Modern Muslim Intellectuals and the Qur'an (Qur'anic Studies Series (1))

This volume examines the writings of ten Muslim intellectuals, working in the Muslim world and the West, who employ contemporary critical methods to understand the Qur'an. Their work points to a new trend in Muslim interpretation, characterised by a direct engagement with the Word of God while embracing intellectual modernity in a global context. The volume situates and evaluates their work and responses to it among Muslim and non-Muslim audiences.

the Essays In This Volume Examine Ten Muslim Intellectuals From The Arab World, Iran, Turkey, Indonesia, Pakistan, The Usa, And Europe Who Employ Contemporary Critical Methods To Interpret The Qur'an, Arriving At Conclusions Which Challenge Those Of Earlier Muslim Interpretation, And Which Are Critical Of Political Islam And Progressive In Orientation. The Volume Offers A Framework For Understanding Their Work, And Responses To This Among Muslim And Western Audiences.

The essays in this volume examine ten Muslim intellectuals from the Arab world, Iran, Turkey, Indonesia, Pakistan, the USA, and Europe. These thinkers employ contemporary critical methods to interpret the Qur'an, arriving at conclusions that challenge those of earlier Muslim interpretation, and are critical of political Islam and progressive in orientation. The volume offers a framework for understanding their work, and responses to this among Muslim and Western audiences. Examines the writings of ten Muslim intellectuals, who employ contemporary critical methods to understand the Qur'an. Their work points to a trend in Muslim interpretation, characterized by a direct engagement with the Word of God. The volume situates and evaluates their work and responses to it, among Muslim and non-Muslim audiences. THE FORCES of modernisation have brought unprecedented disruption and change to Muslim societies during the twentieth century.