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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... 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 only to the reading of the ...
... 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 only to the reading of the ...
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... worship One God. Except for a few hints at some historical events in Arabia during the last ten years of the Prophet's preaching, chronology is missing. The Biblical characters are blurred because the focus is on their mission. Joseph ...
... worship One God. Except for a few hints at some historical events in Arabia during the last ten years of the Prophet's preaching, chronology is missing. The Biblical characters are blurred because the focus is on their mission. Joseph ...
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... 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 in other contexts ofMuslim devotions. S.2 is called by a host of other ...
... 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 in other contexts ofMuslim devotions. S.2 is called by a host of other ...
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... worship what you worship. You won't worship what I worship, and I won't worship what you worshiped. You won't worship what I worship! 6* You have your faith, and I have my faith.” 3. 4. 5. V. 1: The vocative “O” is ubiquitous in Arabic ...
... worship what you worship. You won't worship what I worship, and I won't worship what you worshiped. You won't worship what I worship! 6* You have your faith, and I have my faith.” 3. 4. 5. V. 1: The vocative “O” is ubiquitous in Arabic ...
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... worship one God. V. 7: “Abstain from almsgiving” or “refuse to help [others]”. Belief in God is tightly bound to charity. By giving alms man purifies his soul. Com- passion to the indigent cleanses the soul from greed and egoism, and ...
... worship one God. V. 7: “Abstain from almsgiving” or “refuse to help [others]”. Belief in God is tightly bound to charity. By giving alms man purifies his soul. Com- passion to the indigent cleanses the soul from greed and egoism, and ...
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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