Rahman unravels the Qurâ??anâ??s complexities on themes such as God, society, revelation, and prophecy with the deep attachment of a Muslim educated in Islamic schools and the clarity of a scholar who taught for decades in the West. â??Generations of scholars have profited from [Rahmanâ??s] pioneering scholarly work by taking the questions he raised and the directions he outlined to new destinations.â?--Ebrahim Moosa, from his new foreword â??The religious future of Islam and the future of interfaith relationship . . . will be livelier and saner for the sort of Quranic centrality which Major Themes of the Qurâ??an exemplifies and serves.â?--Kenneth Cragg, Middle East Journal â??There shines through [a] rare combination of balanced scholarly judgment and profound personal commitment. . . . [Rahman is] eager to open up the mysteries of the Qurâ??an to a shrinking world sorely in need of both moral regeneration and better mutual understanding.â?--Patrick D. Gaffney, Journal of Religion â??I canâ??t think of any book more important, still, than Major Themes of the Qurâ??an.â?--Michael Sells, author of Approaching the Qurâ??an

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