If the oceans were ink : an unlikely friendship and a journey to the heart of the Qurʼan

Summary: The eye-opening story of how American Carla Powers and her longtime friend Sheikh Mohammad Akram Nadwi found a way to confront ugly stereotypes and persistent misperceptions that were cleaving their communities.

Item details

ISBN: 9780805098198 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0805098194 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
x, 336 pages ; 21 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2015.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-322) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: a map for the journey -- The origins -- The Qurʼan in twenty-five words -- An American in the East -- A Muslim in the West -- Road trip to the Indian madrasa -- A migrant's prayer mat -- The home -- Pioneer life in Oxford -- Nine-thousand hidden women -- The little rosy one -- Veiling and unveiling -- Reading the women -- The world -- A pilgrim's progress -- Jesus, Mary, and the Qurʼan -- Beyond politics -- The pharaoh and his wife -- War stories -- The last lesson -- Conclusion: everlasting return -- Author's note -- Glossary.