Still Quarrelling over the Quran Five Interventions

In this article, Barlas joins the debates on the right and authority of Muslim women to interpret the Quran.1 As a way to move the conversation beyond simply asserting or refuting the right of this or that person to read the Quran on this or that condition, she distinguishes between different types of interpretations and authority. Simultaneously, she attempts to come to grips with the tensions between an individual believer’s reading of the Quran and that of the community.