The way to Salvation in the light of Surah Al Asr

This booklet includes two papers on the same topic. The first one was published in the monthly 'MEESAQ' Lahore in 1966. The second is a speech which was delivered before a gathering of the staff and senior students of Aitchison College, Lahore (Pakistan). These articles are based on the sole aim, that is: to explain to Muslims the correct doctrine of eternal salvation and deliverance and the practical demands of the Islamic faith.

About The Author

Dr. Israr Ahmed, the founder of "Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Quran Lahore" Pakistan, completed his M.B.B.S. from King Edward Medical College in 1954. From 1952-53 he was Nazim-l-Ala of Islamic Jamiat-l-Tulaba; and in 1954 he joined Jamat-i-Islami. He, however, dissociated from it in 1957. During a brief stay at Karachi, he completed his M.A. in Islamic studies in 1965 from Karachi University. In 1972 he founded Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Quran and in 1975 Tanzeemi-lslami for establishing the 'Deen' through a truely revolutionary process. The Anjuman brings out two monthly magazines "Meesaque" and "Hikmat-e-Quran".



Table of Contents

The Way To Salvation In The Light Of Surah Al-'AsrBig ImpactChangesDestruction.Truth.Two SidesTruth.Unity.ConditionsKindnessStruggleCommentary On Surah Al-'AsrThe Two Levels of Understanding Quran: The English Translation of Surah AI-'Asr: Analysis of the TranslationThe Criterion of Success and FailureThe Minimum Conditions and Essential prerequisites of SalvationAll the four Conditions are indispensableEloquence with categorical EmphasisThe Real Meaning of "Wal-'Asr"The Inter-relation of the First Two VersesThe Real Meaning of 'Iman' or FaithThe Real Meaning of Righteous DeedsThe Meaning of Mutual ExhortationThe Meaning of 'Haqq' or TruthThe Meaning of PatienceExhortation to Truth and Exhortation to Patience are co-essentialThe Interrelation of Faith, Righteous Deeds and Mutual ExhortationIts relation to the surahs before and after