From the Book - Second edition
Ancient Origins of the Meccan Sanctuary
The Jahiliyya: A Time of Lawlessness and Immorality
The Early Life of Muhammad
Muhammad as the Messenger of God
2.The Prophet Conveys the Message
The Medium and the Message
Moral Conduct and Its Ultimate Consequences
Persecution of Believers Past and Present
Establishing a Viable State and a Just Political Order
A Door to Heaven Is Closed
The Prophet and the First Collection of the Qur'an
The Early Generations: Regional Schools of Recitation and the Elaboration of the-Mushaf
Standardizing the Curriculum
Qur'anic Recitation and Ritual Life
The Value of Memorization
Transmission of the Qur'an in the Modern Age
4.Blessed Words: The Qur'an and Culture
The Qur'an as the Word of God
The Qur'an and Sacred Architecture
The Elevation of the Qur'an
Language, Naming, and Common Expressions
Ritual Purity and Purifying Rituals
Death, Mourning, and the Afterlife
5.What God Really Means: Interpreting the Qur'an
Exegesis before Hermeneutics
The Epistemological Challenge
Intertextuality: The Isra'iliyyat
Understanding the Language of the Qur'an
Relating the Sunna to the Qur'an
Deriving Legal Norms from the Qur'an
Consensus and Diversity in Legal Reasoning
Modernity: Making the Words "Reasonable"
6.Conclusion: Listening for God.
The prophet conveys the message
Blessed words : the Qur'an and culture
What God really means : interpreting the Qur?an
Conclusion : listening for God.
