Discovering the Qur'an 2/e

This latest edition of Discovering the Quran includes a new preface by the author. Used by students around the world as a reliable guide to reading a translation of the Quran, it shows how the Quran is experienced by Muslims, describing the rhythmic and rhyme scheme structures, the context in which it is heard, the part played by learning by heart, and the importance of calligraphy. It is also about the Quran and its relationship to Muhammed, as well as helping to divine the ordering of the surahs or chapters. In an English-speaking world newly sensitized to Islam and its believers, Discovering the Quran will be an invaluable tool to greater understanding.