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Over a billion copies of the Qur\\u2019an exist \\u2013 yet it remains an enigma. Its classical Arabic language resists simple translation, and its non-linear style of abstract musings defies categorization. Moreover, those who champion its sanctity and compete to claim its mantle offer widely diverging interpretations of its core message \\u2013 at times with explosive results.

Building on his intimate portrait of the Qur\\u2019an\\u2019s prophet in Muhammad the World-Changer, Mohamad Jebara returns with a vivid profile of the book itself. While viewed in retrospect as the grand scripture of triumphant empires, Jebara reveals how the Qur\\u2019an unfolded over 22 years amidst intense persecution, suffering, and loneliness. The Life of the Qur\\u2019an recounts this vivid drama as a biography examining the book\\u2019s obscured heritage, complex revelation, and contested legacy.

Shermer and Jebara discuss: who wrote the Qur\\u2019an and why \\u2022\\xa0translation and interpretation \\u2022\\xa0Is the Muslim world stagnating? How does this book aim to help? \\u2022\\xa0semitic mindset \\u2022\\xa0Many Westerners believe that the Qur\\u2019an endorses violence, Jihad, and Sharia Law over secular laws and constitutions. What does it really say? \\u2022\\xa0Has Islam had its Enlightenment? \\u2022 Does Islam and the Muslim world need reforming? \\u2022\\xa0women in Islam \\u2022 what percentage of Muslims want Sharia Law, and where in the world?

Mohamad Jebara is a scriptural philologist and prominent exegetist known for his eloquent oratory style as well as his efforts to bridge cultural and religious divides. A semanticist and historian of Semitic cultures, he has served as Chief Imam as well as headmaster of several Qur\\u2019anic and Arabic language academies. Jebara has lectured to diverse audiences around the world; briefed senior policy makers; and published in prominent newspapers and magazines. A respected voice in Islamic scholarship, Jebara advocates for positive social change.