THE QUR'AN AND SCIENCE, PART II: SCIENTIFIC INTERPRETATIONS FROM NORTH AFRICA TO CHINA, BENGAL, AND THE MALAY-INDONESIAN WORLD

The second installment in a three-part series on the Qur'an and science, this article provides a systematic discussion of the scientific interpretation of the Qur'an both inside and outside the Muslim world. This discussion reveals how Muslims' interactions with Euro-Americans have kept discourse on the Qur'an and science alive. It also demonstrates how Muslims promoted this exegetical genre transregionally from the Middle East to Southeast Asia.

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This article provides a systematic discussion of the scientific interpretation of the Qur'an both inside and outside the Muslim world, revealing Muslims' interactions with Euro-Americans and how Muslims promoted this exegetical genre from the Middle East to Southeast Asia.