The Koran Handbook: An Annotated TranslationAlgora Publishing, 2005 - 544 pages This complete yet accessible translation of the Koran is designed as a teaching tool to explain in an analytical fashion the creed of nearly one billion people. Based on the most moderate Sunni tradition, it includes factual descriptions of Shi'ism, Sufism and other important distinctions.--Provided by publisher. |
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Page xv
... Abraham and his son Ishmael. The shrine attracted crowds of worshippers of all creeds during the yearly pilgrimage months when all wars were banned. The Meccan shrines were managed by the Hashemite clan of the Quraish tribe, for which ...
... Abraham and his son Ishmael. The shrine attracted crowds of worshippers of all creeds during the yearly pilgrimage months when all wars were banned. The Meccan shrines were managed by the Hashemite clan of the Quraish tribe, for which ...
Page xxii
... and to the descendants of Abraham: the Hebrews and the Arabs. The lives and the missions of all the Prophets are. xxii The Koran Handbook I. The Foundation of Islamic Belief II. Eschatology and Apocalypsis III. Stories about the Prophets.
... and to the descendants of Abraham: the Hebrews and the Arabs. The lives and the missions of all the Prophets are. xxii The Koran Handbook I. The Foundation of Islamic Belief II. Eschatology and Apocalypsis III. Stories about the Prophets.
Page xxiii
... Abraham, but their personalities fade beside the importance of their religious experience, which was high in educational value for all of mankind. Man is a passive bystander in the apocalyptic events, but in the seventeen prophetic ...
... Abraham, but their personalities fade beside the importance of their religious experience, which was high in educational value for all of mankind. Man is a passive bystander in the apocalyptic events, but in the seventeen prophetic ...
Page 1
... Abraham's God (el), omnipotent, omnipresent, demanding, forgiving, jealous, generous, as is the God of the Koran. Al-lah is derived from el, whose plural Hebrew form elohim is used in the Bible. Its definite article al underscores His ...
... Abraham's God (el), omnipotent, omnipresent, demanding, forgiving, jealous, generous, as is the God of the Koran. Al-lah is derived from el, whose plural Hebrew form elohim is used in the Bible. Its definite article al underscores His ...
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... Abraham,. 81.THE FOLDED UP Meccan, 29 verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful! 82.CLEFT ASUNDER Meccan, 19 verses In the Name of God,. 15 I. The Foundation ofIslamic Belief 81. TH E F O L D E D U P Meccan, 29 verses.
... Abraham,. 81.THE FOLDED UP Meccan, 29 verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful! 82.CLEFT ASUNDER Meccan, 19 verses In the Name of God,. 15 I. The Foundation ofIslamic Belief 81. TH E F O L D E D U P Meccan, 29 verses.
Contents
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IV Attitude Toward the Other Religions | 223 |
V Doxologies | 335 |
VI Legal Matters | 381 |
VII Fighting in the Way of God | 459 |
Addendum | 531 |
List of Arabic Words and Names in this Translation | 537 |
List of the Suras as They Appear in this Book | 541 |
List of the Suras from S1 to S114 | 543 |
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