Modern print protocols now shape how classical Islamic texts reach lay readers

Evidence

Because these popular Islamic materials are directed at ordinary Muslims rather than at scholars , the organization and presentation of Islamic themes in the materials are marked by a concern for ease of comprehension and practi.. cal applicability. Even classical texts are commonly reprinted in new formats with tables of contents, indexes, clearly marked topical subsections, and occa.. sional comments to explain particularly diffi passages. Such characteristics make this literature easily accessible to nonscholarly audiences who have been brought up on modern protocols of reading and textual production. — Saba Mahmood, Politics of Piety, 561