Understanding the Qur'an: Themes and Styles
Author: Muhammad A.S. Abdel Haleem
Genres: {'Islam', 'Nonfiction', 'Theology', 'Religion'}

The tenets of Islam cannot be grasped without a proper understanding of the Qur'an. In this book, Muhammad Abdel Haleem examines its recurrent themes and for the first time sets them in the context of the Qur'an's linguistic style. Haleem examines the background to the development of the surahs (chapters) and the ayahs (verses) and the construction of the Qur'an itself.