Berg concluded "[i]t seems that Ibn Warraq has included some of the essays not on the basis of their scholarly value or their status as 'classics', but rather on the basis of their hostility to Islam. This does not necessarily diminish the value of the collection, but the reader should be aware that this collection does not fully represent classic scholarship on the Quran".
Berg concluded "[i]t appears that Ibn Warraq has included some of the essays not on the basis of their academic merit or their status as 'classics', but rather due to their opposition to Islam. This does not necessarily reduce the value of the collection, but the reader should be aware that this collection does not fully represent standard scholarly work on the Quran".