Submitted: 29 November 1996 Name: Christopher Melchert 954 South Delaware Avenue Springfield, Missouri 65802. USA Phones: 417-863-9084. FAX Email: cmelcher@mail.orion.org. Research interests: Islamic movements and institutions, 9th-10th centuries C.E. Qur'an science, hadith science, jurisprudence (fiqh), theology, Sufism.