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The Medieval Church · 1461
A Sifting of the Qur'an
Cribratio Alkorani
Nicholas of Cusa · 1401–1464
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What it is
A close reading of the Qur'an in Latin translation, looking for what in it is true and can be built on rather than only for what can be refuted.
Why it lasted
A markedly different method from earlier polemic, though its conclusion — that the Qur'an points beyond itself to the gospel — was one no Muslim would accept.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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