How to Read the Qur'an

This book is aimed at University students, particularly those working in Islamic Studies and Comparative Religion, digesting the main current scholarship on the Qur’an, as well as a wider (non-Muslim) audience…Ernst’s structural and literary analyses provide thought-provoking reflections on the Qur’anic text and his literary approach to the Qur’an has a great many merits. Most importantly, Ernst’s analysis reveals the complex literary nature of the Qur’an, bringing out the nuances and complex internal interactions within the Qur’anic suras.' -- Stephen R. Burge * British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Vol 42, No 4 *
This elegant guide on how to read and understand the text sacred to Muslims … clearly explains several scholarly concepts behind Qur’anic understanding … and the interweaving and symmetrical structure of the book. * Publishers Weekly *
Outstanding, timely and much needed.'Amir Hussain, Professor of Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University 'A very well-written, remarkably accessible, timely and important book. It is sure to be ready widely.' Muhammad Qasim Zaman, Robert H. Niehaus '77 Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Religion, Princeton University -- Amir Hussain/Muhammad Qasim Zaman
This elegant guide on how to read and understand the text sacred to Muslims … clearly explains several scholarly concepts behind Qur’anic understanding … and the interweaving and symmetrical structure of the book. -- Publishers Weekly