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GabrielSaidR Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Crowley Prof. of Islamic Studies & Theology, Notre Dame. Youtube: "Exploring the Qur'an & the Bible." Author: "Allah: God in the Qur'an." Father of 5. Sinner.

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Book Cover for: Major Themes of the Qur'an: Second Edition, Fazlur Rahman

Major Themes of the Qur'an: Second Edition

Fazlur RahmanGabrielSaidRGabrielSaidR

Yesterday our #QuranBibleND class read the first chapter (on God) of Fazlur Rahman's "Major Themes of the Qur'an." There are some bits in the chapter that are tendentious, but I find this paragraph quite moving: https://t.co/QNBKXRoDMe

Paperback, 2009

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Solomon and the Ant: The Qur'an in Conversation with the Bible, David Penchansky

Solomon and the Ant: The Qur'an in Conversation with the Bible

David PenchanskyGabrielSaidRGabrielSaidR

In his book "Solomon and the Ant" David Penchansky has a thought-provoking reading of the episode in Sura 27 of the Qur'an in which Solomon laughs at an ant. He argues that Solomon is not a sympathetic character, while the ant plays the role of a prophet:👇 https://t.co/qly7v9KamT

Hardcover, 2021

$42.00$21.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Islam and Modernity: Transformation of an Intellectual Tradition Volume 15, Fazlur Rahman

Islam and Modernity: Transformation of an Intellectual Tradition Volume 15

Fazlur RahmanGabrielSaidRGabrielSaidR

Fazlur Rahman in his 1982 book "Islam and Modernity," a short passage (p. 5) that expresses two of his most famous ideas, 1. that interpretation of the Qur'an involves a "double movement" and 2. that the Qur'an passes through the Prophet's mind. https://t.co/6m4AhllFKW

Paperback, 1984

$33.00$16.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Children of the Alley, Naguib Mahfouz

Children of the Alley

Naguib MahfouzGabrielSaidRGabrielSaidR

This week read with students the section on "Jesus" (Rifaa) from Naguib Mahfouz's masterful allegory "Children of the Alley," which includes this beautiful dialogue around the legacy of "Moses" (Gabal). https://t.co/cvBKLeZv8P

Paperback, 1996

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Da'wa: A Global History of Islamic Missionary Thought and Practice, Matthew J. Kuiper

Da'wa: A Global History of Islamic Missionary Thought and Practice

Matthew J. KuiperGabrielSaidRGabrielSaidR

Today @notredame we welcome Prof. Matthew Kuiper (@MatthewJKuiper) of @HopeCollege. Prof. Kuiper will speak at a "World Religions World Church" colloquium on Abd al-Mājid Daryābādī & Abu’l-Ḥasan ‘Alī Nadwī. He is the author (most recently) of this groundbreaking work on da`wa 👇 https://t.co/8wzAE5fVpq

Paperback, 2021

$37.95$18.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Sin: A History, Gary A. Anderson

Sin: A History

Gary A. AndersonGabrielSaidRGabrielSaidR

3. Gary Anderson, author of the book “Sin: A History” on the historical-critical study of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and whether the hypothesis of 4 sources for the Pentateuch still stands.: https://t.co/jFz4aP6ExF

Paperback, 2010

$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, Volume V: Probing the Authenticity of the Parables Volume 5, John P. Meier

A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, Volume V: Probing the Authenticity of the Parables Volume 5

John P. MeierGabrielSaidRGabrielSaidR

Yesterday we lost a great scholar & a great man, John Meier author of "A Marginal Jew" (5 volumes, 6th in progress), probably the most important work on the historical Jesus of our time. He was also a gentle soul & a faithful priest. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord... https://t.co/3Zc9tBUNqG

Hardcover, 2016

$65.00$40.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Allah: God in the Qur'an, Gabriel Said Reynolds

Allah: God in the Qur'an

Gabriel Said ReynoldsGabrielSaidRGabrielSaidR

Very appreciative of Adam Flowers' generous review of "Allah: God in the Qur'an" in the Journal of Near Eastern Studies. Only thing to add is that this book makes a great Christmas present: https://t.co/J7DdyebXyd https://t.co/5zRgY2tXcL

Hardcover, 2020

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Critique of Christian Origins: A Parallel English-Arabic Text, Abd Al-Jabbar

Critique of Christian Origins: A Parallel English-Arabic Text

Abd Al-JabbarGabrielSaidRGabrielSaidR

The reading for the class was more medieval: a section from `Abd al-Jabbar's "Critique of Christian Origins" (written in AD 995) in which he tells lurid stories about what goes on "on the other side" of the border in Byzantium. https://t.co/fIjMCp9KJt

Hardcover, 2010

$49.95$24.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Islam: Faith and History, Mahmoud M. Ayoub

Islam: Faith and History

Mahmoud M. AyoubGabrielSaidRGabrielSaidR

In a 1997 article in "Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations" Mahmoud Ayoub argues (citing a passage from Surah 28, which he sees as a positive assessment of Christian conduct) that the Qur'an seeks to establish a "fellowship of faith" between Muslims and Christians. https://t.co/Scol0vsM2b

Paperback, 2005

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