Communities of the Qur’an
dialogue, debate and diversity in the 21st century
$79.45
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
4 August 2019
Summary
What is the nature of the Qur’an? It might seem a straightforward question, but there is no consensus among modern communities of the Qur’an, both Muslim and non-Muslim, upon the answer. And why should there be?On numerous occasions throughout history, Muslims from different legal schools or denominations, as well as Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians and others, have agreed to disagree. The Qur’anic interpreters, jurists and theologians of medieval Baghdad, Cairo and Cordoba coexisted peacefully…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786073921 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1786073927 |
| Author: | Emran Iqbal El-Badawi, Paula Sanders |
| Publisher: | Oneworld Publications |
| Imprint: | Oneworld Academic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 4 August 2019 |
| Weight: | 334g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Oneworld Academic |
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Critics Review
‘This lovely collection describes ten different interpretive communities, both Muslim and non-Muslim, of the Qur’an. It helps us to better understand the text that is central to the world’s Muslims, while illuminating their own diversity.’
– Amir Hussain, Professor of Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University‘Contains a very valuable range of perspectives… Students/readers will walk away with an appreciation of the messiness of communal lines and connections, practices of reading, meaning-making, and interpretation, and in some communities, even the embodied and practiced dimensions of a sacred text.’
* Review of Qur’anic Research *About The Author
Emran Iqbal El-Badawi
Paula Sanders is a professor of history and the director of the Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance at Rice University.Emran El-Badawi is an associate professor and program director for Middle Eastern studies at the University of Houston.
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