On Tuesday 5th March 2024, days before the start of Ramadan, the Muslim Institute teamed up with publishers W. W. Norton & Company to host Bruce Lawrence and M.A.R. Habib for the London launch of their new ground-breaking publication The Qur’an: A Verse Translation.
The event, open to Muslim Institute fellows and the public, took place in the beautiful surroundings of the library at Conway Hall, central London. The chair, Farhana Mayer, engaged the two authors in an introductory conversation, interspersed by readings from their new translation. This gave the audience a fascinating insight into their 10 year endeavour to render the Qur’an into verse.
The conversation was followed by an audience Q&A that made for a wide-ranging and deep engagement with the speakers and their newly wrought text.
The evening ended with a book-signing, with everyone present receiving a specially designed and produced Muslim Institute/Critical Muslim bookmark to go along with their new copy of the Qur’an.
Video by Robert Hoang
Photos by Rehan Jamil
