Entries are cross-referenced and many include a brief bibliography. Technical terms are explained in the text itself and the style of each entry is designed to be as self-contained as possible. The volume assumes ) no previous knowledge of the Qur an, Islam or Arabic.
) Islam and the Qur an are much in the news today and there is a public debate going on in ) which things are said about the Qur an without much knowledge or understanding of the book.Įvery effort has been made to help the reader use the encyclopedia as an inves) tigative tool in Qur anic studies. It provides students and researchers with a powerful onevolume resource covering all aspects of the text and its reception.
Authored by 43 international experts, ) the objective of The Qur an: An Encyclopedia is to present this diversity of thought, approach and school in order to give a strong appreciation of the range of response that the text has provoked throughout its history.
Some of this has been carried out by Muslims and some by those hostile or indifferent to Islam, producing a very wide range of views. It plays a central role in Islam and ever since it appeared over fourteen centuries ago has been the subject of intense debate. ) The Qur an is the source of inspiration for one of the world’s major religions, followed today by over a billion people.
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