Introduction

PART I: ISLAM: The five pillars

The historical embodiment of Islam

PART II: IMAN: Tawhid (God; angels; the measuring out)

Prophecy (The message of the prophets; Islam and other religions)

The return (Stages of life and death; the unfolding of the soul)

The intellectual schools

PART III: IHSAN: The Koranic roots of Ihsan

The historical manifestations of Ihsan

PART IV: ISLAM IN HISTORY: History as interpretation

The contemporary situation

Select glossary

Sources of the Hadiths.