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'Brilliant and inspiring ... well worth reading by everyone' - Malise H. Ruthven, Financial Times

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'A fresh cultural analysis of Islam ... a work of theological interpretation that affirms human dignity and respect of one another' - Los Angeles Review of Books

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'Much more than an impassioned defense of tolerance and reason, Mustafa Akyol takes his readers on a truly enjoyable and enlightening journey through Islamic theology and law. With brilliant wit and eloquence, Akyol has written a book of undeniable presence and power' - Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl, Distinguished Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law, and author of Reasoning with God: Reclaiming Shari ah in the Modern Age

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'Mustafa Akyol has written a page-turning intellectual adventure-story that will rivet the attention of his fellow Muslims, and raise the hopes of us non-Muslims all around the world' - Jack Miles, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of God: A Biography and God in the Qur'an

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'Mustafa Akyol passionately engages in controversial and timely issues, builds upon a wide range of contemporary scholarship on Islam and expands his well-thought arguments by supportive examples and interesting stories. A brilliant book' - Mariam Al-Attar, Lecturer of Arabic heritage and Islamic philosophy at the American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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