Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Part One. Characteristics of the Message of Muhammad
5. 1 History and Theory 27
6. 2 The Preaching of Muhammad 37
7. 3 Distinctive Characteristics of Muhammad’s Message 49
8. 4 Legislation 59
9. 5 The Seal of Prophecy 77
10. Part Two The Message in History
11. Introduction 87
12. 1 The Prophet’s Successors 89
13. 2 Institutionalised Islam 101
14. 3 The Elaboration of Institutional Theory 111
15. Notes 157
16. Index 180