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245 10 a| Reading the Qur'an :b| the contemporary relevance of the sacred text of Islam /c| Ziauddin Sardar.;

246 30 a| Contemporary relevance of the sacred text of Islam;

300 a| xxii, 406 pages ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-392) and index.;

505 0 a| Part One: Overview. -- The Qur'an and me -- Style and structure -- Approaches and interpretations -- Questions of authority -- The limits of translations -- Part Two: By way of tradition. -- Introduction -- Al-Fatiha: attributes of God -- Al-Fatiha: 'the straight path' -- Al-Baqara: the Qur'an and doubt -- Al-Baqara: 'the hypocrits' -- Al-Baqara: Paradise -- Al-Baqara: fall and evil -- Al-Baqara: 'children of Israel' -- Al-Baqara: a 'middle community' -- Al-Baqara: virtuous people -- Al-Baqara: law of equity -- Al-Baqara: fasting -- Al-Baqara: war and peace -- Al-Baqara: hajj -- Al-Baqara: apostasy and migration -- Al-Baqara: marriage and divorce -- Al-Baqara: qualities of leadership -- Al-Baqara: majesty of god and freedom of religion -- Al-Baqara: arguing with god -- Al-Baqara: charity and usury -- Al-Baqara: witness -- Al-Baqara: prayer -- Part Three: Themes and concepts. -- Introduction -- Prophets and revelation -- Abrogation and change -- Time and change -- Truth and plurality -- Humanity and diversity -- Individual and community -- Reason and knowledge -- Crime and punishment -- Rights and duties -- Nature and environment -- Ethics and morality -- Reading and writing -- Part Four: Contemporary topics. -- Introduction -- The Sharia'h -- Power and politics -- Polygamy and domestic violence -- Sex and society -- Homosexuality -- The veil -- Freedom of expression -- Suicide (assisted and otherwise) -- Science and technology -- Evolution -- Art, music and imagination -- Epilogue.;

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630 00 a| Qurʼanx| Appreciation.=| ^A718681;

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Reading the Qur'an : the contemporary relevance of the sacred text of Islam / Ziauddin Sardar.

Author/creator	Sardar, Ziauddin
Format	Book
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Description	xxii, 406 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects	Qurʼan--Criticism, interpretation, etc. Qurʼan--Appreciation. Qurʼan--Reading.

Portion of title	Contemporary relevance of the sacred text of Islam
Contents	Part One: Overview. -- The Qur'an and me -- Style and structure -- Approaches and interpretations -- Questions of authority -- The limits of translations -- Part Two: By way of tradition. -- Introduction -- Al-Fatiha: attributes of God -- Al-Fatiha: 'the straight path' -- Al-Baqara: the Qur'an and doubt -- Al-Baqara: 'the hypocrits' -- Al-Baqara: Paradise -- Al-Baqara: fall and evil -- Al-Baqara: 'children of Israel' -- Al-Baqara: a 'middle community' -- Al-Baqara: virtuous people -- Al-Baqara: law of equity -- Al-Baqara: fasting -- Al-Baqara: war and peace -- Al-Baqara: hajj -- Al-Baqara: apostasy and migration -- Al-Baqara: marriage and divorce -- Al-Baqara: qualities of leadership -- Al-Baqara: majesty of god and freedom of religion -- Al-Baqara: arguing with god -- Al-Baqara: charity and usury -- Al-Baqara: witness -- Al-Baqara: prayer -- Part Three: Themes and concepts. -- Introduction -- Prophets and revelation -- Abrogation and change -- Time and change -- Truth and plurality -- Humanity and diversity -- Individual and community -- Reason and knowledge -- Crime and punishment -- Rights and duties -- Nature and environment -- Ethics and morality -- Reading and writing -- Part Four: Contemporary topics. -- Introduction -- The Sharia'h -- Power and politics -- Polygamy and domestic violence -- Sex and society -- Homosexuality -- The veil -- Freedom of expression -- Suicide (assisted and otherwise) -- Science and technology -- Evolution -- Art, music and imagination -- Epilogue.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-392) and index.
LCCN	2011008721
ISBN	9780199836741 (acid-free paper)
ISBN	0199836744

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