| | Prologue : the clash of monotheisms | |
| | The sanctuary in the desert : pre-Islamic Arabia | p. 3 |
| | The keeper of the keys : Muhammad in Mecca | p. 23 |
| | The city of the prophet : the first Muslims | p. 50 |
| | Fight in the way of God : the meaning of Jihad | p. 75 |
| | The rightly guided ones : the successors to Muhammad | p. 107 |
| | This religion is a science : the development of Islamic theology and law | p. 140 |
| | In the footsteps of martyrs : from Shi'Ism to Khomeinism | p. 171 |
| | Stain your prayer rug with wine : the sufi way | p. 194 |
| | An awakening in the east : the response to colonialism | p. 220 |
| | Slouching toward Medina : the Islamic reformation | p. 249 |