Lessons from History

The substance of this book is based on the ideas published by Dr. Israr Ahmad in 1993 in the columns of the Urdu daily Nawa-e-Waqt of Lahore. The series of write-ups continued for a few months and were widely read with interest. The entire material, after slight editing, was published in a book form in October 1993 under the title Sabiqa aur Maujuda Musalman Ummatun ka Mazi, Haal, aur Mustaqbil, and has since gone through many re-prints. Dr. Ahmed Afzaal rendered these ideas into English and part of it was serialized in 1995-96 in the monthly Hikmat-e-Qur'an published by the Markazi Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Qur'an Lahore.
For putting it into a compact book, he further revised the entire material, added his own sub-titles, and made it more authentic by giving quotations from the Old and New Testaments. Indeed, he took great pains to make the citations of quite a few historical events and landmarks, particularly of early Jewish history, more authentic by giving dates and references from reliable sources. Moreover, he suggested a much more telling title for the book - Lessons from History - and the sub-title - Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of Two Muslim Communities - puts in a capsule form the whole spectrum of ideas covered in the book.
ContentForeword.
Prologue
Traveling Through Time
The Humiliated Ummah.
History is the Key.
The Wrath of Almighty Allah (swt)
Privileges & Obligations
The Present and former Muslim Ummah.
Common Denominators
The difference between Us & Them..
A backward Glance
Early Jewish History.
Israels Golden Age
First Period of Decline
Reform & Revival the Maccabees
The second Era of Decline
Two of a kind. 61
The Muslim Golden Age
First Period of Decline
Life After Death.
Second Period of Decline
Back to the present
Moving Upwards
First stage of Revival
Second Dimension.
Islamic Ressurgence
Jewish Revival
Third of the Trinity - The christians
ABC of Christianity.
Five points of Convergence
Innovations by Paul
The Myth of Crucifixion.
Allies of one another
Before the Doomsday.
The Ascendancy of Islam.
The Ascent of Humanity.
The way to Gods kingdom.
Armageddon!
Dajjalain system of Life
The identity of Dajjal
About Prophet Isa (as)
From dishonor to Exhaltation.
The state of our Affairs
The impending Doom..
Repentance: The only way to Salvation.