The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page v
Contents - Volume I CONTENTS VOLUME I V PUBLISHERS' NOTE TO THE SECOND EDITION PUBLISHERS' NOTE TO THE THIRD EDITION INTRODUCTION XI XIX . . . . . . . XXI ISLĀM . . . . . . 3 THE PURPOSE OF RELIGION ISLAM - THE TRUE RELIGION 3 RECOGNIZING A TRUE FAITH. 5 . 7 PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT BY FOLLOWING ISLAM 12 THE NEED FOR ISLAM. . . . 12 PERFECT REALITY OF ISLĀM 18 BLESSINGS OF ISLAM . 23 CONTINUED BENEFICENCE OF ISLAM. . . 27 ENDURING SIGNS OF THE TRUTH OF ISLAM 29 ALLAH THE EXALTED . . 37 PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH GOD . 37 THE GRACE OF GOD COVERS EVERYTHING. . 38 GOD OF ISLAM VISIBLE IN NATURE AND PERCEIVED BY HUMAN HEARTS . . . 39 BELIEF IN THE UNITY OF GOD ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE HOLY PROPHETSA . 41 GOD'S BEAUTY, BENEFICENCE AND UNITY TAUGHT BY THE HOLY QUR'AN . 43 Two Kinds of Divine Mercy. . . . . 44 Allah is Free from All Defects. . 44 All Praise belongs to Allah . 49 DEFECTIVE CONCEPTS OF GOD IN OTHER RELIGIONS. . . 50 Concepts of Hindus and Āryā Samājists. 50 The Concept of Christians. . 51 ATTRIBUTES OF GOD 53 Thank for Allah's Beneficence (Urdu Poem) Two Types of Divine Attributes - Immanent and 54 Transcendental. . . 55