A COMMENTARY ON THE HOLY Qur'an
by: S.V. Mir Ahmad ALI
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
The Age of the Rapid Change
Translations of the Holy Qur'an into English
Misinterprtation
THE ORIGINALITY AND GENUINENESS OF THE HOLY Qur'an IN ITS
TEXT AND ITS ARRANGEMENT
The Qur'an:What Does it Mean?
The Causes of Doubt
Traditions on the Collection of the Holy Qur'an
Shia Traditions
The Various Recitations of the Holy Qur'an
THE FATWAS
WHAT IS ISLAM?
The Islamic Way of Inviting Mankind of the Truth
The Meaning of Deen and Maz'hab
How was the Qur'an, the Final Word of Good Acquired?
The Word of the Holy Prophet Muhammad was the Revealed Word
of God
Islam: What does it Mean, and Who are the Muslims?
SHIAISM: THE ORIGINAL ISLAM Shiaism: What is it and Why
is it So Called?
The Most Misrepresented and Misunderstood School, the
School of the Islam-Original
The Classification of Religious Knowledge
Usool-e-Deen
(1) TAUHEED: THE DIVINE UNITY
(2) ADL: THE DIVINE JUSTICE
(3) RISALAT: THE APOSTLEHIP
(4) IMAMAT: THE DIVINE GUID ANCE
(5) QIAMAT: THE LAST DAY OF THE FINAL JUDGMENT
SOME TRUTHS OF ISLAM
REVOLUTIONARY CHANGES RESULTING FROM THE Qur'anIC
TEACHINGS APPENDICES
A.1 ARABIC NAMES AND THEIR ENGLISH EQUIVALENT
A.2 SOME SHIA COMMENTATORS OF THE FIRST TO EARLY FOURTH
CENTURIES
A.3 TRANSLATIONS OF THE HOLY Qur'anINTO ENGLISH
A.4 TITLES OF THE HOLY Qur'an
TABLES AND CHARTS
Table 1: THE HOLY FOURTEEN
Table 2: THE RULERS OF THE CALIPHATE AFTER ALI
Table 3: THE ABBASID CALIPHS WHO SUCCEEDED THE OMAYYIDS
TO THE CALIPHATE
CHART A: DESCENDANTS OF ABRAHAM
CHART B: THE FIRST TOW CALIPHS
CHART C: THE OMAYYID CALIPHS
CHART D: THE ABBASID CALIPHS
