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"A bold and beautiful translation that serves as a timely reminder to all believers that the Qur'an is not a static scripture, but a living, breathing,ever-evolving text whose sacred words are as applicable today as when theywere first uttered by the Prophet Muhammad fourteen centuries ago." -
RezaAslan, CBS News Consultant; Author,
 No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
.
"A testament to the fact that faith need not suffocate reason. This is bound to be among the smartest of 'smart bombs' in the battle of ideas within Islam."
-Irshad Manji, Fellow, Yale University and author,
The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith.
 "Every conversation begins with a single voice. This Reformist Translationof the Quran and its ancillary materials should begin many conversations, between and among Muslims and non-Muslims alike. In many parts of theMuslim world this is a dangerous discussion, and sometimes that danger canreach well into the West, as evidenced by the 1990 fatwa-inspired murder of Rashad Khalifa in Tucson, Arizona. It is an important discussion, however,and the editors of this book have assumed this risk to argue for a perspectivethat sets violence aside both in discourse and living. One can imagine that a broader adoption of their perspective across the Muslim world would reducestrife and invite greater examination of Islam by non-Muslims as somethingother than a threat. It would expand the conversation."
- Mark V SykesPh.D. J.D. Director, Planetary Science Institute.
"Very Interesting and Timely"
- Riffat Hassan, Ph.D. Professor of Religious Studies and Humanities at the University of Louisville,Kentucky. A pioneer of feminist theology in the context of the Islamictradition.
"I completely agree with you in your rejection of the right of any group toarrogate to themselves the sole interpretation of the Quran. The Quran, being a book containing divine knowledge and wisdom, can only beunderstood progressively. It has to be interpreted anew by every generationand through a scientific methodology…. Your effort is praiseworthy. Welldone. Keep it up."
- Kassim Ahmad, former president of MalaysianSocialist Party and head of Malaysian Quranic Society who wasdeclared "apostate" by religious authorities for his controversial work on the Prophetic Traditions.
"This translation is the best tool for those who want to understand theuncorrupted Message of Islam - justice and peace. This translation showsthat the Quran is but the confirmation and continuation of God's systemmemorialized through Abraham, demonstrated in Torah through numerous prophets, and in the Hebrew Gospel through Yeshu'a/Jesus, the righteous of God. This translation is a message of peace, justice and judgment. I praythat the Reformist translation of the Quran will replace all others not only because it is the best but also because it is the closest to the original Arabictext."
- Gershom Kibrisli, theologian and communal leader, The Karaimof the Early Hebrew Scriptures, Holy Land & Benelux.
 
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"Quran: A Reformist Translation
is distinct from other translations of theQur’an in several important ways. First, to the best of my knowledge, it isonly the second English translation of the Qur’an produced by
Qur’anists
--advocates of the concept of the Qur’an as the sole legitimate scripturalsource of religious law and guidance in Islam. As
Qur’anists
, Yuksel andhis colleagues reject the
 Hadith
as sources of religious law and guidance anddo not rely on them in this translation and commentary. The first
Qur’anist 
English translation was done by the late Rashad Khalifa, a seminal figure inthe late twentieth-century
Qur’anist 
movement who directly influenced bothYuksel and Shulte-Nafeh.
Quran: A Reformist Translation
is also unique because it is the product of collaboration between two key figures in the present-day
Qur’anist 
movement: Edip Yuksel and Layth Saleh al-Shaiban.The
Qur’anist 
approach offers religious rather than secularist challenges totraditional understandings of Islam, whether Sunni, Shia, or academic, on anumber of critical issues; so this translation and commentary have the potential to spark extreme controversy among Muslims and non-Muslims."
-Aisha Y. Musa, PhD, Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, FloridaInternational University; author of 
 An Examination of Early and Contemporary Muslim Attitudes toward Hadith as Scripture
(DoctoralDissertation, Harvard University, 2004).
 "With its lucid language, brilliant theological and philosophic arguments,Edip Yüksel removes the smoke of distortions and ignorance generated byclergymen that have concealed the light of the Quran from masses. Pullingour attention to numerous scientific evidences supporting the authenticity of the divine nature of the Quran, the Reformist Translation is destined tocreate a Copernican Revolution in the realm of religions. I highlyrecommend it to Agnostics, Skeptics, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, or anyone who seeks truth about God without suppressing or compromisingtheir brains." -
Caner Taslaman, PhDs in Theology and Political Science;Post doc fellow at Harvard University; author,
The Quran:Unchallengeable Miracle; The Big Bang and God; The Theory of  Evolution and God;
and
The Invented Religion
; www.mucizeler.com.
 "Allah has gifted humanity with many signs for guidance. The Qur’an notonly directs us towards these signs all over creation, but also in itself is amost miraculous sign. We can never know the full meaning of the Qur’aneven as we exercise our minds and peacefully surrender our hearts to Allahso that we become able to read the signs and grow to know more.
 A Reformist Translation
directs us to this miracle by offering an intense andchallenging addition to the practice of sincere reading for knowing. I cannotaccept its Qur’an only perspective, even as I support the efforts of thesetranslators to engage, as they have, in reading and growing with knowledgewhile relaying to others some new possibilities of meaning for the sake of reflection and peacefully surrender. I hope many will examine their effortsto gain benefit and challenge."
- Dr. Amina Wadud, Author:
 Inside theGender Jihad: Reform in Islam.
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