What the Qur'an Meant: And why it matters

America''s leading religious scholar and public intellectual introduces lay readers to the Qur''an with a measured, powerful reading of the ancient text. We are constantly fed false information about Islam - but what does the Qur''an actually say? In this book Wills, as a non-Muslim with an open mind, reads the Qur''an with sympathy and vigor, trying to discover why other non-Muslims - like Pope Francis''find it an inspiring book, worthy to guide people down through the centuries. He compares the Qur''an with other sacred books, the Old Testament and the New Testament, to show the parallels between them. There are also parallel difficulties of interpretation, which call for patient exploration, and which offer some thrills of discovery.

• | Author: Garry Wills
• | Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• | Publication Date: Dec 04, 2018
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781101981047
• | ISBN-10: 1101981040