Louay M. Safi is Executive Director of ISNA Leadership Development Center (ILDC), Plainfield, Indiana. He is a fellow of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and serves on the steering committee of the Muslim-Christian Initiative on the Nuclear Weapons Danger. He is the author of eight books, including Tensions and Transitions in the Muslim World, Peace and the Limits of War, and others. He has served as the Executive Director and Director of Research of the International Institute of Islamic Thought, Editor of the Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, and President of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists. Safi taught at Wayne State University, and served as Visiting Professor at George Washington and as Associate Professor of Political Science.

• Preface Introduction Part I. Spirit 1. Origin and Purpose 2. Divine Presence 3. Prophets of Transcendence 4. Engaging Religiosity 5. Trust in God Part II. Faith 6. Revealed Guidance 7. Knowledge and Wisdom 8. Power of Choice 9. Faith and Infidelity 10. Calamity and Patience Part III. Inner Peace 11. Gratitude and Praise 12. Reconnecting through Prayer 13. Moral Discipline and Fasting 14. Purification through Giving (zakah) 15. Lifes Ultimate Spiritual Journey (Hajj) Part IV. Community Peace 16. Integrity 17. Humility and Pride 18. Moderation and Excess 19. Jihad for Peace 20. Shariah Principles Part V. Universal Peace 21. Recognition and Right 22. Responsible Freedom 23. Justice is Paramount 24. Faith in Interfaith 25. Covenants and the Social Contract Part VI. Eternal Peace 26. Life and Death 27. Salvation - The Path to God Appendix A Surahs of the Quran Appendix B Chronology of the Quran Appendix C Prophets in the Quran Appendix D Interpreting and Translating the Quran Glossary

Louay M. Safi is Executive Director of ISNA Leadership Development Center (ILDC), Plainfield, Indiana. He is a fellow of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and serves on the steering committee of the Muslim-Christian Initiative on the Nuclear Weapons Danger. He is the author of eight books, including Tensions and Transitions in the Muslim World, Peace and the Limits of War, and others. He has served as the Executive Director and Director of Research of the International Institute of Islamic Thought, Editor of the Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, and President of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists. Safi taught at Wayne State University, and served as Visiting Professor at George Washington and as Associate Professor of Political Science.

• Preface Introduction Part I. Spirit 1. Origin and Purpose 2. Divine Presence 3. Prophets of Transcendence 4. Engaging Religiosity 5. Trust in God Part II. Faith 6. Revealed Guidance 7. Knowledge and Wisdom 8. Power of Choice 9. Faith and Infidelity 10. Calamity and Patience Part III. Inner Peace 11. Gratitude and Praise 12. Reconnecting through Prayer 13. Moral Discipline and Fasting 14. Purification through Giving (zakah) 15. Lifes Ultimate Spiritual Journey (Hajj) Part IV. Community Peace 16. Integrity 17. Humility and Pride 18. Moderation and Excess 19. Jihad for Peace 20. Shariah Principles Part V. Universal Peace 21. Recognition and Right 22. Responsible Freedom 23. Justice is Paramount 24. Faith in Interfaith 25. Covenants and the Social Contract Part VI. Eternal Peace 26. Life and Death 27. Salvation - The Path to God Appendix A Surahs of the Quran Appendix B Chronology of the Quran Appendix C Prophets in the Quran Appendix D Interpreting and Translating the Quran Glossary

Louay M. Safi is Executive Director of ISNA Leadership Development Center (ILDC), Plainfield, Indiana. He is a fellow of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and serves on the steering committee of the Muslim-Christian Initiative on the Nuclear Weapons Danger. He is the author of eight books, including Tensions and Transitions in the Muslim World, Peace and the Limits of War, and others. He has served as the Executive Director and Director of Research of the International Institute of Islamic Thought, Editor of the Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, and President of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists. Safi taught at Wayne State University, and served as Visiting Professor at George Washington and as Associate Professor of Political Science.

• Preface Introduction Part I. Spirit 1. Origin and Purpose 2. Divine Presence 3. Prophets of Transcendence 4. Engaging Religiosity 5. Trust in God Part II. Faith 6. Revealed Guidance 7. Knowledge and Wisdom 8. Power of Choice 9. Faith and Infidelity 10. Calamity and Patience Part III. Inner Peace 11. Gratitude and Praise 12. Reconnecting through Prayer 13. Moral Discipline and Fasting 14. Purification through Giving (zakah) 15. Lifes Ultimate Spiritual Journey (Hajj) Part IV. Community Peace 16. Integrity 17. Humility and Pride 18. Moderation and Excess 19. Jihad for Peace 20. Shariah Principles Part V. Universal Peace 21. Recognition and Right 22. Responsible Freedom 23. Justice is Paramount 24. Faith in Interfaith 25. Covenants and the Social Contract Part VI. Eternal Peace 26. Life and Death 27. Salvation - The Path to God Appendix A Surahs of the Quran Appendix B Chronology of the Quran Appendix C Prophets in the Quran Appendix D Interpreting and Translating the Quran Glossary