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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... prayer, almsgiving, fasting, and pilgrimage to Mecca (the hajj) at least once in a lifetime. The chanting of the ... prayers and grant him peace! — a greeting that traditionally follows his name) was a merchant of the prominent Meccan ...
... prayer, almsgiving, fasting, and pilgrimage to Mecca (the hajj) at least once in a lifetime. The chanting of the ... prayers and grant him peace! — a greeting that traditionally follows his name) was a merchant of the prominent Meccan ...
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... prayer and act of Muslim worship, and is endlessly recited in all religious settings. It is a hymn and a prayer, it is a state Constitution, it is a pledge of allegiance to Islam. Its reverent recital in a mosque can be compared not ...
... prayer and act of Muslim worship, and is endlessly recited in all religious settings. It is a hymn and a prayer, it is a state Constitution, it is a pledge of allegiance to Islam. Its reverent recital in a mosque can be compared not ...
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... Prayer and con- tains the same number of petitions. An integralpart of worship, al-fatiha is recited at all religious functions and public events. It is customary to end its recitation with amin (amen), although this word is rarelyheard ...
... Prayer and con- tains the same number of petitions. An integralpart of worship, al-fatiha is recited at all religious functions and public events. It is customary to end its recitation with amin (amen), although this word is rarelyheard ...
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... prayers, Islam favors celebrating God's mercy over asking for personal favors. Indeed, God knows our needs even ... prayer (Matt. 6:9-13) for a direct comparison with S.1: (1) Our Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name. (2) Thy ...
... prayers, Islam favors celebrating God's mercy over asking for personal favors. Indeed, God knows our needs even ... prayer (Matt. 6:9-13) for a direct comparison with S.1: (1) Our Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name. (2) Thy ...
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... prayer and as an inscription on amulets for protection against the evil eye and the satanic forces. 1* Say: “I seek refuge by the Lord of the dawn 2* from the evil of what He has created, 3. from the evil of spreading darkness, 4* from ...
... prayer and as an inscription on amulets for protection against the evil eye and the satanic forces. 1* Say: “I seek refuge by the Lord of the dawn 2* from the evil of what He has created, 3. from the evil of spreading darkness, 4* from ...
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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