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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... Torah, Christianity — the Old and New Testaments, and Islam — the Koran. For a Muslim, the Koran is a pre- scriptive Revelation from God communicated through the Angel Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammad during his mission in Arabia in 610 ...
... Torah, Christianity — the Old and New Testaments, and Islam — the Koran. For a Muslim, the Koran is a pre- scriptive Revelation from God communicated through the Angel Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammad during his mission in Arabia in 610 ...
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... Torah, the Koran does not suggest that the spiritual reality depends on historical order and chro- nology. When introduced by “Say,” God's words are addressed to the Prophet himself, though he is called by name only five times ...
... Torah, the Koran does not suggest that the spiritual reality depends on historical order and chro- nology. When introduced by “Say,” God's words are addressed to the Prophet himself, though he is called by name only five times ...
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... Torah, the Evangel, and the Koran — brings enlightenment to man. The first three verses of this sura should remind man of the light of God's Revelation that shines in spiritual darkness. V. 4: As the soul is feminine in Arabic, “she ...
... Torah, the Evangel, and the Koran — brings enlightenment to man. The first three verses of this sura should remind man of the light of God's Revelation that shines in spiritual darkness. V. 4: As the soul is feminine in Arabic, “she ...
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... Torah and the Gospel. SURA. 106. T. HE. Q. URAISH. In the earlier suras, accusations of disbelief are addressed to the Prophet's opponents, the Meccans. The Prophet belonged to the tribe of Quraish, which ruled over Mecca and its vicinity ...
... Torah and the Gospel. SURA. 106. T. HE. Q. URAISH. In the earlier suras, accusations of disbelief are addressed to the Prophet's opponents, the Meccans. The Prophet belonged to the tribe of Quraish, which ruled over Mecca and its vicinity ...
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... Torah. Bringing a new Revelation is the prerogative of a Prophet. Although the Bible does not attribute any scripture to Abraham, the Arabs revere him and his elder son Ishmael (by Agar) as Prophets and ancestors. Thus they consider ...
... Torah. Bringing a new Revelation is the prerogative of a Prophet. Although the Bible does not attribute any scripture to Abraham, the Arabs revere him and his elder son Ishmael (by Agar) as Prophets and ancestors. Thus they consider ...
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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