Spring 2027

The Qur'an: Religious Scripture & Literature

Introduction to the Qur'an as Islamic scripture and literature, covering Muslim readings, themes, history, and uses in law, theology, aesthetics, politics, and piety.

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Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2014: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2016: 3.63 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Fall 2018: 3.82 GPA, 97.1% A/AB (n=34 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the content of the complete Qur’an through reading English-language interpretation (“translation”), focused writing assignments, and close listening exercises

  • Identify parameters of Qur’an’s study in Muslim and other academic contexts

  • Demonstrate an appreciation of the complexities of the interpretative process within multiple historical contexts, such as key issues and debates

  • Demonstrate knowledge of major movements, trends, or events in the development of Muslim cultures with respect to the Qur'an and Islamic global experience, early period to contemporary expression

  • Apply critical approaches to the "texts"/works and alternative ways of considering them, as per the approach of the academic study of religion

  • Critically and constructively examine "culture," hybridity, and global community in a comparative sense

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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ASIAN/RELIGST 206

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2014: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2016: 3.63 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Fall 2018: 3.82 GPA, 97.1% A/AB (n=34 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Muslim approaches to reading the Qur'an, its themes, history, and role in law, theology, aesthetics, politics, and piety.
  • Major movements, trends, and events in the development of Muslim cultures relative to the Qur'an from the early period to contemporary expression.
  • Comparative examination of culture, hybridity, and global community.

Skills

  • Reading and interpreting the Qur'an in English translation; analyzing its themes, history, and roles in law, theology, aesthetics, politics, and piety.
  • Applying critical approaches to religious texts and examining culture, hybridity, and global community comparatively.

Grades

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About this comparison

1073 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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