The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 1) — Page vii

FOREWORD. . . CONTENTS PREFACE. . . . . . . . . . Books of Reference with Their Abbreviated Titles. . . . . . . . . . . . k m. p Books of Hadith Commentaries of the Quran History and Geography Lexicons, Encyclopaedias and Periodicals. Tasawwuf and ‘Aqā'id. Science of Philology and Polite Literature. Grammar Jurisprudence. . . Ma'ānī Works of the Promised Messiah Books of the Bible. Miscellaneous. . . . . System of Transliteration. . . . . . . . GENERAL INTRODUCTION Need of a New Translation and a New Commentary. Present Translation Fulfils the Need. p. . r r S. S S S. S S t V. i i Special Features of this Commentary ii Other Revealed Books. Need of the Quran iv. V God of the Bible-A National God. V Vedas Also A National Scripture. . vi God is One. Religion - Not a Product of Human Imagination viii Revealed Teachings Are Always Against Current Ideas Why Teachings of Various Religions Differ. . . xii Islam Teaches Oneness of God and of Humanity. . xiii Jesus Not a Universal Teacher xiv Meaning of Civilization and Culture. . xvi Different Periods of Civilization and Culture. xviii Jewish and Christian Cultures A Pertinent Question. xix xxi Contradictions in the Old Testament. . . xxvi Savage Teaching of the Old Testament. . хххі Irrational Teaching of the Old Testament Xxxii