God in the Qur'an

By: Jack Miles

Narrated by: Peter Altschuler

Who is Allah? What does He ask of those who submit to His teachings? Pulitzer Prize-winner Jacke Miles gives us a deeply probing, revelatory portrait of the world’s second largest, fastest-growing and perhaps most tragically misunderstood religion. In doing so, Miles illuminates what is unique about Allah, His teachings, and His resolutely merciful temperament, and he thereby reveals that which is false, distorted, or simply absent from the popular conception of the heart of Islam.

So, too, does Miles uncover the spiritual and scriptural continuity of the Islamic tradition with those of Judaism and Christianity, and the deep affinities among the three by setting passages from the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Qur’an side by side. In the spirit of his two previous books, God and Christ, and with his characteristic sensitivity, perspicacity and prodigious command of the subject, Miles calls for us all to read another’s scriptures with the same understanding and accommodating eye that we turn upon our own.

Good Book

The Quran is 100% the direct speech of Allah. Miles performs a worthwhile analysis, although "Prophet" is not synonymous with "Messenger."

Helps to have the physical book for parsing block quotations.

Enjoyed it.

Appreciated the opportunity for a comparison of similar content found in both the Quran and the Bible. Inspired to hear the author's other book on the subjects.

Comparison between the Holy Bible and Holy Qur'an

A very well written and narrated comparison between the Holy Bible and the Holy Qur'an. The author is non biased in his comparison . A great study guide.

Refreshing

This was actually a refreshing review of the Quran and the Bible.
It was less about God, but more about how God is portrayed (acts through the history) from the lenses of the two/three Abrahamic faiths. As a christian, he did a superb job of suspending his biases.
Kudos to that.
Happy readings!!!