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 4
... created, 3. from the evil of spreading darkness, 4* from the evil of those who blow on knots, 5. from the evil of the envious one when he envies.” V. 1: In the Koran, “Lord” is always preceded by a possessive pronoun “my Lord, your Lord ...
... created, 3. from the evil of spreading darkness, 4* from the evil of those who blow on knots, 5. from the evil of the envious one when he envies.” V. 1: In the Koran, “Lord” is always preceded by a possessive pronoun “my Lord, your Lord ...
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... creation of man in three stages: the initial creation of Adam from mud or clay, the continuous renewed creation of men through fertilization (as in vv. 5-7), and the resurrection seen as a new creation on Judgment Day. According to the ...
... creation of man in three stages: the initial creation of Adam from mud or clay, the continuous renewed creation of men through fertilization (as in vv. 5-7), and the resurrection seen as a new creation on Judgment Day. According to the ...
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... created man and woman! 2. 4. Verily, diverse are your aspirations! 5. To the generous. 104.THE SLANDERER Meccan, 9 verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful! V. 13: “The End and the Beginning,” or “the last. 24 The Koran ...
... created man and woman! 2. 4. Verily, diverse are your aspirations! 5. To the generous. 104.THE SLANDERER Meccan, 9 verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful! V. 13: “The End and the Beginning,” or “the last. 24 The Koran ...
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... Creation.” SURA 96 THE CLOT. S.96 is especially important because, according to tra- dition; its first five verses ... created man from a clot. 3. Recite [how] your Lord, the most Bountiful, 4* Who taught by the pen, 5* taught man what ...
... Creation.” SURA 96 THE CLOT. S.96 is especially important because, according to tra- dition; its first five verses ... created man from a clot. 3. Recite [how] your Lord, the most Bountiful, 4* Who taught by the pen, 5* taught man what ...
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... created and measured, Who distributed and guided, Who raised the pastures and then turned them into rusty stubble! 3.4.5.6* — [O Muhammad!] We will make you recite, and do not forget anything, 7. except if God wills it otherwise ...
... created and measured, Who distributed and guided, Who raised the pastures and then turned them into rusty stubble! 3.4.5.6* — [O Muhammad!] We will make you recite, and do not forget anything, 7. except if God wills it otherwise ...
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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