Contents: Background Introduction Basic Tenets of Islam Muhammad The Saud Family And Wahhabi Islam, 1500-1850 Wahhabi Islam and the Gulf Sunni Islam Shia Islam Ismailis Fatimids Hilalians Hafsids Religious Obligations The Spread Of Islam Islam And The Arabs Shia Islam In Iran The Coming Of Islam In Sudan Islam In Central Asia Islam In Indonesia Glossary Selective Bibliography Index.