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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... the Muslim calendar are followed by the letter H) A.D. 578 Birth of the Prophet Muhammad in Mecca. His tribe is the Quraish and his clan, the Hashemites. 612 Beginning of his ... the Koran? — For Chronology of Events Relevant to the Koran.
... the Muslim calendar are followed by the letter H) A.D. 578 Birth of the Prophet Muhammad in Mecca. His tribe is the Quraish and his clan, the Hashemites. 612 Beginning of his ... the Koran? — For Chronology of Events Relevant to the Koran.
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An Annotated Translation Nicolas Starkovsky. DESCRIPTION. OF. THE. KORAN. What is the Koran? — For a Muslim, it is the speech of God descended upon the Prophet Muhammad during the two decades of his mission, permanently recorded within ...
An Annotated Translation Nicolas Starkovsky. DESCRIPTION. OF. THE. KORAN. What is the Koran? — For a Muslim, it is the speech of God descended upon the Prophet Muhammad during the two decades of his mission, permanently recorded within ...
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An Annotated Translation Nicolas Starkovsky. The lives and the missions of all the Prophets are seen as part of an uninterrupted tra- dition culminating in the descent of the Koran. Therefore, their stories share the same tonality and ...
An Annotated Translation Nicolas Starkovsky. The lives and the missions of all the Prophets are seen as part of an uninterrupted tra- dition culminating in the descent of the Koran. Therefore, their stories share the same tonality and ...
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... the Muslim legal system in detail. The Koran shifts from teaching moral precepts to enunciating rules and laws in its version of Leviticus and Deuteronomy, and becomes a ... The Koran Handbook VI. Legal Matters VII. The Conduct of Holy War.
... the Muslim legal system in detail. The Koran shifts from teaching moral precepts to enunciating rules and laws in its version of Leviticus and Deuteronomy, and becomes a ... The Koran Handbook VI. Legal Matters VII. The Conduct of Holy War.
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... the time of the Prophet, many Arabs lived in cities like Mecca and were involved in trade and in catering for pilgrims visiting holy shrines. Some Arabs settled in the ... the. 20 The Koran Handbook 105. TH E E L E P H A N T Meccan, 5 verses.
... the time of the Prophet, many Arabs lived in cities like Mecca and were involved in trade and in catering for pilgrims visiting holy shrines. Some Arabs settled in the ... the. 20 The Koran Handbook 105. TH E E L E P H A N T Meccan, 5 verses.
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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