READING: APPROACHES TO THE QURAN
The introductory chapter of Farid Esack's The Quran: A User's Guide (pp
1-12) suggests that there are 6 different types of readers of the Quran
in today's world: ordinary Muslims, confessional Muslim scholars,
critical Muslim scholars, participant observers, revisionists, and
polemicists. He explains each of these using a metaphor of Lover and
Beloved. As you read this article, try to discern Esack's own approach
and how this influences his characterization. Are there any possible
approaches he has left out? Do you fit into one of these approaches?
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