Selections from the Koran

In the light of today’s gathering interest in Islam, this selection of Koranic excerpts, compiled by Afghan scholar and mystic Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah, has never seemed so timely or so relevant. Ali Shah does not claim that the chosen verses represent the spirit of the Koran as a whole; rather, ‘they are confined to excerpts which seemed to me to supply guidance on the problems of modern life.' In this the collection succeeds admirably well with sections on such subjects as the treatment of women, inheritance, and the ministry of Jesus.