Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an: Islam and the Founders

Author: Denise Spellberg

Book length: 345 pages

Excerpt: Jefferson: “No historical fact is better established than that the doctrine of one God, pure and uncompounded, was that of the early ages of Christianity.”

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Test Your Knowledge

Recalling strengthens the memory.

3 questions
1. Which description best fits the Qur'an that Thomas Jefferson purchased?
2. How did Jefferson's personal views on Islam relate to his stance on religious rights for Muslims in America?
3. Which statement about early Muslim Americans is supported by the supplied material?

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