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The beautiful and astonishing stories of The Forty Questionsfull of wisdom and spirituality are an enrichment of Islamicknowledge. They lead to a profound understanding of the powerof Allâh Almighty, His will and compassion which He bestowsupon His creation - a wisdom which generations of Muslimsare proud of.The stories, frequently corroborated by qur'anic verses, includevarious themes beginning with the creation of the worldand ending with its destruction on the Last Day. They bring tolight martyrs, saints and prophets, legendary peoples and ancientfolk. Muslims highly esteem these tales and love them to be toldat length, whereas Qur'an and prophetic traditions (hadîth) oftenonly hint at the events related in them. They are embedded ina frame of those forty questions that the elders of the Jewishcommunity of Medina had prepared and passed down throughthe generations to be asked of the long-awaited and expectedProphet when he came, in order to test his authenticity. Theholy Prophet answered all the questions to their satisfactionand herewith won the disbeliever's confidence.
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Publisher's note. 7Introduction: The Jews Challenge the Holy Prophet. 9 1. The Creation of the World. 15 2. What was the first thing to be created?. 17 3. The Heavens and the Angels. 20 4. The Divine Throne. 23 5. The Throne-bearing Angels. 25 6. The rooster of the Divine Throne. 28 7. The Heavenly House. 31 8. Description of Paradise. 37 9. The spring of Kawthar and the Tûbâ tree. 3910. The seven earths and their inhabitants. 4111. Hell and its divisions. 4312. The Angel of Death. 4613. Munkar and Nakîr. 4914. The Trumpet of Isrâfîl. 5215. The Balance and the Day of Judgement. 5616. The Bridge of Sirât. 5817. The Prophets and other Messengers. 6318. One who gave counsel to King Solomon. 6519. Those who came to the world without parentage. 7220. The staff of Moses. 8321. The stone of Moses. 8622. Moses and Pharaoh. 8823. The table that descended from Heaven. 9024. The prophets who were put to death and came back to life. 9325. The 'Gardens of Iram' built by Shaddâd. 9426. Prophet David. 10027. The tomb of Prophet Solomon. 10228. Prophets who were raised to Heaven. 10329. Prophets who are still alive on earth. 10530. 'Uzayr and his son. 11031. Those who spoke from their mothers' wombs. 11332. The Prophet Jerjis. 11533. Jonah in the belly of the whale. 12234. The Prophet Dhu l-Kifl. 12335. The People of ar-Ras. 12736. The People of Ukhdûd. 13037. About the seas. 13338. The key to Heaven. 13539. The mountain of Qâf. 13640. The signs of the end of the times. 138Appendix. 142
