Originally published in 1959 under title: The structure of the ethical terms in the Koran.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""PRINCIPLES OF SEMANTIC ANALYSIS""; ""Introduction: Language and Culture""; ""I: The Scope and Focus of the Study""; ""II: The Method of Analysis and Its Application""; ""FROM TRIBAL CODE TO ISLAMIC ETHICS""; ""III: The Pessimistic Conception of the Earthly Life""; ""IV: The Spirit of Tribal Solidarity""; ""V: The Islamization of Old Arab Virtues""; ""Generosity""; ""Courage""; ""Loyalty""; ""Veracity""; ""Patience""; ""VI: The Basic Moral Dichotomy""; ""The Companions of Paradise""; ""The Companions of Hell""; ""THE ANALYSIS OF MAJOR CONCEPTS""

""VII :The Inner Structure of the Concept of Kufr""""The Element of Ingratitude in Kufr""; ""Kufr as Opposed to Īmān""; ""The Heart of a Kāfir""; ""Kufr and Shirk""; ""Kufr in the Sense of 'Going Astray'""; ""Hawá as the Immediate Cause of Dalāl""; ""The Attitude of Haughtiness""; ""Mocking at Revelation""; ""Contentiousness""; ""VIII: The Semantic Field of Kufr""; ""Fāsiq""; ""Fājir""; ""Zālim""; ""IX: Religious Hypocrisy""; ""X: The Believer""; ""The Ideal Believer""; ""Īmān, Belief, as Opposed to Kufr""; ""Islām and Muslim""; ""Divine Guidance""; ""The Fear of God""; ""Thankfulness""

""XI: Good and Bad""""Sālih""; ""Birr""; ""Fasād""; ""Ma'ruf and Munkar""; ""Khayr and Sharr""; ""HSN and SW'""; ""Fahshdā' or Fādhishah""; ""Tayyib and KhabĪth""; ""Hardām and Halāl""; ""Sins""; ""Conclusion""; ""Index of Qur'ānic Citations""; ""Index of Arabic Words""; ""Index of Subjects""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

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