The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page v
CONTENTS VOLUME III PUBLISHER'S NOTE XI NATURAL, MORAL AND SPIRITUAL STATES OF MAN. . . . . . 1 THE THREE HUMAN STATES. 1 THE FIRST SOURCE-THE SELF THAT INCITES TO EVIL. . . THE SECOND SOURCE: THE SELF-REPROACHING SELF 1 . . . 2 THE THIRD SOURCE: THE SOUL AT REST . . 3 NATURAL AND MORAL STATES OF MAN . 5 THREE METHODS OF REFORM . 8 KHALQ [CREATION] AND KHULQ [MORALS] 8 NATURAL STATES BECOME MORAL BY PROPER REGULATION. . . . . . 10 TRUE MORALS. . . . . 11 MORAL STATE OF MAN 13 MORAL QUALITIES RELATED TO DISCARDING EVIL 13 MORAL QUALITIES RELATED TO DOING GOOD . 20 TRUE COURAGE. . . 28 PATIENCE 30 TRUTHFULNESS 33 CHANGE IN MORAL QUALITIES . 35 THE REALITY OF LOVE. . . . 36 FAITH, CERTAINTY AND INSIGHT. . 43 FAITH IN THE UNSEEN TAUGHT BY PROPHETS FAITH AND CERTAINTY . 43 . 46 SALVATION DEPENDS ON FAITH 50 PROGRESSIVE STAGES OF FAITH. . . . . 52 BLESSINGS OF DIVINE RECOGNITION. . . 54 THREE CATEGORIES OF THE FAITHFUL . 55 THE SOUL AT REST 68 A LOVELY PRAYER STEADFASTNESS IN FAITH PERSONAL MERIT AND RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD STAGES OF SPIRITUAL FULFILMENT EXCELLENCES OF THE MEN OF GOD COMPREHENSION OF THE DIVINE. . . . EFFORT AND NATURAL APTITUDE . . 72 . 73 . 75 . 78 93 . 94 . 107 THE NEED FOR PROPHETS. . 111