“I realize that the principle of profound spiritual �������� ������������ ���� ���������� ������� �������� ��� ����� ����� ���� �������� ��� ������ ���� ���� ������ of social behaviour like sitting, standing, eating, drinking, talking etc., and thus to deliver him from a state of barbarism and distinguish him from the animals and thus bestow upon him an elementary moral state which might be described as social culture. He then desires to regulate his elementary moral habits so that they should acquire the character of high moral qualities.” ������������������������������������������������� “The third grade of progress is that a person should become wholly devoted to the love of his True Creator and to the winning of His pleasure. The whole of his being should be committed to God. To remind Muslims constantly of this grade their religion has been named Islam, which means to devote oneself wholly to God and to keep nothing back.” ������������������������������������������������ ������ ������ ��� ���� ���� ����� ������ ��������� �� ���
SAMPLE GLOSSARY: NAFSI AMMARAH:
The self that incites to evil.
NAFSI LAWWAMAH:
The self that reproves itself for every vice and intemperance.
NAFSI MUTMA’INNAH: The soul at rest.
KHALQ:
Creation.
KHULQ: Morals
SIDQ:
Sincerity.
DHARAM: Religion
BARZAKH:
The intermediate state between �������������������
sure that the source of perfect knowledge is divine revelation which is bestowed on the holy prophets of God. Therefore God, Who is the ocean of grace, did not design that divine revelation should be sealed up for the future and the world should thus be destroyed. The doors of His revelation and converse are always open. If you seek them along �������������������������������������������� (The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam, p.208)
Appendix of the book ‘The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam’ contains the extracts from the Original Books which have been quoted by the Promised Messiahas ‘The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam’ is available to read online at Maryam www.alislam.org
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