Table of Contents
Introduction:

	1. An Outline of the History of the Semites 2. Mecca and the Kaaba 3. Abdul-Muttalib

Chapter One

	1.1 On the Eve of Islam

Chapter Two

	2.1 Abdullah, the Prophet's Father 2.2 The Year of the Elephant 2.3 Birth of Mohamed 2.4 The Wet-nurses 2.5 Mohamed in the Desert 2.6 Return to Mecca 2.7 Under Abu Talib's Care 2.8 Journey to Ash-Sham (Syria and Palestine)

Chapter Three

	3.1 Life with his Uncle 3.2 The Covenant of Redress (Al-Fudul) 3.3 The Life of Mecca 3.4 Trade for Khadija 3.5 Marriage to Khadija

Chapter Four

	4.1 Married Life 4.2 Social Life 4.3 Desires for Seclusion 4.4 The Revelation of the Koran 4.5 More About the Koran 4.6 Return to Khadija 4.7 Waraqa ibn Nawfal

Chapter Five

	5.1 Religion in Mecca before Islam 5.2 The Communications Cease and Commence Again 5.3 Ali and Zayd 5.4 Ali ibn Abi Talib Enters into Islam 5.5 Abu Bakr Enters Islam 5.6 The Nobles and the Common People of Mecca 5.7 New Precepts 5.8 Stumbling Blocks

Chapter Six

	6.1 Proclaiming Religion to Kin 6.2 Hamza Enters Islam 6.3 Calling Quraysh to Allah 6.4 Hostility of Meccan Nobles 6.5 Arguments and Objections 6.6 The Challenge

Chapter Seven

	7.1 Mohamed Attacks Idols 7.2 The Blind Man 7.3 The Struggle Continues 7.4 Mohamed Claims Redress from Abu Jahl 7.5 Quraysh go to Abu Talib a Third Time 7.6 Quraysh Persecute Muslims 7.7 The Overt and Covert of the Human Heart 7.8 Persecution of Muslims Continues 7.9 Utba ibn Rabiaa is sent to Mohamed 7.10 Emigration to Abyssinia 7.11 Umar ibn al-Khattab Enters into Islam

Chapter Eight

	8.1 Calling All Arabs to Islam, Quraysh’s Reaction 8.2 Al-Tufayl al-Dawsi 8.3 The Three Questions

Chapter Nine

	9.1. Qurayshi Greats listen to the Koran 9.2 The Jealousy of Peers 9.3 Reasoning of Quraysh's Leaders 9.4 The Choice of a Prophet

Chapter Ten

	10.1 The Boycott 10.2 Breaking the Covenant 10.3 Quraysh meet the Messenger at Abu Talib's 10.4 Abu Talib on His Deathbed 10.5 Khadija Passes Away 10.6 Mohamed Goes to Al-Taaif 10.7 The Celestial Journey 10.8 The Gift Descended to Man

Chapter Eleven

	11.1 The Dawn from Yathrib (Medina) 11.2 The First Oath of Al-Aqaba 11.3 The Second Oath of Al-Aqaba

Chapter Twelve

	12.1 The New Horizon 12.2 The Qurayshi Plot 12.3 Mohamed Escapes 12.4 The Long Journey to Yathrib 12.5 Suraqa ibn Jusham 12.6 Umm Mabad 12.7 The Miracle of the Koran

Chapter Thirteen

	13.1 Islam in Yathrib 13.2 Amr ibn al-Jumah

Chapter Fourteen

	14.1 Reception of the Prophet in Yathrib 14.2 Mohamed's Indifference to Luxury 14.3 Life in Medina 14.4 The Covenant of Brotherhood 14.5 Solidarity through Intermarriages 14.6 The Men around the Messenger

Chapter Fifteen

	15.1 Relationship with the Jews 15.2 Jewish Plots 15.3 The New Orientation 15.4 Jewish Reaction 15.5 The Meeting of the Three Religions

Chapter Sixteen

	16.1 Permission to Fight Back 16.2 Abdullah ibn Jahsh's Raid and the Decision of Allah 16.3 Qurayshi Caravan 16.4 Quraysh Go out to War 16.5 The Messenger Consults His Men 16.6 Abu Jahl Stirs the Tribes 16.7 The Battle of Badr 16.8 The Holy Verses Concerning this Battle

Chapter Seventeen

	17.1 News Reaches Medina 17.2 On Entering Medina 17.3 Abu Bakr and Umar 17.4 The Captives 17.5 The News Reaches Mecca 17.6 Quraysh Pay the Ransom 17.7 Abu-As 17.8 People Who Do Not Know

Chapter Eighteen

	18.1 Alcohol 18.2 Women in Islam 18.3 Slaves in Islam 18.4 Orphans in Islam 18.5 Freedoms and Obligations 18.6 The Influence of Mohamed

Chapter Nineteen

	19.1 Banu Qaynuqa 19.2 Abu Sufyan Skirmishes the Outskirts 19.3 Quraysh's Trade Problem

Chapter Twenty

	20.1 Learning the Precepts of the Koran 20.2 Example of the Prophet 20.3 Ali's Wisdom

Chapter Twenty-One

	21.1 Quraysh Prepares an Army 21.2 Muslims Debate Manner of Defense 21.3 Abdullah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul Deserts 21.4 Battle of Uhud 21.5 Victory then Defeat 21.6 The Lesson 21.7 Quraysh Mutilate the Dead 21.8 Error and Forgiveness 21.9 Pursuing the Enemy 21.10 Banu Lihyan 21.11 The Three Martyrs

Chapter Twenty-Two

	22.1 Banu Nadir's Plot 22.2 Going out to Meet Quraysh 22.3 Return to Badr 22.4 The Greater Struggle (with the Soul)

Chapter Twenty-Three

	23.1 The Jews Conspire with Polytheist Tribes 23.2 The Tribes Prepare for War 23.3 Digging the Trench 23.4 The Women and Children 23.5 Huyayy Persuades Banu Qurayza 23.6 Moment of Trial 23.7 Nuaym's Plot 23.8 The Storm 23.9 Siege of Banu Qurayza 23.10 Arbitration in the Case of Banu Qurayza

Chapter Twenty-Four

	24.1 Banu al-Mustaliq 24.2 Abdullah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul 24.3 Father and Son 24.4 The Slander 24.5 The Case of Tuma

Chapter Twenty-Five

	25.1 Mohamed as a Worshipper 25.2 Some Prayers of the Messenger 25.3 Fasting

Chapter Twenty-Six

	26.1 Words of the Prophet 26.2 Visit to the Ancient House 26.3 Emissaries 26.4 Urwa ibn Masud as Emissary 26.5 The Mission of Uthman 26.6 Treaty of Al-Hudaybiya 26.7 Rites of Pilgrimage on that Occasion 26.8 The Breakthrough

Chapter Twenty-Seven

	27.1 Islam after Twenty Years 27.2 Proclaiming Islam to the Rulers of the Words:           the Magus, Cyrus, Hercules, Chosroes 27.3 Jewish State within State 27.4 The End of Jewish Power in the Peninsula

Chapter Twenty-Eight

	28.1 The Pilgrimage 28.2 Khalid ibn Al-Walid

Chapter Twenty-Nine

	29.1 The Battle of Muta 29.2 Mohamed Visits Jafar's Family 29.3 Quraysh Revoke the Treaty 29.4 Abu Sufyan as Emissary 29.5 The March Towards Mecca 29.6 The Conquest of Mecca 29.7 The General Pardon, the Trust, More on Pardon

Chapter Thirty

	30.1 The Battle of Hunayn 30.2 The Change of Tide 30.3 The Siege of Al-Taif 30.4 Hawazin Asks for Booty Back 30.5 The Distribution of the Booty

Chapter Thirty-One

	31.1 The Wives of the Prophet 31.2 The Lady Khadija 31.3 The Lady Aisha and Sawda 31.4 Umm Habiba (Abu Sufyan's Daughter) 31.5 Umar's Daughter, Hafsa 31.6 Umm Salama and the Orphans 31.7 Zaynab and Islamic Legislation 31.8 The Prophet's Insight into Character 31.9 Banu al-Mustaliq 31.10 Safiyya 31.11 Maria 31.12 The Effect of the Prophet's Marriages on Muslim Thought

Chapter Thirty-Two

	32.1 Mohamed's Tribulations 32.2 The Death of Abraham 32.3 Qurayshi Spite

Chapter Thirty-Three

	33.1 Tribes Pay Alms Money 33.2 Preparations for the Roman Invasion 33.3 Those Who Stayed Behind 33.4 Mohamed Marches Out 33.5 Border Treaties 33.6 The Hypocrites' Mosque

Chapter Thirty-Four

	34.1 Urwa ibn Masud 34.2 Al-Taif Enters into Islam 34.3 The Pilgrimage and Ali's Announcement 34.4 The Messenger's Last Pilgrimage 34.5 The Rites of Pilgrimage 34.6 The Prophet's Farewell Speech 34.7 The Last Revelation 34.8 False Prophets 34.9 Preparations Against Rome

Chapter Thirty-Five

	35.1 Mercy in the Koranic Sense 35.2 Kindness to Animals 35.3 Kindness to the Old and Young 35.4 Kindness to Enemies 35.5 Tolerance

Chapter Thirty-Six

	36.1 Mohamed Falls Ill 36.2 The Visit to the Graves 36.3 The Last Speech 36.4 Abu Bakr Leads Prayers 36.5 Fatima, the Prophet's Daughter, Visits Him 36.6 The Writ 36.7 Disposing of Last Possessions 36.8 The Last Prayer 36.9 The Messenger Passes Away 36.10 Umar's Reaction 36.11 Abu Bakr Takes Matters into His Hands