E-raamat: Sufi Commentaries on the Qur'an in Classical Islam

'This book will serve as an excellent introduction to this genre ... the author deserves congratulations on her great effort.' - The Muslim World Book Review

Kristin Zahra Sands Sufi Commentaries on the Quran in Classical Islam is certainly one of these meaningful studies. On account of its clarity, exemplary textual fidelity and sound translations from the Arabic and Persian, this monograph will serve as an effective basis for further inquiries into Sufi Quranic exegesis. It is, therefore, a welcome contribution to the growing literature on Islamic mysticism.

- Mohammed Rustom, University of Toronto 'This book will serve as an excellent introduction to this genre ... the author deserves congratulations on her great effort.' - The Muslim World Book Review

Kristin Zahra Sands Sufi Commentaries on the Quran in Classical Islam is certainly one of these meaningful studies. On account of its clarity, exemplary textual fidelity and sound translations from the Arabic and Persian, this monograph will serve as an effective basis for further inquiries into Sufi Quranic exegesis. It is, therefore, a welcome contribution to the growing literature on Islamic mysticism.

- Mohammed Rustom, University of Toronto

'This fine contribution to Sufi tafsir studies provides a reliable and well-written guide to many of the major works of that tradition and raises a number of importatn questions, especially about the categories with which we are accustomed to thinking about Islam' - Todd Lawson, University of Toronto, Journal of the American Oriental Society