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Contents

Introduction ...........................................................................................................xix

Reading with an Open Heart .........................................................................xxvii

Chapter 1—Allah: The Origin of Love .............................................................. 1
The Mystery of “Allah” .......................................................................................4
The Divine Door Is Always Open ......................................................................7
Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim: The Spiritual Secrets of God’s Mercy ..................9
The Importance of Divine Justice ....................................................................11
God’s Mercy Gives Us More Than We Deserve ...............................................12
Allah Is Love ....................................................................................................12
God Transcends the Human Mind .................................................................14
How the Universe Points to God .....................................................................17
Who Created God? ..........................................................................................20
How to Have an Intimate Connection with God ...........................................21
Reflection: The Mystery of Breath ...................................................................25
Reflection: Everywhere You Look Is the Face of Allah ...................................26

Chapter 2—Who Are You? .................................................................................29
Who You Are to God .......................................................................................30
The Infinite Faces of God .................................................................................32
The Honor of the Human Being ......................................................................33
The Fitra and the Innate Goodness of Man ....................................................34
Adam and Eve and the Devil ..........................................................................36
The Power of Gratitude ...................................................................................41
Sin and Forgetfulness .......................................................................................43
EGO: “Edging God Out”..................................................................................45
There Is No Compulsion in Religion ...............................................................48
Unwrapping the Gift of Divine Love ...............................................................49
Life Is a Test......................................................................................................52
Jihad for Peace .................................................................................................54
Polishing the Mirror of the Heart ....................................................................57