| 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 |
| • | Mawdudi’s Ideology |
| • | The Origins of the Jama‘at-i Islami, 1932–1938 |
| • | The Emergence of the Jama‘at-i Islami, 1938–1941 |
| • | The Early Years, 1941–1947 |
| • | Notes |
| 2. From Holy Community to Political Party |
| • | The Punjab Elections of 1951 |
| • | The Machchi Goth Affair, 1955–1957 |
| • | Schism and Purge after 1957 |
| • | Notes |
| 2. Structure and Social Base |
| 3. Organization |
| Party Structure |
| • | The Office of the Amir |
| • | The Deputy Amir |
| • | The Shura’s |
| • | The Secretary-General and Secretariat |
| • | Affiliate Organizations |
| Islami Jami‘at-i Tulabah |
| • | Origins and Early Development |
| • | Organizational Structure |
| • | Between Universalism and National Identity |
| • | Notes |
| 4. Social Base |
| Finding a Social Base |
| • | The Muhajirs |
| • | Changes in Constituency after the Elections of 1970 |
| • | The Debate Over Opening The Party |
| • | Notes |
| 3. Politics |
| 5. Prelude to Pakistan, 1941–1947 |
| Relations with the Pakistan Movement |
| • | The Two-Nation Theory |
| • | Competition with the Muslim League |
| • | Notes |
| 6. Entering the Political Process, 1947–1958 |
| • | The Anti-Ahmadi Controversy, 1952–1954 |
| • | The Constitution of 1956 |
| • | Notes |
| 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 |
| • | The Formation of the Opposition |
| • | The Pakistan National Alliance and the Nizam-i Mustafa Movement |
| • | Notes |
| 9. Accommodation and Opposition, 1977–1988 |
| • | The Zia Regime |
| • | The Ruling Islamic Alliance |
| • | The Elections of 1985 |
| • | The Loss of Muhajir Support |
| • | The Reorientation of the Jama‘at |
| • | Notes |
| 10. The Rebirth of Democracy, 1988–1993 |
| • | The People’s Party Government |
| • | The Elections of 1990 and the IJI Government |
| • | Notes |
| 11. Islamic Revivalism in the Political Process |
| • | Notes |
| Glossary |
| Interviewees |
| Bibliography |
| • | Primary Source Collections |
| • | Magazines, Newspapers, and Urdu Journals |
| • | Urdu and Persian Sources |
| • | Primary English Sources |
| • | Secondary English Sources |
