Table Of Contents

Author’s Preface to the Second Edition …………........……..….  xi

Author’s Preface to the First Edition ………….........................  xiii

Chapter 1. How I See the Quran …………………...………………   1

Chapter 2. Authenticity and Faith in Revelation ........................... 29

Chapter 3. The Religious Revolution of the 18th Century & Islam .. 47

Chapter 4. Islamic Liberalism in India: A Brief Overview …....…   59

Explanatory Notes …………………………………............………. 89

Supplemental Essay 1: Sharing of Religious Life Worlds .....…. 127

Supplemental Essay 2: Seven Letters to My RSS Friend .......... 133

Supplemental Essay 3: Sir Syed, Iqbal and Azad .........…...…... 177

Appendix 1: About The Author ................................................... 191

Index ........................................................................................... 195