Reading the Qur'an : the contemporary relevance of the sacred text of Islam / Ziauddin Sardar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sardar, Ziauddin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qurʼan--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Qurʼan.

Qurʼan--Appreciation.

Qurʼan--Reading.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (430 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""I grew up reading the Qur'an on my mother's lap,"" writes Ziauddin Sardar. ""It's an experience I share with most Muslim children. And so it is that our connection to the Qur'an is infused with associations of the warmest and most enduring of human bonds."" In Reading the Qur'an, Sardar--one of Europe's leading public intellectuals--laments that for far too many Muslims, the Qur'an he had learned in his mother's lap has become a stick used for ensuring conformity and suppressing dissenting views. Indeed, some find in the Qur'an justification for misogyny, validation for hatred of others, an

Contents:

pt. 1. Overview

pt. 2. By way of tradition

pt. 3. Themes and concepts

pt. 4. Contemporary topics.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-23230-8

9786613232304

0-19-983675-2

OCLC:

742333475