This study will look at the sects named in the Qur’ān to demonstrate that what the Muslim holy book describes as “Islam,” a verbal activity which – along with the higher grade of “faith” (īmān) – is a general action engaged in by existing religious communities to which the Qur’ān was orated, rather than being… Continue reading People of the Book: What the Religions Named in the Qur’an Can Tell Us About the Earliest Understanding of “Islam” – Book Review