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I NTRODUCTION ............................................................5 D R . Camille Pecastaing, Ph.D. 1. I SLAM ’ S R OLE IN THE W ORLD ....................................9 2. A LLAH ’ S F INAL P ROPHET ........................................13 3. C ENTRAL B ELIEFS ..................................................23 4. I SLAM D IVIDED : THE M AJOR AND M INOR S ECTS ......37 5. L AW AND P RACTICE ................................................59 6. I SLAMIC C ELEBRATIONS ..........................................69 7. I SSUES IN C ONTEMPORARY I SLAM ............................81 C HRONOLOGY ............................................................98 S ERIES G LOSSARY ....................................................102 F URTHER R EADING ..................................................104 I NTERNET R ESOURCES ..............................................105 I NDEX ......................................................................106 C ONTRIBUTORS ........................................................112