Download or read book The Qur'an written by Abdullah Saeed and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is much more to the Qur'an than the selective quotations favoured by Islamic fundamentalists. This book provides a student-friendly guide to the many ways in which the Qur'an can be read. Designed for both Muslims and Western non-Muslim students, it examines the Qur'an in Western scholarship as well as giving an overview of the rich interpretive traditions from the time of the Prophet Muhammad to the present day. This guide is a concise introduction to all aspects of the Qur'an: history, understanding and interpretation, providing:coverage of both pre-modern.