translation.en: So this past spring, as I was gearing up to begin writing a biography of Muhammad, I realized I needed to read the Koran properly -- as properly as I could, that is.
translation.zh: 所以在过去的这个春天， 当我正筹备着 开始撰写穆哈默德传记的时候， 我意识到我必须好好地读一读可兰经 -- 当然，尽可能好地。