The Blackwell Companion to the Qur'an

The Blackwell Companion to the Qurrs"an is the ideal resource for anyone who wishes to read and understand the Qurrs"an as a text and as a vital piece of Muslim life. The volume is divided into accessible sections, including an initial orientation to the text for the first-time reader. The Companion then goes on to consider: bull; bull;The structure of the Qurrs"an, asking why it looks the way it does. bull;The content of the Qurrs"an and what the text is about. bull;The rhetoric of the Qurrs"an and how it conveys its message. bull;How Muslims have interpreted the text. bull;The place of the Qurrs"an in the religion of Islam. bull;The manifestation of the Qurrs"an in the world. The main body of the book comprises over 30 original essays written by leading scholars in the field. These are supported by notes, an extensive bibliography, and indexes of names, Qurrs"an citations, topics, and technical terms.

Andrew Rippin is Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Professor of Islamic History at the University of Victoria, Canada