(Ebook) Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Qur’ān by Andrew Rippin, Jawid Ahmad Mojaddedi ISBN 9781118964842, 9781118964873, 9783893914067, 1118964845, 111896487X, 3893914064

(Ebook) Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Qur’ān by Andrew Rippin, Jawid Ahmad Mojaddedi ISBN 9781118964842, 9781118964873, 9783893914067, 1118964845, 111896487X, 3893914064

The publication of a volume devoted to the Qur
ʾ
a
̄
n in the “companion” genre marks the
emergence of the text of Muslim scripture within the canon of world literature in a
manner particularl
y appropriate to the twenty‐first century. This companion is explicitly
designed to guide the reader who may have little exposure to the Qur
ʾ
a
̄
n beyond a curiosity
evoked by the popular media. It aims to provide such a person with the starting point of a
general orientation and take him or her to a well‐advanced state of understanding
regarding the comple
xities of the text and its associated traditions. However, a “compan-
ion” volume such as this is also an opportunity for scholars to extend the boundaries of
what might be deemed to be the “accepted” approaches to the text of the Qur
ʾ
a
̄n because
such a volume provides, it is to be hoped, the material which will inspire future genera-
tions of scholars who first encounter the Qur
ʾan in the classroom and for whom new
avenues of exploration provide the excitement of research and discovery.