THE TWENTY-SIXTH WORD: On Divine Determining, sometimes known as fate or destiny, and man's power of choice or faculty of will. In four 'Topics': the First, Divine Determining and the power of choice; the Second, a scholarly discussion of the same; the Third demonstrates by pointing out some of its certain proofs how powerful and extensive is the pillar of belief of Divine Determining; and the Fourth demonstrates that calamities and tribulations are not contrary to the fact that Divine Determining is good in all its aspects.............................477

Conclusion: Five 'Paragraphs' silencing the Old Said's soul .............................................488

Addendum: A short way to Almighty God, consisting of four 'Steps' ................................491

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH WORD: On Independent Judgements of the Law (Ijtihad). The door of ijtihad is open, but

at the present time there are six 'Obstacles' to entering it .................................................495

Conclusion: On the wisdom of the change in laws according to the ages, and of the diversity of the schools of law .....................500

Addendum: On the Companions of the Prophet (PBUH), in three 'Reasons' and three 'Aspects', and four questions and answers .......................................................................504

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH WORD: About Paradise. A discussion of several aspects of Paradise that have been either criticised or questioned ......................................................513

A Short Addendum: On Hell ........................................................................................520

THE TWENTY-NINTH WORD: On the Immortality of Man's Spirit, the Angels, and the Resurrection of the Dead, in an Introduction, and two 'Aims' .................................521

First Aim: Belief in and affirmation of the angels is a pillar of belief, in four 'Fundamental Points'. The First, on life, the light of existence; the Second, all the scholars of religion have agreed on the existence of the angels, while the various schools of philosophy, being unable to deny them, have merely misnamed them; the Third, the consensus of all religions, prophets, and saints concerning the angels; the Fourth, the functions of the angels ...................................523

Second Aim: About the resurrection of the dead, the end of the world, and the life of the hereafter, in four 'Fundamental Points' and an Introduction. The First, man's spirit is definitely immortal, in an Introduction and four 'Sources'. The Second, ten 'Points' proving certain matters that necessitate eternal happiness. The Third, three 'Matters' pertaining to Divine power. The Fourth, four 'Matters' proving that the world possesses the potential for the resurrection of the dead ....................................................................................................533