This volume focuses on women in the Qur'an and Qur'anic interpretation. Comprising translations of the Qur'an, traditional Qur'anic commentaries, and interviews, this work probes the impact of the medieval interpretive tradition on modern Muslim women's rights, social status, intellectual authority, and spiritual standing within their communities. The impressive Anthology of Qur'anic Commentaries, Volume. II stands out as a piece of solid scholarship, diligent editing and breadth of coverage ... [Anthology of Qur'anic Commentaries, Volume. II] will be read with much profit by all those interested in the study of gender issues in Islam.