Academic Research on the Quran: A Critical Bibliography is a bibliographical study of doctoral and Masters theses on the Qur’an in English with a synoptic view of these theses. The bibliography is specified under various sub-headings: Commentaries and Commentators of the Qur’an, Issues of the Qur’an Translatability, Contemporary Issues in the Qur’an, Comparative Religions/Scriptures and the Qur’an, Knowledge, Education and Ethics in the Qur’an, Western Scholarship and the Qur’an, The Qur’an in the Digital World etc. It will serve as a short reference guide to the students/researchers of Qur’anic Studies, Islamic Studies and Comparative Religions.

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. The Qur’an Commentaries and Commentators: Classical. 2. The Qur’an Commentaries and Commentators: Modern. 3. Issues of the Qur’an Translatability: omparative Studies. 4. Issues of the Qur’an Translatability: Lexical Issues. 5. Contemporary Issues in the Qur’an: Gender Issues. 6. Contemporary Issues in the Qur’an: Current Issues. 7. Thematic and Conceptual Studies of the Qur’an. 8. Comparative Religions/Scriptures and the Qur’an. 9. Theological Debates in the Qur’an. 10. Political Debates in the Qur’an. 11. Western Scholarship and the Qur’an. 12. Qur’anic Sciences. 13. Prophets and Personalities in the Qur’an. 14. Collection, Codices and Manuscripts of the Qur’an. 15. Juristic Issues in the Qur’an. 16. Readings of the Qur’an. 17. Memorizing the Qur’an. 18. Knowledge, Education and Ethics in the Qur’an. 19. The Qur’an and Science. 20. The Qur’an in the Digital World. 21. Other Theses on the Qur’an. Cross Referencing. Index.