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The Quran And Its Interpreters Vol. 1. by Mahmoud M. Ayoub

About the Book

This volume is the first of a series that will cover the entire Qur’an. I have long dreamed of a work in English that would present the Qur’an to Western readers and non-Arabic-speaking Muslims as Muslims have understood it throughout their long history.

Although such a task may be undertaken in many ways, a historical interpretation seems to be in some respects the easiest and most accessible.

To ensure that the primary aim of this work is fulfilled, I have carefully chosen my sources so as to represent all the major trends in Islamic thought from the classical period to the present. I have embarked on this task fully aware of its vastness and of my own limitations.

The need, however, to approach the Qur’an as more than a piece of ancient literature, a historical document, or simply a sacred book outweighed all other considerations.

This undertaking is prompted by the conviction that for almost fourteen centuries the Qur’an has been a source of inspiration and solace and, above all, a guide along the weary way of life into eternity for countless millions of people.