Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition ………………………………...  xi

Acknowledgements ………………………..................….……  xiii

Preface to the First Edition …………………………............…  xv

Chapter 1:

Introduction: The Problem & Its Historical Background .............. 1

Chapter 2:

The Dominant Traditional Conception Of Islam ….....................  69

Chapter 3:

A Restatement Of The Islamic Thought System ….....................  89

Chapter 4:

A Restatement Of The Islamic Thought System (Contd.) .........  139

Chapter 5:

A Fresh Look At The Islamic Value System .…............….....…..  171

Chapter 6:

A Fresh Look At The Islamic Precept System ..……..................  185

Chapter 7:

A Secular Approach To The Islamic Institutional System ….......  195

Chapter 8:

Concluding Reflections .……………………............................…..  225

Concluding Duas .......................................................................  244

Notes And References ...…………...........…...............................  245

Supplemental Essay:

Modernity And Traditionalism In Islam .........................................  267

Appendix 1:

About the Author ………………........……........................…………  287

Appendix 2:

Select Bibliography …………….......…......…..............................…  291

Index ……………………………………………………......…….........  303