Islam has been a great force in world history. Within a few centuries after the death of Mohammed in A.D. 632 the Islamic creed had spread across half the world and obtained a powerful hold over millions of people. The present set published as a multivolume collection contains very rare and remarkable works on Islam. An attempt has been made to trace its origin and history. The endeavour is to elucidate the true place of Islam in the history of religions.
Contents:
- Vol. I. Mohammed and Islam/Washington Irving:
- Preface
- Origin of the Arabs
- Early life and times of Mohammed
- Mohammed's annunciation as Prophet
- His teaching and their opposition
- Prophet's journey from Mecca to the Seventh Heaven
- Mohammed's flight from Mecca to Madina and conversions
- The battle of Beder and after
- Death of the Prophet's daughter and after
- Growing power of Mohammed
- The battle of Ohod and treachery of certain Jewish tribes
- The battle of the Moat and defeat of Koreishites
- Mohammed's pilgrimage to Mecca
- Battle of Muta and its results
- The capture of Mecca
- Subjugation of the neighbouring provinces
- Prophet's Triumphal entry into Madina
- His valedictory pilgrimage to Mecca
- His last illness, Sermons in the mosque and his death
- Person and character of Prophet Mohammed.
- Appendix. The faith of Islam.
- Vol. II. Outlines of Islam/T.P. Hughes: Preface. Introduction by Syed Ameer Ali
- Muhammad
- Islam
- Rule of faith
- The Quran
- Inspiration
- The traditions
- Ijma
- Qias
- Faith
- Allah, or God
- Angels
- Prophets
- The day of resurrection and judgment
- Heaven
- Hell
- The decrees of God
- The five foundations of practical religion
- The recital of the creed
- Prayer
- Ramazan, or the month of fasting
- Zakat, or legal almsgiving
- Hajj, or pilgrimage of Mecca
- The law
- Sin
- Punishment
- Lawful food
- Farz-i-Kafai
- Fitrat
- Salutations
- Caliph
- Muhammadan clergy, scholars, and saints
- Theological literature
- Muharram and Ashuraa
- Akhiri Chahar Shamba
- Bara Wafat
- Shab-i-Barat
- 'Id-ul-Fitr
- 'Id-ul-Azha
- Nikah, or marriage
- Talaq, or divorce
- Janaza, or burial
- The Khutbah, or the Friday's Sermon
- Jihad, or religious war
- Martyrs
- The four Orthodox sects
- The Shia'hs
- The Wahhabis
- Sufiism, or mysticism
- Faqirs, or Darweshes
- Zikr, or the religious services of the Darweshes
- Index of technical terms.
- Vol. III. Islam Beliefs and Institutions/H. Lammens, S.J.: Foreword
- The cradle of Islam: pre-Islamite Arabia
- Muhammad: the founder of Islam
- The Qoran : the sacred book of Islam
- The 'Sunna', or tradition of Islam
- Jurisprudence and Islamic law
- Asceticism and mysticism of Islam
- The sects of Islam
- Reformists and modernists
- Bibliography. The Qoran, principal verses expounded or quoted
- Index.
- Vol. IV. Selections from the Quran/M. Abul Fazl: Preface
- The opening chapter
- The cow
- The family of Imran
- Women
- The table
- Cattle
- Al Araf
- The spoils
- Immunity
- Jonah
- Hud
- Joseph
- Thunder
- Abraham
- Hijr
- The Bee
- The children of Israel
- The cave
- Mary
- T.H
- The Prophets
- The pilgrimage
- The believers
- Light
- The distinction
- The poets
- The ant
- The story
- The spider
- The Greeks
- Lokman
- Adoration
- The confederates
- Saba
- The creator
- Y.S
- The ranks
- S
- The troops
- The faithful
- Worship
- Counsel
- Gold ornaments
- Smoke
- The kneeling
- The Ahkaf
- Mohammed
- The victory
- The apartments
- K
- The scattering
- The mountain
- The star
- The moon
- The merciful
- The inevitable
- Iron
- She who pleaded
- The emigration
- She who is tried
- Battle array
- The assembly
- The hypocrites
- Mutual deceit
- Divorce
- Prohibition
- The kingdom
- The pen
- The inevitable
- The steps
- Noah
- The Jinn
- The wrapped up
- The enwrapped
- The judgment day
- Man
- The sent
- The news
- Who tear forth
- He frowned
- The folding up
- The rending asunder
- Those who stint
- The splitting asunder
- The celestial signs
- The night-comer
- The most high
- The overwhelming
- The daybreak
- The soil
- The sun
- The night
- The brightness
- The opening
- The fig
- Thick blood
- Power
- Clear evidence
- The earthquake
- The chargers
- The striking
- Desire
- The afternoon
- The slanderers
- The elephant
- The Koreish
- Religion
- The abundance
- The unbelievers
- Help
- Abu Lahab
- The unity
- The daybreak
- Men. Addenda.
- Vol. V. The Preaching of Islam (A History of the Propagation of the Muslim Faith)/T.W. Arnold:
- Introduction
- Study of the life of Muhammad considered as a preacher of Islam
- The spread of Islam among the Christian nations of Western Asia
- The spread of Islam among the Christian nations of Africa
- The spread of Islam among the Christians of Spain
- The spread of Islam among the Christian nations in Europe under the Turks
- The spread of Islam in Persia and Central Asia
- The spread of Islam among the Mongols and Tatars
- The spread of Islam in India
- The spread of Islam in China
- The spread of Islam in Africa
- The spread of Islam in the Malay Archipelago
- Conclusion. Appendices. Titles of works cited by abbreviated references. Index.
- Vol. VI. The History of Islam--Decisive Moments/M.A. Enan: Preface. Preliminary:
- The Arab outburst
- Religious policy of the Arabs. Decisive moments--I:
- Arab siege of constantinople
- The pavement of the martyrs
- The Muslims--masters of the sea
- The Muslim invasion of Rome
- The battle of Manzikert
- The idea of the Crusades
- The Greek fire : its origin and development
- The battle of Mansura
- De Joinville's memoirs of the Seventh Crusade
- The battle of Ain Jalut. Miscellaneous studies--I:
- Diplomacy in Islam; Charlemagne and Al-Rashid
- Slavery in the middle ages : its rules and development in Muslim countries
- Chivalry : its history, principles and conventions. Decisive moments--II:
- The Cid El Campeador and the history of the kingdom of Valencia
- The fall of Toledo
- The battle of Al-Zallaka
- The fall of Granada
- Fall of the Moorish civilization and the tragedy of the Moriscos
- Intellectual legacy of Muslim Spain in the Escurial. Miscellaneous studies--II:
- Marco Polo
- Ibn Batuta
- Some religious legends which directed the course of history. Bibliography. Index.
- Vol. VII. Sufism : The Mystical Doctrines and the Idea of Personality/William Stoddart and R.A. Nicholson: I. The mystical doctrines and methods of Islam:
- Introduction
- The religion of Islam
- Islamic esoterism
- The mystical path. II. The idea of personality in Sufism:
- Personality in Sufism. Lecture I-III. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.
- Vol. VIII. Islamic Mysticism/R.A. Nicholson:
- I. Abu Sa'id Ibn Abi 'L-Khayr.
- II. The perfect man:
- Essence, attribute, and name
- The descent of the absolute
- The essence as God
- The heavenly man
- The macrocosm
- The return to the essence
- Religion, revelation, and prophecy.
- Appendices.
- III. The odes of Ibnu 'L-Farid.
- Index of names and titles
- Index of subjects
- Index of technical terms, etc.
