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
... remember, but who remembers [it] now? (S.54:17) Here are some Verses from the lucid Scripture that We have sent down as an Arabic Koran — perhaps you will understand! (S.12:1-2) Verily, We made [the Koran] easy in your tongue — perhaps ...
... remember, but who remembers [it] now? (S.54:17) Here are some Verses from the lucid Scripture that We have sent down as an Arabic Koran — perhaps you will understand! (S.12:1-2) Verily, We made [the Koran] easy in your tongue — perhaps ...
Page xxiv
... remember that the Koran is to be listened to and not only to be read silently. The emotional content of its verses requires an inspired oral transmission. This requirement led to the emergence in each Muslim community of skilled ...
... remember that the Koran is to be listened to and not only to be read silently. The emotional content of its verses requires an inspired oral transmission. This requirement led to the emergence in each Muslim community of skilled ...
Page 14
... remember that part of God's Design is the fight of virtue against evil in which deception and violence are inevitable. SURA. 81 THE FOLDED UP. Like the preceding sura, S.81 consists of two parts which start with a description of the sky ...
... remember that part of God's Design is the fight of virtue against evil in which deception and violence are inevitable. SURA. 81 THE FOLDED UP. Like the preceding sura, S.81 consists of two parts which start with a description of the sky ...
Page 28
... remember, 11. but the most wretched one will turn away, 12. the one who will burn in the greatest Fire 13. where he shall neither die nor live! 14. Successful shall be the one who purified himself, 15. who glorified his Lord's Name and ...
... remember, 11. but the most wretched one will turn away, 12. the one who will burn in the greatest Fire 13. where he shall neither die nor live! 14. Successful shall be the one who purified himself, 15. who glorified his Lord's Name and ...
Page 32
... remember it, 56. but he shall remember it only if God wills. He is the Lord of righteousness and the Lord of forgiveness. V. 1: While receiving the Revelation, the Prophet Muhammad used to wrap himself in a mantle, the symbol of ...
... remember it, 56. but he shall remember it only if God wills. He is the Lord of righteousness and the Lord of forgiveness. V. 1: While receiving the Revelation, the Prophet Muhammad used to wrap himself in a mantle, the symbol of ...
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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