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10 CONTENTS Chapter Page Acknowledgements 21 Introduction 25 Prologue 26 Preface 29 Prelude 34 Foreword 37 Some Reviews of the Urdu Edition 44 1. Importance and Blessings of 49 Meanings of Islam 54 Three Types of ‘Waqf’: First kind of ‘Waqf’ 57 Second kind of ‘Waqf’ 59 Third kind of ‘Waqf’ 61 The Mention of ‘Waqf’ in the Holy Quran 62 Commandment of the Promised Messiah as 65 Example of Hadrat Ibrahim as 66 The Foremost ‘Waqifeen-e-Zindagi’ (Life Devotees) 68 Literal definition of the word ‘Waqf’ 68 Summary of the Research 70 ‘Waqfe Zindagi’ in Jama’at Ahmadiyya 71 ‘Waqfe Zindagi’ in the Holy Quran 71 Literal Meaning of Islam 71 Conventional Meaning of Islam 71 To Become Allah’s Servant in Belief and in Actions 72 Two kinds of ‘Waqf’ for Allah 73 A Human Being becomes God-Like by devoting life for Allah 75 Complete ‘Waqfe Zindagi’ 76 2. Appeal for ‘Waqf’ in Different Ages 83 Companions of the Prophet saw and ‘Waqfe Zindagi’ 84 A Glance at the Jama’at of the Companions 86 The Tradition of ‘Waqf’ Among the Muslims 94