The Holy Prophet’s Revelation and its Nature
by Maulana Sadr-ud-Din
Summary
This book examines the true nature of the revelations received by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and prophets that appeared before him. It proves that prophetic revelations are inspired by God and are not their own ideas and feelings and are definitely distinct to the inspirations of the mind of a poet or thinker.
Publication Information
Publisher: Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat-e-Islam Lahore
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword:
- Prophetic Revelation Distinct from Poetic Inspiration
- Prophecies
- Prophecies about the Treasures of Kaiser and Kisra
- The Holy Prophet’s Revelation and its Nature:
- Man’s Capacity for Knowledge of the Unseen
- Man is the Lord of Creation by Virtue of his Intellect and Wisdom
- Angel’s Obeisance to Man
- Man created in the Image of God
- Prophetic Revelation — A Divine Gift
- Reality of Dream
- Dreams of the Two Low-grade Slaves of the Pharaoh
- Food for Thought for a Psychologist
- Pharaoh’s Dream
- Psychology cannot point to its Source
- Prophet Abraham’s Dream
- Generality of Divine Revelation
- Revelation to the Mother of Prophet Moses
- Revelation to the Mother of Moses unaffected by her Ideas and Feelings
- Revelation vs. Human Mind
- Prophet Moses’ dialogue with God
- Exodus of Bani Israel [Children of Israel] and the Drowning of Pharaoh
- Revelation did not emanate from the Mind of Moses
- Preservation of Pharaoh’s Corpse foretold in the Revelation to the Holy Prophet Muhammad
- Preservation of Pharaoh’s Corpse and Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Not a Voice from the Holy Prophet’s Heart
- Prophet David foretold of Kingship and forewarned of its Dangers
- Voice from Above
- The Holy Prophet’s Dialogue with a Woman
- Change in Hajj [Pilgrimage] Ceremonies
- Knowledge of Unseen through Revelation
- The Holy Prophet’s Decision
- Revelational Admonition
- Revelation repudiates Supermanship
- All Prophets were Human Beings
- The Holy Prophet’s Revelations
- The Holy Prophet’s Sphere of Work
- Restricted Sphere of Work for Moses and Jesus
- Code of Conduct
- Revelation Literally Word of God
- Failure to face Challenge
- Orientalists’ Open Confession
- A Christian Lexicographer’s Testimony
- Democratic Discussion
- Quranic Concept of Sustenance
- Prophet to Every Nation
- Revelation about Astronomy
- Point for Consideration
- Divine Warning
- God’s Exhortation to the Holy Prophet
- God’s Admonition against Malediction
- Attributes of God
- Astronomy and Revelation
- Glimpses of Astronomy
- Lesson in Unity of God and Oneness of Mankind