| The Vangaurd of the Islamic Revolution |
| Epigraph |
| Preface |
| Note to the Reader |
| Acronyms and Abbreviations |
 | 1. History and Development |
 | 1. The Quest for a Holy Community |
| 2. From Holy Community to Political Party |
| 2. Structure and Social Base |
| 3. Organization |
| 4. Social Base |
| 3. Politics |
| 5. Prelude to Pakistan, 1941–1947 |
| 6. Entering the Political Process, 1947–1958 |
| 7. The Secular State, 1958–1971 |
| • | Efforts to Eliminate the Jama‘at, 1958–1965 |
| • | The End of Ayub Khan’s Rule |
| • | The Regime of Yahya Khan, 1969–1971 |
| • | The Elections of 1970 and Their Aftermath |
| • | Notes |
| 8. The Bhutto Years, 1971–1977 |
| 9. Accommodation and Opposition, 1977–1988 |
| 10. The Rebirth of Democracy, 1988–1993 |
| 11. Islamic Revivalism in the Political Process |
| Glossary |
| Interviewees |
| Bibliography |