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 36
... commands. 6* On that Day when everything quakes and shakes 7. without interruption, 8. on that Day the hearts shall tremble 9. and the eyes shall be downcast! 10* [The disbelievers] say: “Shall we really become like before 11. after our ...
... commands. 6* On that Day when everything quakes and shakes 7. without interruption, 8. on that Day the hearts shall tremble 9. and the eyes shall be downcast! 10* [The disbelievers] say: “Shall we really become like before 11. after our ...
Page 39
... commands! 24*Let man look at what he consumes 25. and at how We pour rain in downpours 26. and split the earth with cracks. 27. We produce on it grain 28. and grapes, and edible plants, 29. and olives and palms, 30. and luxuriant ...
... commands! 24*Let man look at what he consumes 25. and at how We pour rain in downpours 26. and split the earth with cracks. 27. We produce on it grain 28. and grapes, and edible plants, 29. and olives and palms, 30. and luxuriant ...
Page 52
... commands are all issued by God. Vv. 30-37: The duration of punishment is rarely specified in the descriptions of retribu- tions for the sinners. Although the expression “eternal punishment” is occasionally met with in the Koran, the ...
... commands are all issued by God. Vv. 30-37: The duration of punishment is rarely specified in the descriptions of retribu- tions for the sinners. Although the expression “eternal punishment” is occasionally met with in the Koran, the ...
Page 62
... command. Indeed, We are the Senders 6. by the mercy of your Lord — He is the Hearer, the Knowing. 7. He is the Lord of the Heavens and earth and what is in between. For someone whose faith is strong, 8. there is no god, but Him. He is ...
... command. Indeed, We are the Senders 6. by the mercy of your Lord — He is the Hearer, the Knowing. 7. He is the Lord of the Heavens and earth and what is in between. For someone whose faith is strong, 8. there is no god, but Him. He is ...
Page 65
... commands of your Lord and do not follow the sinners and renegades. Celebrate the Name of your Lord mornings and evenings. 27. Verily, they love the fleeting [life] and pay no. 65 II. Eschatology and Apocalypsis 76. M A N Meccan, 31 verses.
... commands of your Lord and do not follow the sinners and renegades. Celebrate the Name of your Lord mornings and evenings. 27. Verily, they love the fleeting [life] and pay no. 65 II. Eschatology and Apocalypsis 76. M A N Meccan, 31 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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