Please find below additional readings that expand on the content of Day Three; note that much of the further reading list from Day Two also applies here.
- Nasr, Nasr, Seyyed Hossein, Dagli, Caner K., Dakake, Maria Massi, Lumbard, Joseph E. B., and Rustom, Mohammed. The Study Quran : A New Translation and Commentary. First ed. 2015. This is the newest translation to be published; it contains translations and summaries of many and various commentaries from the classical and post-classical Islamic tradition, in addition to insightful essays regarding the Quran and the broader Islamic religious tradition. See here for a video introducing The Study Quran.
- Specifically Chapter 4, "Gathering the Quran," of Esack, Farid. The Qurʼan : A User's Guide : A Guide to Its Key Themes, History and Interpretation. Oxford: Oneworld, 2005.
- This is a series based about the life of Prophet Joseph; it is in Persian with English subtitles added on.
- Morris, James Winston. "Encountering the Qur’an: Contexts and Approaches," in Volume 1 (Voices of Tradition) of Cornell, Vincent J. Voices of Islam. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2007, pp. 66-96.