The Event of the Qur’ān

The author, Kenneth Cragg, describes this athoritative book of his as "an exercise in relgious enquiry and in trans-religious openness of the heart .... in the common context of our single humanity and our separate histories." The questions "what happens in the Quran?" holds profound historical fascination as well as being a matter of great religious sensitivity to all readers, regardless of background. The separate events of Islamic scripture are not difficult to arrange and to chronicle, but what kind of event does the whole of the Quran represent? What is the inner story of the prophethood that Islam regards as God's final revelation for humanity? How did geographical setting, culture and traditions enter into the Quran's metaphors and shape its message? And how, finally, should it be related to our times, to current values and present preoccupations? These are the questios addressed by Kenneth Cragg in this fascinating study, and in his search for answers to them he present readers with a uniquely comprehensive vision of the Quran, its context and its wider meanings. This scholarly yet inspiring work offers a valuable and lasting contribution to humanity's urgent quest for interfaith understanding and true spirituality.