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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... Reminder, continue with descriptions of the tribula- tions of a people who neglected the divine Warnings, and end with an appeal to Muslims to learn from the examples of their predecessors in order to avoid their fate. In the Prophetic ...
... Reminder, continue with descriptions of the tribula- tions of a people who neglected the divine Warnings, and end with an appeal to Muslims to learn from the examples of their predecessors in order to avoid their fate. In the Prophetic ...
Page 6
... remind one of the flight of time and the approach of Judgment Day. The short oath at the beginning of this sura bespeaks of the end of an afternoon that suggests the running out of time before Resurrection Day. According to tradition ...
... remind one of the flight of time and the approach of Judgment Day. The short oath at the beginning of this sura bespeaks of the end of an afternoon that suggests the running out of time before Resurrection Day. According to tradition ...
Page 14
... remind man of the light of God's Revelation that shines in spiritual darkness. V. 4: As the soul is feminine in Arabic, “she” and “her” are more appropriate pronouns for her than the impersonal “it.” This verse would support the idea of ...
... remind man of the light of God's Revelation that shines in spiritual darkness. V. 4: As the soul is feminine in Arabic, “she” and “her” are more appropriate pronouns for her than the impersonal “it.” This verse would support the idea of ...
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... Reminder, or simply the Word. After several suras had been revealed, they were collected to form the Koran (the Recitation). Still later, the Koran was called a Scripture, kitab, from the root ktb (to write). It is said that the Prophet ...
... Reminder, or simply the Word. After several suras had been revealed, they were collected to form the Koran (the Recitation). Still later, the Koran was called a Scripture, kitab, from the root ktb (to write). It is said that the Prophet ...
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... remind the reader that history con- stantly repeats itself. 91. TH E S U N Meccan, 15 verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful! 1* [I swear] by the sun and its radiance 2. and the moon that follows it, 3. and the day ...
... remind the reader that history con- stantly repeats itself. 91. TH E S U N Meccan, 15 verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful! 1* [I swear] by the sun and its radiance 2. and the moon that follows it, 3. and the day ...
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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