Spiritual Notes (To Enrich our Lives)

by Institute for Islamic Studies and Publications / Instituut voor Islamitische Studies en Publicaties (IVISEP)

Table of Contents:

  • Introduction by Riaz Ahmadali (Chairman, Institute for Islamic Studies)
  • Fiftieth Edition of ‘A Spiritual Note’ — Message of Congratulation by Prof. Dr. Abdul Karim Saeed (Ameer-e-Jamaat), on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Edition of ‘A Spiritual Note’
  • Poem: A Spiritual Note by Prof. Dr. Abdul Karim Saeed (Ameer-e-Jamaat)
  • Golden Qualities (Source: The Ark of Noah by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian)
  • Bringing Light and Life to Others (Source: Message of Islam by Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din)
  • Gratitude by Drs Sharda Ahmadali-Doekhie
  • The Importance of Knowledge
  • Honest Earnings (Source: ‘The Holy Quran and its Teachings’ (Dutch))
  • Poem by Mother Teresa
  • Forgiveness (Source: ‘The Holy Quran and its Teachings’ (Dutch) by Ghulam Ahmad Bashir)
  • Practice Encouragement (Source: Dick Innes on divinehumanism.org)
  • Good Deeds (Source: ‘The Holy Quran and its Teachings’ (Dutch) by Ghulam Ahmad Bashir)
  • Giving to Humanity (Source: Message of Islam by Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din)
  • Love for our Fellow Men (Source: divinehumanism.org)
  • What you sow, so shall you reap (Sources: Be the God you are (Dr. K Bhujang Shetty) & Translation of the Holy Quran by Maulana Muhammad Ali)
  • Unity (Source: ‘Mujahid-e-Kabir’)
  • Keeping Promises (Source: ‘The Holy Quran and its Teachings’ (Dutch) by Ghulam Ahmad Bashir)
  • Asceticism (Sources: Mental Purification by Hazrat Inayat Khan & Translation of the Holy Quran by Maulana Muhammad Ali)
  • Religion as Goal? by Drs Sharda Ahmadali-Doekhie
  • Our Ego (Source: The Sufi Message by Hazrat Inayat Khan)
  • Necessity of Trials by Riaz Ahmadali
  • The Hidden Effect of our Actions (Source: The Islamic Review, April–May 1989)
  • Arrogance (Sources: Be the God you are by Dr. K. Bhujang Shetty & Translation of the Holy Quran by Maulana Muhammad Ali)
  • To Deal with Criticism (Sources: Richard Innes on divinehumanism.org & Translation of the Holy Quran by Maulana Muhammad Ali)
  • Our Transient and our Everlasting Goals (Sources: Be the God you are by Dr. K. Bhujang Shetty & Translation of the Holy Quran by Maulana Muhammad Ali)
  • The Importance of Good Company (Sources: Zo mooi als je bent (Hans Bouma, Dutch Book) & Translation of the Holy Quran by Maulana Muhammad Ali)
  • The Dangers of Narrow-mindedness (Source: islaam.com)
  • Using our Resources for Mankind (Source: Friday Sermons by Marmaduke Pickthall)
  • Seeing the Good in Others (Source: The Secret of Existence by Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din)
  • The Trial of Wealth and Power