The Qur’an between History and Ideology
Past Event
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 3:00 PM EDT
Fenwick Library, Fenwick Reading Room, 2nd Floor
In his latest book, God’s Other Book: The Qur’an between History and Ideology, GMU professor Mohammad R. Salama offers a critique of the ways people interpret early Islam and the Qur’an. In this work, Salama explains how the Qur’an played a cultural role in the Arab community of seventh-century Hijaz, and then applies his research to the present and future. He asserts that only with renewed attention to the Qur’an itself can Western readers meaningfully engage with Islamic studies.
