God Creation and Guidance
God Creation and Guidance
by Muhammad Ashraf Chheenah
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Contents
Acknowledgments IX
Abbreviations X
Preface XIII
Ch. 1 – 1
God and His Creation 1
God and Name of God 1
Creation as Per Qur’an 3
Signs of God’s Greatness and Omnipotence 4
Beginning of the Creation 7
Six Periods of Creation 9
Creation of Universe in Six Days 11
God Created Everything in Pairs 13
Evolution, Balancing and Programming 16
Evolution of Skies and Earth 21
Sequence of Evolution 23
Setting Up the Balance 27
Movements of Sun and Moon 27
Ch. 2 – 31
All Creatures Subjected to Worship the Lord 31
Bigotry of the Israelites 32
Anthropomorphism and Possessiveness Lead to Polytheism 36
God is Unique 37
The Incarnation of God 40
Ch. 3 – 47
BIBLE: The Old Testament 47
A Brief Introduction to the Bible 47
Canonization of Jewish Scriptures 49
Categorywise List of the Books 52
Critical Review of the O.T. 55
Biblical Criticism 58
Higher Criticism 58
Critical Review of the Old Testament 61
Higher Criticism Leading to Skepticism 63
Moses as Author of the Pentateuch 65
Main Theme of the Old Testament 69
Influence of the Church 70
Ch. 4 – 71
The Genesis 71
Authorship of Genesis 72
Genesis as a Stumbling Block in Faith 76
Ch. 5 – 83
Ancient Past of Israel 83
The Patriarchs 83
Haran as Native Place of Abraham 84
Promise of Land and Descendants 89
Genesis Spoils the Image of the Patriarchs 93
Sorrowful life of Jacob (Israel) 94
Morality Tales of Genesis 97
Black Painting of the Patriarchs 103
The Israelites Had Forgotten Their Faith 105
Moses and the Israelites 106
Ch. 6 – 111
The Chosen People 111
Primacy of the Israelites 111
The Chosen Race 113
Sons of God 114
The Exodus 115
Israelites in the Desert of Shur and Sinai 123
Broken Spirits of the Israelites 127
God’s Covenant at Mt. Seir or in the Land of Moab 129
All Israelites were not Alike 132
Hebrews Acknowledge no Prophet Outside Israel 137
God’s Appraisal of the Muslims 139
Ch. 7 – 141
Law: the Utmost Prize and Pride of Israel 141
Warning to Israel 142
What the Lord Demands 143
Choice between Blessing and a Curse 145
The distinction of the Israelites 145
God’s Blessings on Israelites 148
Ch. 8 – 151
Disbelief and the False Prophets 151
The Acid Test for Genuineness 152
Israelites were Warned not to Go After Other Gods 153
Punishment to the False Prophet 155
Deterrent Punishment to Those Who Serve Other Gods 156
Ch. 9 – 161
The New Testament 161
St. Paul Vs. Jesus 162
Catholicism Instead of Judaism 164
Composition of the Gospels 165
The Authenticity of the Gospels 169
Gospels Are Anonymous 169
Life and Preachings of Jesus 170
Awaiting the Advent of Messiah 171
Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem 172
Events Leading to Crucifixion 173
Jesus as Follower of Moses 175
The Law of Sabbath 176
Ch. 10 – 185
Al-Qur’ān – I 185
Introduction to the Qur’ān 185
Universal Brotherhood and Equality of Humankind 187
The Compilation and Preservation of the Qur’an 188
The Incorruptibility of the Qur’ān 194
The opening chapter 195
Qur’an As Revealed Word of God 198
Ch. 11 – 201
Al-Qur’an – II 201
God’s Challenge to Non-Believers 201
Qur’an and the Importance of knowledge 207
Advancement of Knowledge as Source of Power and Progress 210
Ch. 12 – 213
Qur’an as a Marvel of Revelation 213
The Inimitability and Immutability of the Qur’an 213
Rodwell’s Criticism of Zaid 217
Marvel of Revelation 220
Qur’ān as a Linguistic Miracle 222
Predictions in the Qur’ān 227
No other book has such an impact on a people or the history of the world. 229
Ch. 13 – 233
Certain Peculiarities of the Qur’an 233
Acquaintance with God 234
Faith Based on Knowledge and Reasoning 235
Futility of the Blind Faith 237
No Confliction Between the Science and the Qur’an 238
Central Theme of the Qur’an 239
Ch. 15 – 247
Insignificance of Earth & Man in The Universe 247
Transformation or Transmutation of Man into God 251
Scientific Discoveries Endorse Revelations of the Qur’an 254
Man’s Likeness with God 259
Anthropomorphism in the Bible 267
Death; Spiritual or Physical 268
Original Perfection of Nature 269
Ch. 16 – 273
Angels 273
Nature and Function of Angels 273
Malai’ka 275
Angels as Messengers 278
Angels have Numerous Ranks 278
Angels are Obedient Servants of Allah 280
Angels of Consolation and Inspiration 282
Angels of Glad Tidings 283
Angels of Blessings 284
Guardian Angels 285
Recording Angels 285
Angels of Punishment 286
Angels of Death 287
Angels Sustaining the Throne 288
Angels Cannot Intercede 288
Ch. 17 – 291
Jinn (الجن) and Satan 291
What is Jinn 291
Kaheen and the Jinn 296
Worship of Jinn 298
Jinn Know Nothing about the Unseen 300
Jinn are Subject to Accountability 301
Satan as Lucifer or Iblees 304
Lucifer 305
Iblees in the Islamic Traditions 306
Satan Interferes in the Work of Prophets 308
Man and Jinn Differ from other Creatures 308
Index 311
Bibliography 321