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In the frame of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Dutch Association for theStudy of Religion (NGG)  at the University of Groningen on 25-26 October2012 (theme: "Religion and Social Cohesion: Challenges and Perspectives"), apanel will be devoted to Classical Islam:"Classical Islam: Cohesion, Society, Religion." Chair: Prof. Christian Lange(University of Utrecht).- "The Emergence of Islam: Continuity or Discontinuity?", Dr. Gert Borg(Radboud University, Nijmegen);- "The Continuation of the Umma in Jeopardy: Did Muhammad Indicate HisSuccessor During His Illness?", Dr. Nicolet N.A. Boekhoff-van der Voort(Radboud University, Nijmegen);- "The Construction of the Religious Affiliation in the Qur'anic Text", Dr.Anne-Sylvie Boisliveau (University of Groningen);- "The Islamization of Egypt, 7th-10th Centuries", Prof. Yaacov Lev (BarIlan University).