The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page vi
Throne of Allah-His Station of Singleness and Transcendence Nothing approximates to the Attributes of Allah. Permanence of Allah's Attributes General Attributes Mentioned in the Holy Qur'an. . Four Principal Attributes of Allah. God's Beauty and Beneficence. Almighty Allah's Attributes of Beneficence. The Will and Power of God. Limitless Manifestation of God's Attributes CREATION AND THE WORDS OF GOD Creation and Differences in Rank. REFUTATION OF THE MISGUIDED NOTIONS OF THE ARYĀS REFUTATION OF THE MISGUIDED NOTIONS OF CHRISTIANS KNOWLEDGE OF GOD 57 . 59 . 60 . 61 . 66 90 93 . 97 101 . 108 118 . 123 130 . 131 Revelation Needed for Attaining Absolute Certainty Need for Purification 138 145 Kingdom of God Encompasses Heaven and Earth. 151 CONCEPT OF 'ARSH IN ISLAM. . . . . 163 Refutation of the Christians' Faith in the Unity of God. . . . . . . . . 170 Evils of Associating Partners with God 172 POEMS IN GLORIFICATION AND REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH. . . . . . . . 181 Praise of the Lord of All the Worlds (Urdu Poem) 181 Devotion (Urdu Poem). 183 Holy is He Who Watches over me (Urdu Poem) 183 Epitaph of Mirzā Mubarak Ahmad (Urdu Poem) 185 Seek Him Alone O Friends (Urdu Poem). 185 Holy is He Who has humbled my opponents (Urdu Poem). . . . 186 Praise and Thanks be to the All-Powerful God (Persian poem). 187 A Prayer to the Creator of Heaven and Earth (Persian Couplets) 189 O God, the Relief of my Troubles! (Persian Poem). . 189 Love (Persian Poem). . . . 191 My love (Persian Poem). . . . 191 Devotion (Persian couplets). . 192 Fighting for the Honour of the Beloved (Persian couplets). . . 192 THE HOLY PROPHETSA EXALTED STATUS OF THE HOLY PROPHETSA . . . . 197 197