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The Qur'an
Anna M. Gade
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Description for The Qur'an
Hardcover. The bedrock of the Islamic faith, the Qur'an is revered by Muslims as Allah's final revelation, offering divine guidance to humankind. A seamless blend of narrative, description, parable, and law, it is a moral code for over a billion people. This study provides insights into the many different ways that the Qur'an has been read and interpreted. Series: Foundations of Islam. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRHS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Explaining the language and the major themes of the Qur’an, its unique literary structure, and its alleged "inimitability", Gade highlights how it seamlessly weaves together law, narrative, description and parable. With extensive extracts, illustrations, and detailed insights into its textual history, The Qur’an: An Introduction helps those coming to the translated text for the first time and it explains the unique issues that Qur’anic translation raises.
Exploring how a huge variety of topics are dealt with in the Qur’an, from gender and conflict, to mysticism, and even ecological crisis, both students and general readers will ... Read more
Explaining the language and the major themes of the Qur’an, its unique literary structure, and its alleged "inimitability", Gade highlights how it seamlessly weaves together law, narrative, description and parable. With extensive extracts, illustrations, and detailed insights into its textual history, The Qur’an: An Introduction helps those coming to the translated text for the first time and it explains the unique issues that Qur’anic translation raises.
Exploring how a huge variety of topics are dealt with in the Qur’an, from gender and conflict, to mysticism, and even ecological crisis, both students and general readers will ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
Foundations of Islam
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851687046
SKU
V9781851687046
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About Anna M. Gade
Anna M. Gade is Senior Lecturer at the Religious Studies Programme, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
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