CONTENTS. PREFACE, Preliminary Remarks... Page i-v Notice of Xavier's Persian Treatise on the Christian Religion, with extracts from it ..... v-xli Notice of a Reply to Xavier's work by Zain Elábidín, a Persian Nobleman, with extracts from it....... xli-ci Remarks on the Extracts from Zain Elábidín's work. ci-cviii Notice of the Rejoinder of Philip Guadagnoli in defence of Xavier's work cviii-cxiii Notice of other Works on the general Controversy. cxiii—cxiv Notice of the Controversy with Mr. Martyn...... cxiv-cxxii Notice of the MSS. &c. used in this work...... cxxii-cxxvii TRANSLATIONS OF THE CONTROVERSY WITH MR. MARTYN. Translation of the Arabic Tract of Mirza Ibrahim in defence Acber, on the Miracles of Mohammed.... Notes on the same 40-69 69-71 Additional notes referred to in the preceding Extract 72-79 Translation of Mr. Martyn's first Reply to Mirza Ibra him.... Translation of second ditto..... 80-101 102-123 APPENDIX B, referred to in the preceding Tract 124-138 Translation of Mr. Martyn's third Tract in reply to Mirza 139-160 Ibrahim TRANSLATION OF THE REJOINDER OF MOHAMMED RUZA OF HAMADAN IN REPLY TO MR. MARTYN. Preliminary Remarks ..... 161-164 The Preface, in which is shewn the necessity of having the mind free from Doubt and Scepticism, &c. ... 164—165 Section 1. On the necessity of Benignity, and a disposition to pardon, in the character of the Deity 166-191 Section 2. On the Padre's (Mr. Martyn's) replies to Mirza Ibrahim 191-260 Section 3. In refutation of the Principles of the Padre as exemplified in another of his Tracts.. .......... 260-269 Section 4. On the Passages which relate to Mohammed which occur in the Pentateuch.... 269-280 Section 5. On Passages occurring in the Prophecy of Isaiah.. 280-300 Section 6. On certain Passages occurring in the Book of Zephaniah.... 301-302 Section 7. On the Revelation of the Hebrew Child 302-326 Section 8. On those Passages of the Gospels which relate to the coming of Mohammed, &c. 326-450 THE QUESTION RESUMED BY THE TRANSLATOR. Prefatory Remarks........ 451-455 CHAP. I. The Principles adopted by the Mohammedans shewn to be false. Others proposed on which reliance may be placed... 455-473 CHAP. II. Section 1. Examination of the Question, Whether any corruption of the Scriptures took place during the Babylonian Captivity .... 474-480 Section 2. The Question examined, Whether any corruption of the Scriptures took place soon after the Birth of our Lord. The nature of the Arguments drawn from a consideration of the different Versions stated, &c... 481-516 Section 3. The Opinions of Dr. Kennicott and others on the general corruption of the Hebrew Scriptures examined. The testimony of Capellus as to the Versions. The principal varieties discoverable in the MSS. do not affect the general declarations of the Scriptures on points relating to Religion.... 516-533 CHAP. III. The usual definitions of Miracles difficult of application in our present question. The Statements of the Scriptures on this subject, the surest criteria by which any one might be known to be a true Prophet: namely, the prediction of future events, in support of doctrines conformable with those already revealed. Mohammed's Claim tried by these criteria. Some statements of the Moola considered and refuted... 533-548 CHAP. IV. Man's general Character as detailed in the Scriptures. The provisions both temporal and spiritual provided for him by his Maker. Objections of the Mohammedans answered, &c. with some Remarks on the whole 548-584 Xavier, it should seem, came to Lahore during the reign of the Emperor Acber. We are told at page xxiv, that he left Goa at the request of the king. If I am not mistaken, the letter which brought him from Goa is preserved among the letters of Abul Fazl, and, in the copy of that work which I possess, it is the seventh from the نثار بارگاه حضرت beginning, commencing with سپاس بیقیاس نثار بارگاه پادشاه حقیقی که مملکتش مصیون از صدمه زوالست .c& Page cxviii. It appears from page 223, that the Rejoinder of Mirza Ruza was written A. H. 1228, i. e. A. D. 1813, the year after Mr. Martyn's death. |