"This book is bold, timely, and uncompromising, demanding to be read carefully for its erudite argument. Through ample evidence, a reimagined interpretive frame, and analytical acumen, Salama offers insights into the irony of Western scholarship on the Qurʼān: its effort to draw the Muslim scripture into a late antique landscape overlooks reading practices sensitive to the text's agency and indigeneity."--Asad Q. Ahmed, Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures at University of California, Berkeley "In showing why the Qurʼān must be seen as an authentically Arabian and truly revolutionary literary accomplishment, Salama provides a welcome corrective to Euro-American Qurʼānic studies. A milestone in the field."--Stefan Sperl, Professor Emeritus of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies at SOAS, University of London