The Essence of Islam – Volume II — Page v
CONTENTS VOLUME II ARABIC, THE MOTHER OF TONGUES. . 1 ARE LANGUAGES THE INVENTION OF MAN?. . . 2 ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE BOOK MINAN-UR-RAHMAN WHY ARABIC IS SUPERIOR TO OTHER LANGUAGES? . 4 . 5 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HOLY QUR'AN. . . . 6 SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ARABIC 11 FACULTY OF SPEECH IS THE BASIC REALITY OF MAN TWO ASPECTS OF THE MERCY OF GOD. . . 15 18 THE CONNOTATION OF SOME ARABIC WORDS. 21 THE WORD 'FATHER' IS DEROGATORY TO GOD. . 25 REVELATION, INSPIRATION, VISION AND DREAM . . 31 THE HIDDEN WORLD OF REVELATION. . . 32 MAN'S ABILITY TO RECEIVE REVELATION. . 37 NON-PROPHETS CAN ALSO RECEIVE REVELATION . 38 REVELATION: THE HIGHEST STAGE OF DIVINE UNDERSTANDING. 40 THE NECESSITY OF REVELATION. . 43 WHAT IS REVELATION? . 47 REVELATION PROVIDES COMFORT IN DISTRESS . 50 REVELATION IS A MEANS OF SALVATION . . . . 52 FINE THOUGHT IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH REVELATION. . . . 55 THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN CREATION AND COMMAND. . 56 REVELATION AND PSYCHIC PHENOΜΕΝΑ . 62 MAN'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNIVERSE IS DEFECTIVE . 63 HOW REVELATION IS RECEIVED. . . . 66 VARIOUS FORMS OF REVELATION . 67 THE ABILITY TO RECEIVE REVELATION . . 72 MAN POSSESSES A DIVERSITY OF INTELLIGENCE . . 74 A RECIPIENT OF GRACE MUST HAVE A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ALMIGHTY . 76 THREE HALLMARKS OF DIVINE REVELATION . 79 SATANIC REVELATION IS A REALITY . 81 CHARACTERISTICS OF TRUE REVELATION . 84 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SATANIC AND DIVINE REVELATION . . 86 THE FUNCTION OF REASON . . . . 96 THE LAW OF NATURE DEMANDS REVELATION . 107 V