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CONTENTS
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Preface
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v
Summary of the teachings
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v
 
Islam as the religion of humanity
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v
 
Significance of the name
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vi
 
The distinctive characteristics of Islam
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vi
 
A historical religion
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vii
 
The fundamental principles of ISlam
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vii
 
Conception of God in Islam
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viii
 
Unity
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viii
 
Divine revelation
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ix
 
The life after death
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x
 
The life after death is only a continuation of this life.
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x
 
The state after death is an image of the spiritual state in this life
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x
 
The next life is a life of unlimited progress
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xi
 
Belief in angels and its significance
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xii
 
Significance of belief
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xii
 
Principles of action
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xiii
 
Scope of moral teachings
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xiv
 
The brotherhood of Islam
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xv
 
Reverence for authority
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xv
 
Four fundamental institutions
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xvi
 
Ṣalát, or the Islamic prayer
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xvi
 
Fasting
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xxv
 
Zakát, or the poor-rate
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xxvi
 
Pilgrimage
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xxvii
The collection and arrangement of the Holy Qur-án
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xxviii
 
Evidence as to the writing of the Qur-án
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xxx
 
The Qur-án was committed to memory
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xxxv
 
Arrangement of verses and chapters
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xlii
 
The collection of the Qur-án
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liv
 
Differences of readings
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lxv
 
Allegations against the purity of the Quranic text
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lxxv
Chief features of the work
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xcii
A list of abbreviations of the names of authorities referred to in the explanatory notes
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cxii
Transliteration of Arabic words
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cxiii
Proper names
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cxv
    xcvii
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