Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xiii
5. Principles of Semantic Analysis
6. Language and Culture 3
7. The Scope and Focus of the Study 16
8. The Method of Analysis and its Application 24
9. From Tribal-Code to Islamic Ethics
10. The Pessimistic Conception of the Earthly Life 45
11. The Spirit of Tribal Solidarity 55
12. The Islamization of Old Arab Virtues 74
13. The Basic Moral Dichotomy 105
14. The Analysis of Major Concepts
15. The Inner Structure of the Concept of Kufr 119
16. The Semantic Field of Kufr 156
17. Religious Hypocrisy 178
18. The Believer 184
19. Good and Bad 203
20. Conclusion 250
21. Index of Qur’anic Citations 255
22. Index of Arabic Words 265
23. Index of Subjects 276