Chapter 1 Religion and Politics: the Law
Chapter 2 The Community and the State
Chapter 3 Kh?rij?s and Zayd?s: Murji'?s, Qadar?s and Mu'tazila
Chapter 4 The Use and Abuse of Sovereignty: Ab? Y?suf, IBN Al-Muqaffa', Al-J?hiz and IBN Qutayba
Chapter 5 Al-B?qill?n? and Al-Baghd?d?
Chapter 6 Al-M?w?rdi: Wiz?r? ?nd Im?ra
Chapter 7 Al-Juwayn? and Al-Ghaz?l?: the Sultanate
Chapter 8 Fakhr Al-D?n R?z?: the Dissociation of Religious and Temporal Power
Chapter 9 The Extinction of the Caliphate: IBN Jam? 'a and IBN Taymiyya
Chapter 10 The Historical Theory: IBN Khald?n
Chapter 11 The Im?m/Sultan: Fadl All?h B. R?zbih?n Khunj?
Chapter 12 The Relations of Muslims and Non-Muslims: Jih?d: Taxation and the Conquered Lands
Chapter 13 The Sh?'a: the Imamiyya
Chapter 14 The Fuqah?' and the Holders of Power
Chapter 15 The Safawid Dilemma
Chapter 16 The Ism?'?liyya
Chapter 17 The State and the Individual