Major Themes of the Qur'an: Second Edition

Major Themes of the Qur€an is Fazlur Rahman€s introduction to one of the richest texts in the history of religious thought. In this classic work, Rahman unravels the Qur€an€s complexities on themes such as God, society, revelation, and prophecy with the deep attachment of a Muslim educated in Islamic schools and the clarity of a scholar who taught for decades in the West.

€œGenerations of scholars have profited from [Rahman€s] pioneering scholarly work by taking the questions he raised and the directions he outlined to new destinations.€--Ebrahim Moosa, from his new foreword

€œThe religious future of Islam and the future of interfaith relationship . . . will be livelier and saner for the sort of Quranic centrality which Major Themes of the Qur€an exemplifies and serves.€--Kenneth Cragg, Middle East Journal

€œThere shines through [a] rare combination of balanced scholarly judgment and profound personal commitment. . . . [Rahman is] eager to open up the mysteries of the Qur€an to a shrinking world sorely in need of both moral regeneration and better mutual understanding.€--Patrick D. Gaffney, Journal of Religion

€œI can€t think of any book more important, still, than Major Themes of the Qur€an.€--Michael Sells, author of Approaching the Qur€an