1896. This work has been published many times over in several languages. It has served as an introduction to Islam for seekers of religious knowledge and truth in different parts of the world. This essay is an epitome of the entire teaching and spirit of Islam. Partial Contents: Physical, moral and spiritual states of man; Soul is an emanation from the body; second birth of the soul; threefold reformation of man; Holy Quran; What is a moral quality? physical conditions of man; Why is swine flesh prohibited; moral conditions of man; attributes of God; Heaven upon earth; The state of man in the afterlife; The object of man's life and the means of its attainment; The operation of practical ordinances of law in this life and the next.