Map of the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding nations in the seventh century AD; Map of Arabia at the time of Muhammad; Chart of the family of Muhammad and the relationship between Sunni and Shi'a Islam; Acknowledgements; An Introduction and an Explanation; PART ONE: PROLOGUE; 1. Man of Destiny; 2. Mecca: a City of Destiny; PART TWO: THE YEARS OF ENDURANCE; 3. In the Beginning; 4. Paying the Price; PART THREE: THE TURN OF THE TIDE; 5. The End of the Beginning; 6. Medina: and Fresh Problems; 7. Fighting, Always Fighting; 8. The Ultimate Prize; PART FOUR: SUNSET; 9. The Polytheists' Final Challenge; 10. At the End of the Day; Summing up; Bibliography; About the Author.
Dr Cotterell holds a BSc in physics, a BD, and a PhD in linguistics from the University of London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and was awarded an honorary doctorate by Brunel University in recognition of his contribution to Higher Education. He worked for some 24 years in Ethiopia, and was Principal of London School of Theology, and Founding Director of the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology. He has written twenty books, including Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation , and Islam in Context (written with Professor Peter Riddell). In addition he has contributed numerous articles to learned journals.
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