The New World Order
The New World Order
by Muhammad Ashraf Chheenah
or
Contents
Acknowledgments IX
Abbreviations X
Preface XIII
Ch. 1 – 1
The New World Order 1
Everything Created to Worship the Lord 1
Everything Declares Praises of God 7
Every Creature Put Under Compulsion 9
All Creatures Implore Allah 15
Kingdom of Heaven had No Room for Any Disobedience 17
Exception to the Compulsion 17
No existence of Evil before Creation of Jinn and Man 20
Was Something Lacking in the Universe? 21
Social Justice and Equality of Humankind 24
The Lord Introduced the New World Order 27
Ch. 2 – 31
God’s Covenants with His Creatures 31
Covenant of the Prophets about the Promised Messenger 32
God Took on Him to Provide Guidance 32
Each Prophet Preached the Same Essentials of Faith 34
God Never Deserted the Mankind 36
Covenant with Adam 37
Covenants with Descendants of Adam 39
Covenant with Noah 41
Abraham a Blessing for All the Nations 41
Covenant with Abraham 41
Promised Messenger foretold by Prophets of Israel 43
Covenant Given in Specific Words 46
Ch. 3 – 49
Man as Vicegerent of the Lord 49
Kingdom of God 49
Man Created to be Vicegerent of the Lord on Earth 50
Duties Assigned to the Vicegerent 51
Exaltation of the Vicegerent over all His Creatures 53
The Noblest Among the Creatures of the Lord 55
Dissatisfaction or frustration from the Lord 56
Self-surrender before the Lord 59
Ch. 4 – 61
Amanahh (Trust or the Covenant) 61
All Creatures Put under Compulsion 61
The Universe without Time and Evil 63
The Background of Amanahh 65
The Prologue of the Amanahh 69
The Amanahh 70
The Epilogue to the Amanahh 74
Ch. 5 – 81
Amanahh Explained 81
The Volunteer Honored by the Almighty 84
No Estrangement from God 86
Ch. 6 – 89
Man’s Acceptance Of Amanahh 89
No Compulsion in Religion 89
Law; a Blessing than a Curse 90
Man’s Acceptance of Amanahh 94
Motivation for Acceptance 97
Foolishness or Passionate Love? 102
Sinfulness Emanates from Free Will 104
Ch. 7 – 107
Purpose of Creation 107
Conscious Worship 116
Test and Trial as the Purpose of Creation 121
Ch. 8 – 127
Various Modes of Trial 127
The Need and Purpose of Test 135
Immunity from Sin Not the Purpose of Creation 136
Ch. 8 – 141
All Beautiful Names Belong to Allah 141
Is God a Monster? 141
Gratitude as Purpose of Creation 142
All Beautiful Names Pertain to Allah 146
Manifestation of the Attribute of رحم (Mercy) 152
Mercy of the Lord 154
Ch. 9 – 159
Allama Iqbal on the Purpose of Creation 159
Khudi خودی or Ana انا(The Ego) 159
Ultimate Ego 164
Khudi as Ultimate Ego of the Lord 165
Mysticism Vs. the Teachings of the Lord 168
Pantheism of Plato 170
The Human Ego 177
Satan Promotes Passivity and Indolence 179
No Self-Annihilation, Isolation or Passivity 180
Ch. 10 – 187
Uniquely Blessed Creature of the Lord 187
Test and Trial 187
Uniqueness of Man 188
Nafs (نفس) or Self 191
قلب (Heart) 197
روح (Spirit or Divine Power) 200
Jinn and Men Created to Manifest Mercy and Forgiveness 207
Ch. 11 – 215
Proclamation About Khalifah 215
Perplexity of the Angels 216
Angels too Aspired for the Nobility 217
Iblees was the First One to Commit a Sin 221
Exaltation of Adam over All Creatures 223
Ch. 12 – 227
Investiture Ceremony and the Role of Satan 227
Ceremonial Inauguration 227
Pride Caused the Rebellion of Iblīs 229
The Respite 231
Satan’s Challenge 232
God’s Response to Satan 235
Warnings against Seduction of Satan 236
Humankind Forbidden to Follow Satan 238
Satan is Afraid of Allah 240
Satan Wields no Authority over the Faithful 241
Those who Forget The Lord 243
Seek Refuge from the Lord 244
No Cosmic Powers of Satan 244
Satan as Part and Parcel of Christianity 246
Ch. 13 – 249
Probation In the Garden 249
Probation in the Garden 249
Adam was Awarded Higher Status on Earth 255
The Judgment 258
Thorns and Thistles 261
Ch. 14 – 269
Passing Out and Performance 269
The Episode in the Garden according to the Qur’an 269
God Absolves Adam from Sin 274
Lessons of the Training 277
Passing the Test for Assignment 281
Start of Trial than Fall 283
Satan Vs Adam (pbAh) 284
No Cause of Frustration from the Lord 289
No Disappointment from Lord 292
Ch. 15 – 295
Adam On Earth 295
Start of Adam’s Career on Earth 295
Adam Started with a Zero Meter on Earth 298
No Estrangement from God 301
Adam and Eve Lived Piously on Earth 306
Ultimate Criterion for Salvation 308
Appendix 315
Catholic Church Strangulated Free Thinking and Progress 315
Index 321
Bibliography 328