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February 15, 2024 |
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As a law student, Thomas Jefferson bought a Quran from an English publisher. But why? Did he read it as a sacred text? As a window into Muslim law? Denise Spellberg, professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin explains the likely reasons for Jefferson’s purchase, which is now in the Library of Congress, and how he and his contemporaries thought about Muslims.
Denise Spellberg, author of Thomas Jefferson’s Quran: Islam and the Founders
Thomas Jefferson's Quran
Library of Congress
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