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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

LECTURE I.-THE STRENGTH OF ISLAM.

§ 1. The Extent of Islam: still spreading. Its Past. Its Present. § 2. Secret of its Strength. Not now treating of past spread. Truths contained in Islam. § 3. Unity of GOD. Muhammad once wavered in asserting this. Qur'anic assertions of Unity. 'Verse of the Throne.' First Surah. Names of GOD. Al Ghazzali on Divine Nature. § 4. Muhammad's opposition to Polytheism. Arabic idolatry: Muslim hatred of. GOD the Creator, the Judge. § 5. Man's relation to GOD. Submission. Iman and Din. Essence of Islam: its Five Foundations. § 6. Divine Revelation. Prophets. Mechanical theory of Revelation. Number of inspired Books. Qur'an and Bible. § 7. The Qur'an: its Author. The Ahadith. 'The Preserved Tablet.' § 8. Creation of Man. Satan. 'Fall' of Adam and Eve. Adam did not sin. § 9. Angels: their number. Heavenly Hierarchy. Prince of Hell. § 10. Importance of Prayer: a duty, not a privilege. Cry of the Muezzin. Five times of prayer. Muhammad's prayers: Children's. § 11. Public Worship. § 12. The After-Life. The Last Trump. Resurrection. Sirat. Mystical explanations of Paradise. Hell. § 13. Conclusion: Only one side of the shield shown as yet.— Pages 1 — 47.

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