The Qur'an.
The Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be the word of God, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad 1400 years ago. It is the supreme authority in Islam and the living source of all Islamic teaching. Recognized as the greatest literary masterpiece in Arabic, it has nevertheless remained difficult to un...
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Full Text (via ProQuest) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press, UK,
2005.
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| Series: | Oxford world's classics.
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| Summary: | The Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be the word of God, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad 1400 years ago. It is the supreme authority in Islam and the living source of all Islamic teaching. Recognized as the greatest literary masterpiece in Arabic, it has nevertheless remained difficult to understand in its English translations. This new translation is written in a contemporary idiom that remains faithful to the original, making it easy to read while retaining its powers of. eloquence. - ;'Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful one who taught by the pen, who taught man what he did not know.' |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (509 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780191517778 0191517771 |