@book{8143,
  author = {Bruce Lawrence},
  title = {Qur'an: A Biography},
  year = {2006},
  pages = {231 pp.},
  publisher = {Douglas & McIntyre},
  address = {Vancouver, Canada},
  isbn = {9781553652465},
  note = {Contents:
Arab core 
The prophet Muhammad: merchant and messenger 
The prophet Muhammad: organizer and strategist 
Aishah: Muhammad's wife and custodian of his memory 
The Dome of the Rock: Jerusalem landmark, Qur'anic icon 
Early commentaries 
Ja'far as-Sadiq: Shi'ite Imam and Qur'anic exegete 
Abu Ja'far at-Tabari: Sunni historian and Qur'anic exegete 
Later interpretations 
Robert of Ketton: polymath translator of the Qur'an 
Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi: visionary interpreter of divine names 
Jalal ad-din Rumi: author of the Persian Qur'an 
Asian echoes 
Taj Mahal: gateway to the Qur'anic vision of paradise 
Ahmad Khan: Indian educator and Qur'an commentator 
Muhammad Iqbal: Pakistani poet inspired by Qur'anic motifs 
Global accents 
W.D. Mohammed: Qur'an as guide to racial equality 
Osama bin Laden: Qur'an as mandate for jihad 
AIDS victims and sick women: Qur'an as prescription for mercy},
  language = {English},
}