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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... deeds. V. 6: The Koran teaches that God leads the righteous to the straight path. He leads and guides them as their Helper, Defender, and Sustainer. Deprived of God's mercy, the sinners go astray and lose their way in disbelief. Here is ...
... deeds. V. 6: The Koran teaches that God leads the righteous to the straight path. He leads and guides them as their Helper, Defender, and Sustainer. Deprived of God's mercy, the sinners go astray and lose their way in disbelief. Here is ...
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... deeds through the Afterlife. SURA. 102. GREED. As already proclaimed in S.100, the passion for wealth is a passport to Hell, and generosity is the supreme purifying virtue. 102. G R E E D Meccan, 8 verses In the Name of God, the ...
... deeds through the Afterlife. SURA. 102. GREED. As already proclaimed in S.100, the passion for wealth is a passport to Hell, and generosity is the supreme purifying virtue. 102. G R E E D Meccan, 8 verses In the Name of God, the ...
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... deeds (VP). V. 5: In the Koran “Knowledge” ('ilm) has the religious meaning of understanding God's way and choosing the right path. If “Truth” (haqq) encompasses everything that exists, “Knowledge” is the acceptance of Truth. V. 8: The ...
... deeds (VP). V. 5: In the Koran “Knowledge” ('ilm) has the religious meaning of understanding God's way and choosing the right path. If “Truth” (haqq) encompasses everything that exists, “Knowledge” is the acceptance of Truth. V. 8: The ...
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... deeds. Nothing can be hidden from God, and neither from men who, in the Hereafter, will see each other's good and bad deeds. V. 11: The spiritual world is compared again to the sky. V. 12: The earth is split by springs and sprouting ...
... deeds. Nothing can be hidden from God, and neither from men who, in the Hereafter, will see each other's good and bad deeds. V. 11: The spiritual world is compared again to the sky. V. 12: The earth is split by springs and sprouting ...
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... deeds! 13. Verily, for the righteous there shall be bliss, 14. and for the corrupt there shall be the Fire 15. which they shall enter onJudgment Day. 16. They shall not escape from it! 17. But how will you know what is Judgment Day? 18 ...
... deeds! 13. Verily, for the righteous there shall be bliss, 14. and for the corrupt there shall be the Fire 15. which they shall enter onJudgment Day. 16. They shall not escape from it! 17. But how will you know what is Judgment Day? 18 ...
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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