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Qur’an in Context: Commentary by Juan Cole

These pages intend gradually to build up a scholarly commentary on key verses of the Qur’an.

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The Cow 2:135, “The Logos of Abraham in the Qur’an and Universal Salvation for all True Religions”

    French translation by Jean Granoux: “Le Logos d’Abraham dans le Coran et le salut universel pour toutes les vraies religions.”

The Pilgrimage (Al-Hajj), chapter 22:77-78: On How Muhammad never Preached Jihad.

    French translation and notes by Jean Granoux; Comment Mahomet n’a jamais prêché le Jihad!

New Historicism: A Manifesto for Writing the History of the Qur’an.

    French trans.: Nouvel historicisme : un manifeste pour écrire l’histoire du Coran. Trans. Jean Granoux.

73 The Robed (المزمل)

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