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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... Fire,” and Paradise is “the Garden,” or “the Gardens under which the rivers flow.” According to Arabic lore, the Fire in Hell has seven layers: 1) Hellfire (djohannam) for the rebels and the believers who died without contrition; 2 ...
... Fire,” and Paradise is “the Garden,” or “the Gardens under which the rivers flow.” According to Arabic lore, the Fire in Hell has seven layers: 1) Hellfire (djohannam) for the rebels and the believers who died without contrition; 2 ...
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... Fire! 4. And for his wife, the carrier of firewood, — 5. a noose of palm fibers 'round her neck! V. 1: The hands symbolize man — all he does and all he owns, including his slaves who are usually called “those whom one's hands possess ...
... Fire! 4. And for his wife, the carrier of firewood, — 5. a noose of palm fibers 'round her neck! V. 1: The hands symbolize man — all he does and all he owns, including his slaves who are usually called “those whom one's hands possess ...
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... Fire of God flaring up that rises to the hearts like a vault over them with pillars swooping upwards! 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. V. 4: “The Smasher” (the 6th circle of Hell) suggests not only the helplessness of the damned, but also the ...
... Fire of God flaring up that rises to the hearts like a vault over them with pillars swooping upwards! 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. V. 4: “The Smasher” (the 6th circle of Hell) suggests not only the helplessness of the damned, but also the ...
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... Fire 15. in which the most wretched shall fall, 16. the one who denied and turned away. 17. The most devout shall escape it — 18. the one who gave of his riches to purify himself, 19. and not to repay the favors he had received. 20. He ...
... Fire 15. in which the most wretched shall fall, 16. the one who denied and turned away. 17. The most devout shall escape it — 18. the one who gave of his riches to purify himself, 19. and not to repay the favors he had received. 20. He ...
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... Fire, are capitalized. Man cannot fully apprehend their significance. V. 4: The Spirit is Gabriel (Djibril). The highest Angels are “those nearest to God”: Gabriel, Michael (Miqal), 'Asrafil, who will proclaim theJudgment day, and the ...
... Fire, are capitalized. Man cannot fully apprehend their significance. V. 4: The Spirit is Gabriel (Djibril). The highest Angels are “those nearest to God”: Gabriel, Michael (Miqal), 'Asrafil, who will proclaim theJudgment day, and the ...
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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