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vi. Table of Contents. THE BOOK OF REVELATION IS THE ONLY OPEN BOOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117. TRUE UNITY OF GOD CANNOT BE REALIZED WITHOUT DIVINE. REVELATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122. THE TYPE OF PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE HEAVENLY SIGNS . . . . . . . . 124. THREE KINDS OF DREAMS _ . . . . . . . 126. REVELATION OF TRIAL AND REVELATION OF EXALTATION. . . . . . . . 127. HADITH AND THE SUNNAH OF THE HOLY PROPHETS 129. SOURCES OF ISLAMIC GUIDANCE. . AUTHORITATIVE BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BOOK OF ALLAH TO BE PREFERRED TO ALL. . . . . . . . . . . AUTHENTICITY OF AḤĀDĪTH. . . . . . . . ANGELS. . . . . . . . . ANGELS ARE EXTERNAL MEANS OF THE FULFILMENT OF OUR . . . . . . . . . . 129 132 133 . 134 . . . 141. SPIRITUAL NEEDS. . INDEPENDENT EXISTENCE OF ANGELS. . ANGELS CARRY OUT APPROPRIATE DUTIES. THREE TYPES OF ANGELS 143 147 148 149. ANGELS DO NOT MOVE FROM THEIR APPOINTED PLACES. . 149. ANGELS ARE THE LIFE OF THE PLANETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . 151. ANGELS SOMETIMES APPEAR IN HUMAN FORM 152. ASCENT AND DESCENT OF ANGELS. . . . . . . . 154. ANGELS ARE THE CAUSE OF EVERY CHANGE . . . . 155. TWO SYSTEMS FOR THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE UNIVERSE 158. SHOOTING STARS AND SATAN . . . . . . . . . . . 159. MAN RANKS HIGHER THAN ANGELS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161. THE TRUE MEANING OF PROSTRATION TO MAN. . 163. EVERY ANGEL PERFORMS A SPECIFIC DUTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163. THREE FUNCTIONS OF GABRIEL. . . . . . . 169. ANGELS DESCEND WITH THE ADVENT OF A KHALIFAH. . . . . . . . . . 173. THE HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDS ACCORDING TO ONE'S DEGREE OF. LOVE AND SINCERITY. ANGELS CAN BE SEEN. . 177 . . . . 178. ANGELS ARE MEDIATORS FOR THE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF. MAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANGELS DISTRIBUTE AND REGULATE MATTERS. . FUNCTIONS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND SATAN. . . ………………………………. 178 . . . 180. THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST POINTS OF GOD'S CREATION 182 . . . . . . 185