"Michael Sells’ Approaching the Qur’an is much more than a translation of the Qur’an. The work is a carefully considered introduction to a religious appreciation of the text from within a scholarly framework.
By highlighting issues of the multiple levels upon which the text conveys its meaning to its readers and auditors, Sells manages to overcome the first impression that many people have of the Qur'an being a ‘difficult’ book. The structure of Approaching the Qur’an, with its parallel translation and commentary, will prove valuable both for interested general readers and for students studying the text within a classroom setting."
~ Professor Andrew Rippin, Islamic and Religious Studies, University of Calgary, Associate Editor of the Encyclopedia of the Qur’an, and Editor of Approaches to the History of the Interpretation of the Qur’an
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