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 20
... sent down to comfort the Prophet during hard times (cf. S.93). It is a reference to the failed expedition against Mecca of Abraha, the Ethiopian governor of Yemen, shortly before the Prophet was born. The expedition included elephants ...
... sent down to comfort the Prophet during hard times (cf. S.93). It is a reference to the failed expedition against Mecca of Abraha, the Ethiopian governor of Yemen, shortly before the Prophet was born. The expedition included elephants ...
Page 22
... sent to kill a she-camel consecrated to God. V. 13: Muhammad is both Messenger (rasul) and Prophet (nabi). A Messenger transmits God's Revelation. All the Prophets from Adam to Muhammad have carried divine Messages. Thus, Adam was a ...
... sent to kill a she-camel consecrated to God. V. 13: Muhammad is both Messenger (rasul) and Prophet (nabi). A Messenger transmits God's Revelation. All the Prophets from Adam to Muhammad have carried divine Messages. Thus, Adam was a ...
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... sent down [the Koran] on the Night of Power! 2* How will you know what the Night of Power is? 3* The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. 4* That [Night], by permission of their Lord, the Angels and the Spirit descend with ...
... sent down [the Koran] on the Night of Power! 2* How will you know what the Night of Power is? 3* The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. 4* That [Night], by permission of their Lord, the Angels and the Spirit descend with ...
Page 34
... sent to you a Messenger to witness against you, as We had sent before a Messenger to Pharaoh. Pharaoh disobeyed the Messenger, and We grabbed him a mighty grab. If you do not believe, then how will you save yourselves on the Day when ...
... sent to you a Messenger to witness against you, as We had sent before a Messenger to Pharaoh. Pharaoh disobeyed the Messenger, and We grabbed him a mighty grab. If you do not believe, then how will you save yourselves on the Day when ...
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... sent forth with goodness, one after another (MAA). By Emissaries in succession sent (FN). Vv. 6-9: As a sequel to the preceding, the material world shall be utterly destroyed; only the spiritual world will remain. Vv. 10-14: A reminder ...
... sent forth with goodness, one after another (MAA). By Emissaries in succession sent (FN). Vv. 6-9: As a sequel to the preceding, the material world shall be utterly destroyed; only the spiritual world will remain. Vv. 10-14: A reminder ...
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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