Introduction to the Study of The Holy Quran — Page 324
324 first revelation received by, 107 forgives his worst enemies, 205 high moral qualities, 237 his great self-control, 238 his last days, 220 his simple lifestyle, 226 journey to Ta'if, 118 justice and fair dealing, 239 leaves for Mecca with 1500 companions, 177 letters to various Kings, 181 life sketch of, 98 life unsafe at Medina, 129 marches on Mecca with ten thousand followers, 197 marriage with Khadijah, 105 message of Islam, 112 other virtues of, 250 persecution intensifies, 116 personality and character, 225 prophecy in Daniel, 87 prophecy in Deuteronomy, 62 prophecy in Habakkuk, 71 prophecy in Isaiah, 75 prophecy in New Testament, 90 prophecy in the Song of Solomon, 73 regard for the poor, 241 relationship with God, 230 spiritual evolution completed in, 312 the last pilgrimage, 216 treatment of neighbours, 247 treatment of relatives, 248 treatment of slaves, 244 treatment of women, 245 Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, 179 tribal pacts, 130 Mu'tah, Battle of, 194 New Testament, 35 contradictions in the, 42 doubtful ethics in the, 47 superstitions in the, 43 testimony of Christian scholars, 37 Noah, 33 Old Testament, 18, 20 contradictions in the, 24 irrational teaching in the, 29 savage teaching in the, 28 Pilgrimage, 287 Prophets defamed by the bible, 32 from among their own people, 8 their teachings always against current ideas, 9 Quraish are the descendants of Ishmael, 68 Quran arrangement of chapters and verses, 269 belief in living God, 276 collected in one volume, 265 commentaries, 2 committed to memory, 263, 267 compilation, 259 concept of salvation, 279 devices adopted to safeguard text, 260 instructors of the, 261 its principles to establish social order, 313 miracles, 280 need, 14 need of the, 5 recitors of, 263 some characteristics of its teachings, 276 some prophecies of, 271 standardized copies of, 266 the perfect scripture, 313 translations, 1 translations into other languages, 319 worship of God in the, 284 Religion not the product of human mind, 7