Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an: Islam and the Founders Jakub Marian ” In his debut collection

” In his debut collection of essays

confident first novel from one of the twentieth century's greatest writers

ISBN10: 158648026X

ISBN13: 9781735774817

ISBN13: 9781101911334

Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an: Islam and the Founders Jakub Marian ” In his debut collectionIn this original and illuminating book, Denise A. Spellberg reveals a little known but crucial dimension of the story of American religious freedom a drama in which Islam played a surprising role. In 1765, eleven years before composing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson bought a Qur'an. This marked only the beginning of his lifelong interest in Islam, and he would go on to acquire numerous books on Middle Eastern languages, history, and