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Nermeen Mouftah

Nermeen Mouftah is assistant professor of religion at Butler University. She received her PhD from the University of Toronto, as well as graduate degrees from University College London, and the American University in Cairo. Her publications can be found in Comparative Studies in South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, International Journal of Middle East Studies, and Contemporary Islam, among others.

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Qur’an, Meaning, and the Meaningful

By Nermeen Mouftah // December 12, 2019December 12, 2019

“If a lion could speak, we couldn’t understand him.” Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations What is the best way to encounter God’s Word? For centuries Muslims have debated how best to approach the Qur’an’s sacred language….