Table of Contents
Preface: The Risale-i Nur and The Staff of Moses
THE FIRST CHAPTER
Fruits of belief
Matters to be noted in order to be able to benefit from imprisonment
The first matter: Performing the canonical or daily Prescribed Prayers
The second matter: The way of making death a ticket to the realm of eternal happiness
The third matter: The way of attaining eternal youth
The fourth matter: How to spend the capital of life
The fifth matter: How to spend youth
The sixth matter: Sciences speak of God each in its own tongue
The seventh matter: Arguments for the Resurrection and the Hereafter
A summary of the eighth matter: Some of the benefits of belief in the Hereafter
The connection of “God is the All-Great” with the Resurrection
The ninth matter: Why does the denial of a truth of belief mean unbelief?
The tenth matter: Apparent repetitions in the Qur’an
Two concluding notes
The eleventh matter: Some pleasurable benefits of belief in Prophets, Divine Destiny and Decree, and angels
THE SECOND CHAPTER
Eleven proofs for belief: God’s final, conclusive argument
The first proof: The Supreme Sign
Observations in nineteen steps of a traveler who questions the universe concerning the Creator
- The first step: The heavens
- The second step: The atmosphere
- The third step: The earth
- The fourth step: The seas and rivers
- The fifth step: The mountains and plains
- The sixth step: The trees and plants
- The seventh step: The earthly animals and birds
- The eighth step: Humanity, primarily including the Prophets
- The ninth step: Veracious, purified scholars
- The tenth step: Spiritual guides
- The eleventh step: Angels and other spiritual beings
- The twelfth and thirteenth steps: The world of upright, enlightened intellects and of sound, illuminated hearts
- The fourteenth and fifteenth steps: Divine Revelations and inspirations
- The sixteenth step: Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings
- The seventeenth step: The Qur’an of miraculous exposition
- The eighteenth step: The totality of the universe
- The nineteenth step: The Divine Being Himself
The second proof: Creation rejects associating partners with God
- A short addendum
The third proof: On nature or refuting naturalistic atheism
- Introduction: Claims that imply unbelief
- The first way: Refuting the claim that material causes bring about things
- The second way: Refuting the claim that things are formed by themselves
- The third way: Refuting the claim that nature necessitates the existence of things and create them
- Conclusion: Answers to some questions concerning worship of God and God’s creation of things
- The first question: Does God Almighty need our worship?
- The second question: Why and how does everything totally depend on Divine Will and Power?
- The third question: What about the claim that nothing is invented out of nothing, and nothing goes into absolute extinction
The fourth proof: The Divine Name the All-Just
The fifth proof: The Divine Name the All-Wise
The first point: The Divine Name the All-Wise has made the universe into a magnificent book
The second point : Perfection without any partner
The first matter: The Almighty makes Himself known through the universe
The second matter: There is no room for partnership with the Creator in the universe
The third point: The All-Wise has included numerous well-ordered worlds in this world
The fourth point: The All-Wise Maker’s wisdom in the existence of things requires the Resurrection
The fifth point
The first matter: God Almighty follows the lightest way, the shortest path, the easiest fashion, the most beneficial form in everything
The second matter: The Divine wisdom in the existence of things requires Prophethood
The sixth proof: God’s being the All-Living and One Who Causes to Die
The seventh proof: The testimony of the heavens and the earth to God
The eighth proof: A supplication
The ninth proof: About the Resurrection and afterlife
The first point: Benefits of belief in the Resurrection
The second point: Other pillars of faith prove the Resurrection
The tenth proof: Belief in and love of God and worshipping Him
Introduction
The Eleven Phrases
The first phrase: There is no deity but God
The second phrase: (He is) One
The third phrase: He has no partners
The fourth phrase: His is the sovereignty
The fifth phrase: To Him belongs all praise
The sixth phrase: He alone gives life
The seventh phrase: and causes to die
The eighth phrase: He is All-Living and dies not
The ninth phrase: In His hand is all good
The tenth phrase: He has full power over everything
The eleventh phrase: And to Him is the homecoming
The eleventh proof: Arguments for Divine Existence and Unity
Twelve arguments
The first argument
The second argument
The third argument
The fourth argument
The fifth argument
The sixth argument
The seventh argument
The eighth argument
The ninth argument
The tenth argument
The eleventh argument
The twelfth argument
Index