The Qur'an

This Norton Critical Edition is based on a revised and annotated version of the Pickthall translation of the Quran. Topics include the scholarly traditions of the study of quranic origins; the centuries of commentary, analysis and intellectual dissemination that have created a library of quranic literature; the history of translations; and the ways the Quran informs Muslim life and culture. Also included are texts representing the full spectrum of Islamic religious thought and a selected bibliography.