Table of Contents:

• Publisher’s Note
• Translator’s Foreword by Dr. Zahid Aziz:
  • About the Translation
• Introduction
• 1. Reliability of Hadith Reports:
  • Details of Religion found only in Hadith
  • Hadith as Source of Islamic History
  • Hadith must be accepted unless contradicted by the Quran
  • Hadith only traces Origin of Prevailing Practice
  • Prevailing Practice provides Strong Evidence
  • Prophecy about Promised Messiah in Hadith
  • Other related Prophecies Fulfilled
  • Hadith Prophecies about Islam
  • Fulfilment of Worldly Aspect of Prophecies
• 2. Promised Messiah in the Holy Quran:
  • Signs of the Last Days:
    • Coming of a Reformer — Blowing of the Trumpet
    • The Promised Messiah
    • Movement in Hearts at Time of coming of Reformer
    • Shaking of the Earth: Surah ‘The Shaking’ [Chapter 99: Al-Zilzal]
    • Christian Nations producing Shock Waves
    • Prophecies about Modern Advances
    • Spiritual Darkness with Modern Advances — Metaphorical Prophecies
    • Coming of the Messiah
    • Summary of Signs of the Last Days
  • Islamic Khilafat [Caliphate] on Lines of Israelite Prophethood:
    • Holy Prophet Muhammad’s Likeness to Moses
    • Like of Jesus in the Nation of the Like of Moses
    • Muslim Saints in Place of Israelites Prophets
    • Khalifas [Caliphs] to be raised among Muslims
    • Khalifas not only from the Companions
    • Holy Quran addresses Ancient Israelites as “You”
    • Coming Jesus is not Previous Jesus
    • Use of Min-kum in the Quran
    • Some Examples
    • Reason why Min-kum occurs in this Verse
    • Min-kum usually refers to all Muslims
    • Commandments addressed to Companions meant for All
    • Was Khilafat to Last only Thirty Years
  • Saints — Living Examples of Spiritual Experience:
    • Coming of Reformers despite Perfection of Islam
    • Abundance of Prophets and Saints for Guidance
    • Need for Divinely-inspired Saints among Muslims
    • Perfection of Religion does not Rule out its Defence
  • Summary of Arguments:
    • First Argument — On Logical Grounds
    • Companions of the Holy Prophet [Muhammad (pbuh)]
    • Need for Saintly Teachers of Divine Word
    • Saintly Teachers required in Every Age
    • Guarding Quranic Teachings
    • Second Argument — On the Basis of the Quran
    • Khilafat [Caliphate] till Eternity, not just Thirty Years
    • Present Muslim Condition like Jews of Jesus’ Time
    • Advent of Reformer at Depth of Muslim Decline
    • Promised Messiah in the Quran — A Summary
• 3. Proof of being Promised Messiah:
  • Successors to Holy Prophet Muhammad
  • Similarity of Last Phases of Muslim and Israelite History
  • Claimant has appeared at Proper Time
  • Heavenly Signs in Support of Promised Messiah
  • Signs displayed by the Promised Messiah
  • Claim of being ‘Like of Messiah’ not a Fabrication
  • Signs of the Age Fulfilled
  • Specific Signs to be shown by Promised Messiah
  • Conclusion
• Notes by the Translator (Dr. Zahid Aziz):
  • Introductory Note