The Blackwell Companion to the Qur'an

The Blackwell Companion to the Quran is a readers guide, a true companion for anyone who wishes to read and understand the Quran as a text and as a vital piece of Muslim life. Comprises over 30 original essays by leading scholars Provides exceptionally broad coverage - considering the structure, content and rhetoric of the Quran; how Muslims have interpreted the text and how they interact with it; and the Qurans place in Islam Features notes, an extensive bibliography, indexes of names, Quran citations, topics, and technical terms