The Quran, 4 vols.

Akyol argues Islam’s basic political principle is liberty.

Patricia Crone provides a historical overview of the competing interpretations of the Quranic statement, “There is no compulsion in religion”

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This volume, written by a distinguished Qur’anic scholar as a general introduction for a lay reader, touches on the nature of revelation and offers a brief overview of key theological concepts, and examines the status of Judaism and Christianity within the Qur’an.

Cragg explains why the Qur’an remains at the heart of Islam and why the Qur’an has such a deep impact on its readers.

Two elements central to this volume make it unique. First, Sardar offers an account of returning to the school he attended as a child discovering how different and rigid the current methods of instruction when compared to when he was a child. Second, his view that the Qur’an invites argument with…

Many biblical characters and events appear in the Qur’an. Reynold’s commentary links passages from the Qur’an to the corresponding events and characters in both the Hebrew Scriptures and Christian New Testament.

Asfaruddin offers a survey of “Jihad” as understood in the Qur’an, the Hadith literature, and Islamic legal theory, as well as contemporary political and social aspects of the idea.

These are sayings of Muhammad that explain the occasion on which Quranic revelations were delivered or that interpret certain revelations.