The Teachings of Islam (1910 Edition):
by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian
English Translation of Hazrat Mirza's Urdu Book 'Islamee Usool kee Philosophy' Rendered by Maulana Muhammad Ali
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- I. Preliminary Remarks:
- The Quran Gives Arguments for Every Assertion that it Makes
- II. The Physical, Moral and Spiritual Conditions of Man:
- Nafs-i-ammara
- Nafs-i-lawwama
- Nafs-i-Mutmainnah
- The Three Conditions in their Relations Towards one Another
- Effect of the Physical upon the Moral Nature of Man
- The Soul Grows from the Body and does not come from Outside
- From the Moral to the Spiritual Stage
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Reformation Effected by Islam
- What is and what is not a Moral Quality
- The Physical Conditions
- Arabic the Mother of Languages
- The Moral Conditions
- Chastity
- Honesty
- Meekness
- Politeness
- Forgiveness
- Goodness
- Courage
- Veracity
- Patience
- Sympathy
- The Existence of God
- What is the Source of Absolute Certainty in Divine Existence
- God Speaks Now as He Spoke in the Past
- Perfection of Religion in Islam
- Arguments for Divine Existence
- Attributes of God
- The Spiritual Conditions
- Prayer Taught in the Opening Chapter
- Who are the Recipients of Divine Blessings?
- Paradise upon Earth
- Two Stages of Spiritual Progress
- The Material from which a Man's Paradise is Prepared for him
- And his Hell
- Stage of Perfection
- III. The State of Man in the After-life:
- After-life an Image of Spiritual State in this Life
- Realities of Next Life are of a Different Nature from those of this
- Barzakh
- Resurrection
- Spiritual Facts of this Life shall be Represented as Embodiments in the next
- Progress to be made in the Next Life is Infinite
- IV. The Object of Man's Life in this World and the means of its Attainment
- V. The Action of the Practical Ordinances of Law in this and the After-life:
- Perfect Divine Law makes a Man Perfect
- The Attributes of a Perfect Man
- The Oaths of the Holy Quran
- VI. The Sources of Divine Knowledge:
- Three Degrees of Knowledge
- Reason and Information are Sources of the First
- Inspiration is the Source of the Next Higher Degree of Certainty
- What is Inspiration
- Where are the Inspired Ones to be Found
- Sources of the Highest Degree of Certainty
- Perfection of Morals in the Holy Prophet
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