Structure and Qur'anic Interpretation: a Study of Symmetry and Coherence in Islam's Holy Text

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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Note on Diagrams and Structural Summaries; One: Framing the Qur'an; Two: The Chapter as Unity; Three: Chapter Pairs I; Four: Chapter Pairs II; Five: Chapter Groups; Six: The Central Group; Conclusion; Appendix A: Structural Summaries; Appendix B: Chapter Pairs; Appendix C: Chapter Groups; Reading Group Guide; Notes; Bibliography; Index.;The Qur'an, Islam's holy book, is widely misunderstood because it is a difficult book to engage. The Qur'an is not written as a straightforward narrative like the Christian Gospels but is composed of discontinuous revelations that are often unclear in placing in an overall context. Structure and Qur'anic Interpretation, aimed both at readers familiar with the Qur'an and at those opening it for the first time, differs from other books on the Qur'an in that it reveals the text's fundamental symmetrical organization. Moreover, through readings of key Qur'an chapters, Farrin shows how structure se. Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Note on Diagrams and Structural Summaries One: Framing the Qur'an Two: The Chapter as Unity Three: Chapter Pairs I Four: Chapter Pairs II Five: Chapter Groups Six: The Central Group Conclusion Appendix A: Structural Summaries Appendix B: Chapter Pairs Appendix C: Chapter Groups Reading Group Guide Notes Bibliography Index.