For this revised and updated second edition, David Waines has added a long section tackling head-on the issues arising from Islam’s place in the changing world order at the turn of the new millennium. This new section offers thought-provoking reflections on the place of religion in the current conflicts. Contents Introduction Part I. Foundations: 1. ‘There is no god but Allah …’ 2. Tradition in the making Part II. Islamic Teaching and Practice: 3. Divine will and the law 4. Theology: faith, justice, and last things 5. The way of the Sufi 6. The way of the Imams Part III. Islam in the Modern World: 7. The heartlands and beyond 8. Issues in contemporary Islam Excursus on Islamic origins Glossary Notes Further reading Index.