Description: One of the many challenges of translating the Qur'an is that it is unpredictably complex, evocatively associative, and polysemous. For these reasons, as well as more demanding theological ones, most translations cut, compress, paraphrase, and invent freely. In this meticulously crafted translation of the Qur'an, A.J. Droge takes a di
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I cannot recommend a better English translation of the Qur'ān for an academic setting. Both Droge and his publisher are to be warmly congratulated.
Shawkat M. Toorawa, Yale University
This is certainly the best English translation of the Qur'ān.
Gabriel Said Reynolds, University of Notre Dame
Droge's work provides the field of Qur'ānic Studies with a rich and meticulously researched translation that is particularly appropriate at a time when interest in the Qur'ān is growing.
Ayman Ibrahim, Fuller Graduate Schools
A translation tailored for students of religious studies. Recommended.
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