| Chapter No. | Chapter Title | Chapter Author | Page No. |
| Foreword | Stanley Wolpert | ix |
| Acknowledgements | | xi |
| Introduction | | xv |
| Summary of Documents | | xxiii |
| 1 | 1937: The Muslim Spokesman | | 1 |
| 2 | 1938: Into the United Provinces Muslim League | | 6 |
| 3 | 1939: Deliverance from Congress Governments | | 29 |
| 4 | 1940: The Pakistan Resolution | | 54 |
| 5 | 1941: Deputy Leader of the Muslim League | | 92 |
| 6 | 1942: 'Quit India' - The Congress Blunder | | 135 |
| 7 | 1943: Jinnah's 'Right Hand' | | 165 |
| 8 | 1944: Punjab - Negotiations with Gandhi | | 187 |
| 9 | 1945: The General Elections | | 204 |
| 10 | 1946: The Interim Government | | 255 |
| 11 | 1947: The 'Poor Man's Budget', Pakistan | | 282 |
| Conclusion | | 312 |
| Index | | 319 |