Khaled Abou El Fadl, 'Corrupting God's Book', chapter 57 of The Search for Beauty in Islam: A Conference of the Books (excerpt on Scholar of the House)

The chapter 'Corrupting God's Book' by the Islamic law professor Khaled Abou El Fadl, from his book The Search for Beauty in Islam, published on the Scholar of the House website, criticising the Hilali–Khan translation, especially its bracketed additions in the verses on veiling and on husbands and wives, and its attribution to al-Tabari, al-Qurtubi and Ibn Kathir of views they do not hold.

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