Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface xi
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Chapter 1 The Founding Fathers 1
6. Chapter 2 The Colonial Era in Arabia 31
7. Chapter 3 The Arabian Oikoumene 57
8. Chapter 4 The Family and City of Muhammad 77
9. Chapter 5 The Gods and the Shrine 105
10. Chapter 6 A Prophet at Mecca 133
11. Chapter 7 The Migration to Medina 167
12. Chapter 8 The City of the Prophet 191
13. Chapter 9 Fighting in God's Cause 211
14. Chapter 10 "The Truth Has Come and Falsehood Has Passed Away" 235
15. Chapter 11 The Pilgrimage of Farewell 247
16. Chapter 12 Illness and Death 255
17. Appendix: The Quest of the Historical Muhammad 257
18. Notes 269
19. References 315
20. Index 329