| Understanding the Qur’an: A Fundamental
Premise Main Text
A. The Judgement: A Basic
Feature of the Age of Rusul
1. Important
Characteristics of the Institution of Risalah
a. The Basic Criterion for Selection
b. Protection of the Divine Message
c. Divine Assistance
2. The Objective of
Rusul and its Justification
3. Realization of
the Objective
a. The Retribution
b. The Migration
B. Details of the Feature
in Muhammad’s Period
1. Muhammad’s Mission
a. The Admonition
b. The Acquittal
c. The Judgement
(1) For the Muslims
(2) For the Idolaters
(3) For the People of the Book
(4) For the Hypocrites
2. Extension of Muhammad’s
Mission
C. Directives Specific to
the Age of the last Rasul
1. Apostasy
2. Waging War against
Non-Muslims
3. Daru’l-Harb
/ Daru’l-Islam Classification
4. Dhimmi Status
of Non-Muslim Minorities
5. Enmity with Non-Muslims
6. Greeting non-Muslims
in an Inferior Way
7. Certain Doom for
the Non-Muslims in the Hereafter
8. Prohibition of
Inheritance from non-Muslim Parents
9. The Superiority
of Muslim Blood
10. Prohibition of
Non-Muslims from entering the Baytullah
11. Assassination
of Non-Muslims
12. The Political
Supremacy of Islam
13. Status of Muslims
as the Best Community
D. Concluding Remarks
1. Summarizing the
Fundamental Premise
2. Attitude Required
from Muslims
3. Attitude Required
from non-Muslims
Appendices
1.
The Preaching Mission of Noah (sws)
2.
The Fate of some Nations who denied their Rusul
3.
The Prophecies of the Arrival of Muhammad (sws) |