Who can unravel the threads in the tangled skein of Muslim beliefs and practices? There is much of Judaism; some of Christian ideas prevalent in Arabia at the time of the Prophet; but most of all, Islam in its popular form is full of animism and practices which can only be described as pagan in origin and tendency.

• Introduction to Popular Islam

• The Influence of animism on Islam

• Animism in the Muslim Creed

• Animistic elements in Muslim prayer

• The Jinn

• The Pilgrimage

• The Holy relic of Islam

• Magic and Sorcery

• Amulets, Charms and Knots

• Hair, Finger-nails and the Hand

• The Rosary in Islam

• The Sword of Muhammad and Ali - Jihad, Holy War

• Translations of the Quran

• The Illiterate Prophet - Could Muhammad read and write?