Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an examines the intersection during the nation’s founding era of two contentious themes in the culture wars—the relationship of Islam to America, and the proper ...

Thomas Jefferson's two-volume personal copy of George Sale's 1734 translation of the Qur'an is now in the collections of the Library of Congress. Michaela McNichol, Library of Congress ...

In her book Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an: Islam and the Founders, author Denise Spellberg draws parallels between the beliefs of the founding father and religious tolerance in the United States today.

Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an documents the origins of such pluralism in the United States in order to illuminate where, when, and how Muslims were first included in American ideals.

In the 1700s, American statesman Thomas Jefferson purchased a copy of the Quran. Historical records suggest that the third President of the US bought the book as a law student while others say he ...

Kim Ellison, wife of Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), carries a copy of the Koran once owned by Thomas Jefferson that her husband used for his swearing in in 2007.

The first Palestinian-American congresswoman is set to be sworn in Thursday on a Koran owned by Thomas Jefferson, according to a report. Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib will use the founding ...

WASHINGTON – The first Muslim elected to Congress took his oath of office using a Quran once owned by Thomas Jefferson to make the point that “religious differences are nothing to be afraid of ...

Thomas Jefferson had a vast personal library reflecting his enormous curiosity about the world. Among his volumes: a Quran purchased in 1765 that informed his ideas about plurality and religious ...