This new book by Mohammed Shahrour is about the implications of a contemporary reading of the Qur'an. "We must re-examine the prior reading of religion and introduce Islam from its original source, the authoritative revelation, on the basis of a contemporary reading that takes into account the level of knowledge of the 21st century and the scientific and ethical development that have been achieved.

About the Author
Muhammad Shahrour, born in Damascus in 1938, Emeritus of Damascus University where he was a faculty member between 1972 and 2000. His first book as an Islamic thinker "Al-Islam wa-l-Kitab" was an instant bestseller and one of the most discussed books in the whole Arab world. It remains banned in many Arab countries.

Shahrour received the 2017 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in the category "Contribution to the Development of Nations"

Reviews
The ambitious goal of Islam and Humanity is to set out in a single, compact volume an approach to understanding the Qur'an--meant here in the broadest sense of God's message to humankind. From his first book in 1990 to the present Shahrour appeals to logic and reason make his case.
(from the foreword by Dale F. Eickelman)



Book Information
ISBN 9783959940184
Author Muhammad Shahrour
Format Hardback
Page Count 170
Imprint Gerlach Press
Publisher Gerlach Press