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 ix
... warn in the clear Arabic tongue, as [revealed] in the Books of the Ancients. (S.26:192-196) In the past the Scripture of Moses was a Guidance and a mercy. This Scripture confirms it in the Arabic language. It warns the wrong-doers and ...
... warn in the clear Arabic tongue, as [revealed] in the Books of the Ancients. (S.26:192-196) In the past the Scripture of Moses was a Guidance and a mercy. This Scripture confirms it in the Arabic language. It warns the wrong-doers and ...
Page xxii
... Warning to the first men 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 ...
... Warning to the first men 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 ...
Page xxiii
... 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 stories, the Koran resembles the Bible in presenting a panorama of man's life from his origin to ...
... 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 stories, the Koran resembles the Bible in presenting a panorama of man's life from his origin to ...
Page 15
... Warning to the Worlds, 28. to those of you who want to be upright. 29* But you can will only what God wills, the Lord of the Worlds. V. 8: A reference to the slaying of girls practiced by some Arabian tribes to reduce popu- lation. The ...
... Warning to the Worlds, 28. to those of you who want to be upright. 29* But you can will only what God wills, the Lord of the Worlds. V. 8: A reference to the slaying of girls practiced by some Arabian tribes to reduce popu- lation. The ...
Page 18
... warn the enemies of faith of the dire consequences of their rejection of the Koran. 84.THE SPLIT OPEN Meccan, 25 verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful! 1. When the sky is split open, 2. it will obey its Lord as ...
... warn the enemies of faith of the dire consequences of their rejection of the Koran. 84.THE SPLIT OPEN Meccan, 25 verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful! 1. When the sky is split open, 2. it will obey its Lord as ...
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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