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Discovering God

354 pages · English

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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Contents

  1. Foreword Chapter One Realization of God
  2. What is Maarifah ? p. 19
  3. Maarifah—the Goal of Mankind p. 20
  4. Faith: Maarifah of God p. 22
  5. The Discovery of the Divine Words p. 24
  6. High Levels of Maarifah p. 26
  7. The Philosophical Concept of God p. 28
  8. The Heart and Mind p. 30
  9. Purification of the Heart p. 34
  10. Jihad Fillah p. 35
  11. Taking Lessons p. 36
  12. Intellectual Seclusion p. 38
  13. The Intellectual Horizon p. 39
  14. Levels of Realization p. 41
  15. Reflection and Contemplation: Sources of High Realization p. 42
  16. Remembering God Often p. 43
  17. Intellectual Development p. 44
  18. Reason and Human Nature Help in the Quest for Truth p. 46
  19. Emotional Attachment with God p. 47
  20. The Inner and Outer Aspects of Faith p. 49
  21. The Meaningful Exception p. 50
  22. Universe without God Unexplainable p. 51
  23. The Discovery of the Glory of God p. 54
  24. The Journey of the Realization of God p. 55
  25. Deep Realization of God p. 56
  26. Faith: A Discovery of One’s Relation with God p. 57
  27. Realization of God: Discovery of One’s Helplessness p. 59
  28. The Purpose of Human Life p. 60
  29. God-realization: A Personal Discovery p. 61
  30. God-realization: A Creative Subject p. 63
  31. The Universe: A Source of God-realization p. 64
  32. Scientific Discoveries Provide Spiritual Food p. 65
  33. God-realization: A Divine Gift p. 66
  34. Learning Lessons from Mundane Occurrences p. 67
  35. Reason-based Discovery of God p. 69
  36. Not Uncertainty p. 70
  37. The Awakened Person p. 71
  38. The Existence of God p. 72
  39. The Virtue of Modesty p. 74
  40. The Godly Personality p. 74
  41. No Negative Thinking p. 75
  42. The Discovery of the Existence of the Creator p. 77
  43. Discovery of the Unseen God p. 78
  44. Silence and God-realization p. 79
  45. Discovery of God’s Majesty p. 80
  46. Discovering God on Every Occasion p. 81
  47. Uniqueness of a Human Being p. 82
  48. God and Paradise p. 84
  49. Self-Negation: A Means of Discovering God p. 85
  50. Making the Discovery of God One’s Personal Interest p. 86
  51. Uncertainty about Oneself p. 87
  52. An Obstacle in the Path of God-realization p. 89
  53. The Natural World Leads to God p. 90
  54. Maarifah: A Life with God p. 92
  55. Positivity: The Fertile Ground of Maarifah p. 93
  56. The Light of God-realization p. 94
  57. The Living Discovery of God p. 95
  58. The Difference between Ecstasy and God-realization p. 96
  59. Realization and Prayer p. 98
  60. The Discovery of One’s Ignorance p. 99
  61. Make God Your Supreme Concern p. 100
  62. Chapter Two Purification of the Self
  63. Purification of the Self (Tazkiya p. 105
  64. The Continual Growth of One’s Personality p. 106
  65. The Incentive to Purify Oneself p. 107
  66. Paradise for the Purified Soul p. 109
  67. Hadith–A Source of Tazkiya p. 110
  68. Tazkiya –A Continuous Process p. 111
  69. The Process of De-Conditioning p. 112
  70. Tazkiya–Spiritual Nourishment p. 113
  71. Ijtihad is not Permissible in Worship p. 114
  72. Tazkiya at Every Moment p. 116
  73. Introspection after Making a Mistake p. 117
  74. Heart-based Tazkiya, Mind-based Tazkiya p. 118
  75. The Need of a Guide p. 120
  76. The Importance of Interaction for Tazkiya p. 122
  77. Without Mediation p. 123
  78. Prior to Tazkiya p. 124
  79. Tazkiya and Introspection p. 126
  80. Tazkiya and Modesty p. 127
  81. Prophetic Prayers p. 128
  82. Tazkiya and Prayer p. 130
  83. The Form of Tazkiya p. 131
  84. Conscience–A Guide to Tazkiya p. 132
  85. The Method of Tazkiya p. 133
  86. The Need for Intellectual Awareness p. 134
  87. Activating One’s Thinking p. 135
  88. Tazkiya–A Source of Intellectual Development p. 137
  89. Tazkiya and Knowledge p. 138
  90. Save Yourself from Distraction p. 139
  91. Tazkiya and the Demands of the Times p. 141
  92. The Condition of Tazkiya p. 142
  93. The Acceptance of Reality p. 143
  94. Tazkiya and Sacrifice p. 144
  95. Tazkiya–A Psychological Act p. 146
  96. The Importance of Positive Psychology p. 147
  97. Introspection–The Basis of Tazkiya p. 149
  98. How to Engage in Introspection p. 150
  99. Seeing a Test Paper in Advance p. 151
  100. Tazkiya and Renunciation of the World p. 152
  101. Tazkiya–An Act of Preparation p. 153
  102. Tazkiya–A Means of Reaching God p. 156
  103. The Purpose of Tazkiya p. 157
  104. The Criterion of Tazkiya p. 160
  105. Tazkiya and Remembrance of Death p. 162
  106. Towards Spiritual Civilization p. 163
  107. Spiritual Progress p. 165
  108. What is Introspection? p. 166
  109. The Building of a Positive Personality p. 167
  110. Spirituality: Converting Material Provision into Spiritual Provision p. 170
  111. A Deadly Habit p. 171
  112. The Method of De-conditioning p. 172
  113. Spirituality Without Intellectual Revolution p. 173
  114. Chapter Three God-oriented Life
  115. Two Arrangements p. 179
  116. The Miracle of Creation p. 180
  117. Control Over the Universe p. 181
  118. The Beginning of Realization p. 182
  119. Mind and Religion p. 183
  120. Why should there be Trials? p. 184
  121. The Essence of Faith p. 185
  122. Man–An Exceptional Creature p. 187
  123. Three Levels of Development p. 188
  124. The Veil of Satan p. 192
  125. Humility–A Great Form of Worship p. 193
  126. What is Taqwa? p. 195
  127. Greenery Returned p. 196
  128. The Existence of God p. 199
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