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The Qur´an
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Description for The Qur´an
Paperback. "First published 2004. First published, with corrections, as an Oxford World's Classics paperback 2005. Reissued 2008. Reprinted with corrections 2010"--T.p. verso. Translator(s): Abdel Haleem, M. A. S. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, one map. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 352.
'Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful one who taught by the pen, who taught man what he did not know.' 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; it is a sacred text and a book of guidance, that sets out the creed, rituals, ethics, and laws of the Islamic religion. It has been one of the most influential books in the history of literature. Recognized as the greatest ... Read more
'Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful one who taught by the pen, who taught man what he did not know.' 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; it is a sacred text and a book of guidance, that sets out the creed, rituals, ethics, and laws of the Islamic religion. It has been one of the most influential books in the history of literature. Recognized as the greatest ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199535958
SKU
V9780199535958
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99-50
About
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem was born in Egypt, and learned the Qur'an by heart from childhood. Educated at al-Azhar, Cairo, and Cambridge Universities, he has taught Arabic and Islamic Studies at Cambridge and London Universities since 1966, including courses in advanced translation and the Qur'an. He is now Professor of Islamic Studies at the School of Oriental and African ... Read more
Reviews for The Qur´an
'accessible and compelling...a remarkable achievement'
New Statesman
'one of the best [translations] to have appeared in recent times'
Muslim News
New Statesman
'one of the best [translations] to have appeared in recent times'
Muslim News