Table of Contents

Foreword ix Acknowledgements xi
1 Introduction 1
2 The Challenges Posed by Islam 6
3 Islam: Its Context, Prophet and Early History 15
4 Mainstream Muslim Beliefs and Practices 28
5 Scripture (Qur'an) and Tradition (Hadith) 45
6 Main Divisions and Movements Within Islam 53
7 Islamic Law (Shari'ah) 62
8 Islamic Teaching on Women 79
9 Islamic Teaching on People of Other Faiths 87
10 Jesus in Islam 100
11 A Christian Response to Islam 122
12 Key Theological and Missiological Questions 139 Appendix 157 Key Qur'anic Passages, Organised Thematically 157 Further Reading 159