CONTENTS.
Introduction. ... PAGE [ix]
CHAPTER I.
THE FOUNDATIONS OF ISLÁM.
The Qurán—Its revelation—Miraculous nature—Arrangement of Qurán—Osmán's recension. The Sunnat—The authority of Sunnat—Tradition—Bid'at or innovation—Shía'h Traditions. Ijmá'—Ijtihád—Four orthodox Imáms, Hanífa, Málik, Sháfa'í and Hanbal. Qíás—Established by the early Mujtahidín—Sterility of Islám ... PAGE [1]
Note to Chapter I. Ijtihád ... PAGE [32]
CHAPTER II.
EXEGESIS OF THE QURÁN AND THE TRADITIONS.