A Sourcebook of Themes from the Holy Qur'an. It offers 265 selections of verses, presented in a fresh contemporary translation of high literary quality, with accompanying interpretations by leading Muslim intellectuals, including Muhammad Asad, Yusuf Ali, and others. Formerly titled The Vision of the Qur'an.
Kabir Helminski is codirector, with his wife, Camille Helminski, of the Threshold Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge and practice of Sufism. He is the author of Living Presence and the translator of four volumes of Rumi's poetry.
Helminski has been named as one of the "500 Most Influential Muslims in the World" by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center. Helminski is a teacher and advisor with The Spiritual Paths Institute, a group of contemplative teachers from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Native American, and Hindu traditions offering programs in applied inter-spirituality.