| CONTENTS | ||
| PREFACE | ix | |
| I. | IN THE WAY OF ALLAH | 1 |
| II. | THE LAST OF THE PROPHETS | 23 |
| Arabia in Mohammed's Time.—Early Life of Mohammed.—Mohammed's Revelations from Allah.—Mohammed's Early Preaching.—Mohammed as Prophet-King.—The Spread of Islam.—"The Greatest of the Prophets." | ||
| III. | THE PERFECT RELIGION | 40 |
| Why the "Perfect Religion"?—The Creed of Islam.—The Moslem's Articles of Faith.—The Sects of Islam.—The Dervish Orders.—Bahaism. | ||
| IV. | THE STRAIGHT PATH | 64 |
| The Ritual of Islam.—The Five Duties of a Moslem.—Rewards and Punishments. | ||
| V. | HOME AND THE FAMILY | 85 |
| Challenging the Purdah System.—Marriage in Islam.—Divorce.—Religious Education of Children.—Celebration of Holy Days.—Amusements. | ||
| VI. | POLITICS AND RELIGION | 104 |
| Three Points of View on Islamic Reform.—Islam as a Political Power.—Holy War.—The Wane of Islamic Political Power.—Moslem Brotherhood.—The Moslem Missionary.—Moslem Religious Intolerance.—Religious Regulation of Public Questions. | ||
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