed Nadhir Hussain, for a Debate on the Life or Death of Jesus Son of MaryA Misguided Assertion of Hafiz Muhammad Yusuf ChallengedSubmitting the Matter to the Judge of JudgesChallenge to Reach a Conclusive SettlementA Sincere Appeal to All Muslims of IndiaChallenge to Reach a Conclusive SettlementHoly Qur’an—A Sign of the Living GodFor Followers of Revealed Books Who Deny the Truth of the Holy Qur’anEvidence in the Form of Countless SignsManifestation of the Power of the Living God, Honour of the Holy Prophet (sas), and Truth of the Holy Qur’anRefutation of the Aryas’ False DoctrinesAnnouncement for a Forty Day Prayer VigilFor the Careful Attention of Sardar Raj Indar SinghAnnouncement on the Death of Lekh RamReal Test between Islam and ChristianityAn Invitation to All Good PeopleA Proposal to Seek Divine SettlementConclusive Arguments for Reverend WhitebrechtLack of Righteousness Among ChristiansOpen Challenge to All ChristiansInvitation to Christians for MubahalahProphecy About Atham and Its FulfilmentAn Easy Mubahalah for the ChristiansInvitation to Her Majesty the Queen of EnglandA Test for Disclosing the UnseenDivine Permission for Mubahalah Against MaulavisOpen Invitation to All Who Seek a SignPeace Is BestSix Signs of Divine SupportPrayer for a Divine Decree