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Presents how the Qur'an has been understood by Muslims in the traditions of Islam as well as in worship. This book explores prophecy, law, sin and salvation, and what the Qur'an teaches about the place of Islam as God's last revelation in human history. It also presents what the Qur'an says about gender, jihad, and the role of ritual in Islam.
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Mona Siddiqui considers how the Qur'an has been understood by Muslims in the intellectual traditions of Islam as well as in popular worship. She explores the 'big themes' of prophecy, law, sin and salvation, and what the Qur'an teaches about the particular place of Islam as God's last revelation in human history. Siddiqui's central concern is that Muslims must look to the Qur'an to breathe new life into the social and ethical relations between Muslims and non-Muslims. The Qur'an must no longer be seen as the problem but the solution to the challenges posed by pluralism today.
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