Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction xi
4. 1. Discovering Scripture in Scripture 1
5. 2. The Past Remembered 30
6. 3. “And Muhammad Is His Messenger” 51
7. 4. The Prince of Medina 68
8. Muhammad and Jesus: An Essay in Comparison 96
9. 5. The Muslim Scripture: The Quran 99
10. 6. The Umma, Allah’s Commonwealth 127
11. 7. God’s Way: A Life and a Law for Muslims 156
12. 8. Defining and Defending the Community of Believers 186
13. 9. The Worshipful Acts 216
14. 10. This World and the Next 245
15. Reflections after a Breakfast 273
16. Index 277