Heart of Koran Contents Preface v A Guide to Some Koranic Passages xv Part One: Insight into Islam Spiritual Adventures: Dream and Pilgrimage 3 The Koranic Vision: World View of Islam 21 Allah's Divine Song: Inside the Koran 47 Part Two: Meditations on the Holy Koran The Direct Path (1:1-7) 57 Living Guidance (2:1-7) 58 The Original Source (2:21-25) 59 The Mystery of the Prophet Adam (2:28-39) 61 The Essence of Islam (2:255-257) 64 Lovers of Love (3:14-18) 66 The Prayer of the Prophet Muhammad (3:26-27) 68 The Life of Jesus as Revealed to Mary (3:45-55) 69 The Path of the (4:116-125) 72 The Commitment to justice (4:131-135) 74 The Prophethood. of Muhammad (4:163-166) 76 Ablution (5:7-8) 77 Torah, Gospel, and Koran (5:49-52) 78 Christians (5:85-88) 80 Miracles (6:1-9) 81 The Sorrow of the Prophet Muhammad (6:33-34) 83 The Humility of the Prophet Muhammad (6:48-50) 84 Divine Judgment (6:59-62) 85 The Enlightenment of the Prophet Abraham (6:74-83) 86 The Throne of Manifestation (7:54-56) 89 The Enlightenment of the Prophet Moses (7:142-146) 90 Friends of Allah (8:24) 92 Holy Warfare (9:38-39) 93 The Marvelous Ship (10:22-23) 94 The Rain of Life (10:24-25) 95 The Terrible Flood (10:71-73) 96 The Arrogant Ones (11:7-11) 97 The Mystical Dream of the Prophet Joseph (12:1-6) 99 The Storm of Love (13:12-15) 101 Words of Truth (14:24-27) 102 The Green Tapestry (15:16-25) 103 The Call to Justice (16:89-91) 104 Giving (17:22-30) 105 Praise (17:4344) 107 Daily Prayers (17:78-81) 108 The Descent of the Holy Koran (17:105-110) 109 Paradise and Hell (18:27-31) 111 The Parable of Pride and Submission (18:3244) 113 Moses Meets a Wandering Sage (18:65-82) 115 Mary's Vision of Annunciation (19:16-36) 118 The Prophet Abraham Teaches His Kinsmen (19:41-50) 121 The Call of the Prophet Moses (20:9-39) 123 The Infinite I Am (21:19-25) 126 Creation (21:30-33) 128 Pilgrimage (22:26-29) 129 The Book of Reality (22:67-70) 131 The Immense Journey (23:12-17) 132 The Careless Ones (23:62-77) 133 The End of Time (23:101-115) 135 Light (24:35) 137 Open Desert and Dark Sea (24:39-40) 138 Living Parables (24:41-45) 139 Servants of Love (25:63-76) 141 The Prophet Moses Confronts Pharaoh (26:10-69) 143 Of Course Not! (27:60-66) 147 The Sublime Sanctuary (28:49-57) 149 Day of Union (29:2-9) 151 Spider Webs (29:41-44) 153 Demonstrations of Power and Love (30:20-25) 154 One Vast Soul (31:26-28), 156 Lovers of Allah (32:15-17) 157 Pure Peace (33:41-44) 158 The Loving Embrace of Allah (34:34-37) 159 Satan (35:5-8) 160 Resurrection (36:77-83) 162 The Unsurpassable Victory (37:40-61) 164 Primal Arrogance (38:71-85) 166 The Constant Touch (39:22-23) 168 The Day of Truth (39:67-70) 169 The Prayer of Love (40:7-9) 171 Alienated Ones (41:2-8) 172 Six Mysterious Days of Power (41:9-12) 174 The Single, Direct, and Universal Path (42:13-18) 176 Coming Home (42:51-53) 179 Divine Creativity (43:9-14) 180 Clarity (44:2-8) 181 Argument (45:24-26) 182 Parents (46:15-16) 183 Levels of Awareness (47:14-15) 185 Taking Hand (48:10) 186 Newcomers to Islam (49:14-18) 187 Life Blood (50:15-16) 189 Infinitely More (50:31-35) 190 The Spiritual Dimension (51:15-23) 191 Questioning (52:2943) 193 The Call and Enlightenment of the Prophet Muhammad (53:1-18) 195 Magnificent Presence (54:49-55) 197 Most Precious Allah (55:46-61) 198 Inquire Inwardly (56:") 200 All is Written (57:20-24) 202 All-Encompassing Knowledge (58:7) 204 Allah Is Allah (59:21-24) 205 The Sacred Lineage of the Prophet Abraham (60:4-7) 206 The Transcendent Truth (61:5-9) 208 Friday Prayer (62:9-11) 210 Final Testing (63:9-11) 211 Divine Permission (64:11) 212 Responsibility (65:7) 213 The Soul's Light (66:8) 214 The Kingdom of Reality (67:14) 215 The Holy Pen (68:1-6) 216 The Central Vein (69:38-51) 217 Stairways of Light (70:1-7) 218 Teachings of the Prophet Noah (71:5-20) 219 Destiny (72:25-28) 221 Vigil (73:1-14) 222 Constant Remembrance (74:49-56) 224 Nearer than Near (75:34-40) 225 Camphor and Ginger (76:2-22) 226 The Moment of Illumination (77:8-15) 229 Spiritual Gardens (78:6-16) 230 The Call to Transformation (79:6-14) 231 Nourishment (80:24-32) 232 Emissary of Light (81:22-29) 233 Angelic Protectors (82:6-12) 234 Dishonesty (83:1-6) 235 Full Moon (84:16-19) 236 The Hidden Illumination of the Holy Koran (85:17-22) 237 Morning Star (86:14) 238 Spring Rain (86:11-14) 239 Training for the Soul (87:14-19) 240 The Awakened State (88:1-15) 241 Homecoming (89:27-30) 242 The Steep Ascent (90:8-17) 243 The Harmony of the Soul (91:1-10) 244 The Treasure of Love (92:14-21) 245 Authentic Witness (93:6-11) 246 Hardship and Ease (94:1-8) 247 Humanity (95:1-8) 248 The Inception of the Arabic Koran (96:1-5) 249 The Night of Power (97:1-5) 250 The Religion of Truth (98:1-5) 251 Mother Earth (99:1-8) 252 True Gratitude (100:6-11) 253 The Balance of Justice (101:6-11) 254 True Spiritual Joy (102:1-8) 255 The Afternoon of the World (103:1-3) 256 Turning Away (104:1-3) 257 Worldly Authority (105:1-5) 258 The House of Allah (106:14) 259 Compassionate Action (107:1-7) 260 Abundance (108:1-3) 261 The Way of Islam (109:1-6) 262 Constant Help (110:1-3) 263 The Delirium of Hell (111:1-5) 264 The Only One (112:14) 265 The Dawn of Love (113:1-5) 266 True Refuge (114:1-6) 267