The International Qur’anic Studies Association (IQSA) is the first learned society dedicated to the study of the Qur’an. We hold conferences around the world and publish cutting-edge research and scholarship. The IQSA community and its partners include scholars, students, publishers, and members of the public.
Zellentin Holger, Prof. Dr.
Holger Zellentin is an award-winning scholar of Late Antiquity, with a focus on Talmudic and Qur’anic studies. He combines literary, legal and historical approaches in order to understand shared and diverging patterns within Jewish, Christian and early Islamic cultural traditions.He has received funding from the European Research Council, the British Academy, and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK). He has been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize (2014), an ERC Consolidator Grant, The Quran as a Source for Late Antiquity (2020-2026) as well as an Opus Magnum grant of the Volkswagen Foundation, Jesus and the Original Law in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (2026-2028). From 2020 to 2025, he served as the chair of the board of directors of the International Qur’anic Studies Association (IQSA), and from 2012-2019, he was a member of the steering committee of the British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies (BIAJS). In 2019, he joined the University of Tübingen, where he now works, climbs and cycles.
Approaching the Qur'an | Oneworld
Approaching the Qur’an presents brilliant translations of the short, hymnic chapters, or suras, associated with the first revelations to the Prophet Muhammad. These early suras contain some of the most powerful, prophetic and revelatory passages in religious history, offering the vision of a meaningful and just life that anchors the faith of one fifth of the world’s inhabitants. In addition to these translations, Michael Sells provides an introduction to the Qur’an, commentaries on the suras, a glossary of technical terms and discussion of the auditory nature and gender aspects of the Arabic text. An ideal resource for students and interested lay readers, the work is enriched by free audio downloads of Qur’anic reciters chanting several of the early suras, allowing readers to hear the Qur’an in its original form. This third edition also includes a new full sura and associated commentary, a new preface and a thoroughly updated bibliography.
The Quran
A resource for anyone looking to understand the Sacred Text of Islam; the world's leading online source of Quran translation and commentary. Explore, read and search publications in many languages.
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