Approaching The Qur'an by Michael A. Sells

The Early Revelations

An accessible, scholarly introduction that presents selected Qurʾanic passages in new English renderings and close readings to highlight the text’s linguistic, rhetorical, and aesthetic dimensions; it situates those passages in their historical and interpretive contexts, discusses translation challenges and different reading strategies, and offers guidance for thoughtful, attentive engagement by general readers and students of religion.

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