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 vii
... spiritual potential, and the desire to understand the Muslim Scripture. Now that the Word of the Koran has penetrated into my heart, I want to share my experience with others. Some comments on how I approached the prject are found in ...
... spiritual potential, and the desire to understand the Muslim Scripture. Now that the Word of the Koran has penetrated into my heart, I want to share my experience with others. Some comments on how I approached the prject are found in ...
Page xiii
... spiritual and cultural inheritance of millions of people. It is built upon the faith and the ethics of the Old and New Testaments, so that any denizen of the Western world should feel that the Koran belongs to the same cultural ...
... spiritual and cultural inheritance of millions of people. It is built upon the faith and the ethics of the Old and New Testaments, so that any denizen of the Western world should feel that the Koran belongs to the same cultural ...
Page xiv
... spiritual values and to gain an objective understanding of what is shared by the different cul- tures that seem to be so inimical to each other in the modern world. Each religious tradition has its “Book”: Judaism — the Torah ...
... spiritual values and to gain an objective understanding of what is shared by the different cul- tures that seem to be so inimical to each other in the modern world. Each religious tradition has its “Book”: Judaism — the Torah ...
Page xv
... spiritual quests, appeared in a region where communication was assured by the already well developed Arabic language. The text of the Koran, however, can be baffling in the extreme for the unprepared reader, especially if its 114 ...
... spiritual quests, appeared in a region where communication was assured by the already well developed Arabic language. The text of the Koran, however, can be baffling in the extreme for the unprepared reader, especially if its 114 ...
Page 2
... spiritual realm. The Names of God are capitalized, in contrast to His attributes, for example, The Merciful; He is merciful. Discrepancies among the translators of the Koran start at the very first verse of the first sura. Here are a ...
... spiritual realm. The Names of God are capitalized, in contrast to His attributes, for example, The Merciful; He is merciful. Discrepancies among the translators of the Koran start at the very first verse of the first sura. Here are a ...
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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