TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Islam the Religion -- THE PROPHET AND THE MAN -- THE BOOK: BELIEFS AND PRACTICES -- JURISPRUDENCE AND THEOLOGY -- SUFISM: A FEATURE OF ISLAMIC PIETY -- Islam the State -- THE CALIPHAL STATE IN MEDINA AND DAMASCUS -- THE CALIPHAL STATE IN BAGHDAD -- Islam the Culture -- ARAB SCIENCE -- PHILOSOPHY -- LITERATURE -- ART -- CONFRONTATION WITH MODERNITY -- A SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.