The Sublime Qur N And Orientalism

This is the first translation of the Quran by an American woman. It is a universal and inclusive translation with the hope that Islam will be better understood in the West. She also challenges the use of the wowrd "to beat" in 4: 34 as meaning "to go away" which is how the Prophet of Islam understood the word as it has historically justified violence against and abuse of Muslim women. "This interpretation must change," she says, "and revert to the way the Prophet understood it."

First translation by American woman. Refutes husbands can beat their wives.

First translation by American woman. Refutes husbands can beat their wives.

"The Qurʼān, orientalism and the Encyclopaedia of the Qurʼān brings into sharp relief established attitudes of Western academia toward the Qurʼān, especially as evidenced in the only extant multi-volume reference work on the Qurʼān in English - Brill's Encyclopaedia of the Qurʼān."--Page 4 of cover

This is the first translation of the Quran by an American woman and it challenges the 1400] year interpretation allowing husbands to beat their wives. Chapter 4 Verse 34 has been misinterpreted. The word used in the Quran also means "to go away." This is the way she has translated the word. Also this is the first translation to use "inclusive" language in order for non-Muslims to better understand the view of Islam practiced by moderate Muslims.

The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences (AJISS), established in 1984, is a quarterly, double blind peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary journal, published by the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), and distributed worldwide. The journal showcases a wide variety of scholarly research on all facets of Islam and the Muslim world including subjects such as anthropology, history, philosophy and metaphysics, politics, psychology, religious law, and traditional Islam.