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The Fourth: Knowledge and the thing known; the definition of pre-eternity.

The Third: Divine knowledge, Divine Determining and the power choice.

The Second: The existence of the power of choice.

The First: The power of choice in terms of wisdom and justice.

Second Topic: Seven aspects concerning the compatibility of Divine Determining with the power of choice.

First Topic: Divine Determining, the power of choice (partial free will); the creation of good and evil; the responsibility of man.

The Twenty-Sixth Word: The Treatise on Divine Determining (Qadar/Destiny)

Second Addition: The light that was brought by Hz. Muhammad raises the veil of extinction, purposelessness and meaninglessness of the universe.

Two Additions, Which Form a Conclusion to the Tenth Matter. The First: A true translation of the Qur’an is not possible.

A Flower of Emirdağ: The answer given to the objections for the repetitions in the Qur’an.

First Addendum: The miraculous aspects of the Qur’an and the proofs that it is the Word of Allah.

Conclusion: The Qur’an and Hz. Muhammad (PBUH) are a miracle for each other.

Third Gleam: A comparison between the works of scholars who take lessons from the Qur’an and the Qur’an itself.

Second Gleam: The Qur’an’s and Philosophy’s points of view on the world.

Third Light, First Gleam: The order, harmony and wondrousness of the Qur’an’s exposition concerning the reality of the realm of living beings and Divine names, acts and attributes.

The Third Beam of the Second Light: The superiority of the Qur'an in terms of its speaker, the addressee, purpose and form.

Tenth Point of Eloquence: The wondrousness of the Qur'an's balancing between hope and fear.

Ninth Point of Eloquence: The Qur'an shows comprehensive truths in insignificant events with Divine names.

Eight Quality of Eloquence: The Qur'an convinces hearts and minds by mentioning the observable works of this world when mentioning Divine works concerning the hereafter.

Seventh Mystery of Eloquence: The Qur'an shows the manifestations of Divine names and Divine power behind causes.

Sixth Quality of Eloquence: The Qur'an shows extensive events that take place in the realm of creatures in unity or within a universal rule.

Fifth Quality of Eloquence: The Qur'an shows Divine truths in simple and ordinary events and encourages meditation.

Fourth Point of Eloquence: The Qur'an mentions about the order in creatures with transparency which shows the Divine names behind them.

Third Quality of Eloquence: The Qur'an explains Allah's acts in detail and summarizes them.

Second Point of Eloquence: The Qur'an depicts Divine work of arts and summarizes them with Divine names.

First Quality of Eloquence: The Qur'an shows Divine truths in the acts and works on the world.

Second Beam: The wondrousness of the Qur'an when summarizing verses and pointing out to Divine names.

Second Light - First Beam: The wholeness of the Qur'an.

Third Radiance: The wondrousness of the Qur'an in giving the same lesson particularly to each class of humanity in every age.

Second Radiance: The continuing youth of the Qur'an in every age; its rules and laws are ageless; a comparison between the civilization of the Qur'an and human civilization.