Acknowledgments Introduction Notes on Transliteration and Translation Notes about the Cover 1. Bere?shit (Genesis) Bere?shit: Creation; Adam and Eve; Cain and Abel Noa?: Noah; Faith Over Family; Profiling of Biblical Characters; Tower of Babel Lekh Lekha: How the Qur?an Views Other Scriptures; Abraham the ?Hebrew? and the ?Muslim?; Circumcision; Lot Va-yera?: Binding of Isaac or Ishmael; Pilgrimage; Abraham?s Three Guests ?ayyei Sarah: Death and Burial Toledot: Jacob Va-yetse?: Stairway to Heaven Va-yishla?: Ritual Purity Va-yeshev: Joseph and Surat Y?suf ; Christian Interpretations Found in the Qur?an Miqqets: Intermarriage Va-yiggash: Jacob?s Gladness; In sha ? Allah in the Qur?an Va-ye?i: Joseph?s Parental Devotion; Jacob?s Final Words to His Sons; Forgiveness 2. Shemot (Exodus) Shemot: Character of Moses; Life of Moses; Revelation of God?s Name Va-era?: Pharaoh?s Character Bo?: The Plagues Be-shalla?: Pharaoh?s Fate at the Sea; Conversion Yitro: The Ten Commandments Mishpatim: Obedience and Disobedience Terumah: Charitable Giving Tetsavveh: Understandings of Priests and Priesthood Ki Tissa?: The Golden Calf; Names and Attributes of God Va-yaqhel: A Jewish Day of Rest, A Muslim Day of Gathering Pequdei: Shakhan and Sak?nah 3. Va-yiqra? (Leviticus) Va-yiqra?: ?aharah and ?ah?rah; Va-yiqra? and Iqra? Tsav: Sacrifices Shemini: Dietary Laws Tazria?: Physical Circumcision and Circumcision of the Heart Metsora?: Purity Laws about Menstruation and Entering Sacred Sites ?A?arei Mot: Fast Days of Yom Kippur and Ashura Qedoshim: Love of Others; Fear of God ?Emor: The Priests? Instructions and the Five Pillars of Islam Be-har: Protection for Slaves Be-?uqqotai: Warnings of Admonishment and Punishment 4. Be-midbar (Numbers) Be-midbar: Exile; The Tribute Verse Naso?: Wine Be-ha?alotekha: Avoiding Slander; Manann? and Manna Shela?-Lekha: The Scouts; Sabbath Law Breaking Qora?: Qora??s Rebellion ?uqqat: The ?Red? Heifer Balaq: Prophets Pine?as: Inheritance; Succession Mattot: Keeping Vows Mas?ei: ?Chosen People? and ?Best Nation? 5. Devarim (Deuteronomy) Devarim: The Land; Significance of Jerusalem Va-et?annan: The Shema and Qibla ?Eqev: Sword Verses; Comparing Violence Re?eh: Violent Verses; Ta?r?f Shofetim: Kings; Prophets Ki Tetse?: Interest on Loans Ki Tavo?: God?s Open Hand; Anthropomorphism; Final Addresses Nitsavim: Following the Commandments; Human Comprehension Va-yelekh: Public Reading of the Torah and the Qur?an Ha?azinu: Poetry; Recitation Styles Ve-zot ha-berakhah: Moses as Prophet; Development of Scriptural Interpretation and Legislation Conclusion A Lexicon of Jewish-Muslim Spiritual Connections Notes Bibliography Index of Scriptural Verses Index.