Koran - Softcover

Rodwell, J. M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 046087134X ISBN 13: 9780460871341

Publisher: Everyman, 1992

Synopsis

The Koran the holy scripture of Islam, is the record of Muhummed's oral teaching delivered between the years immediately preceding the Hegira in AD 622 and the Prophet's death in AD 632.It has exerted unfold influence upon the history of mankind. Apart from its specifically religious content, inspiring the triumphant arms of Islam throughout vast areas of Asia, Africa, and southern Europe. it was the starting point of a new literary and philosophical movement which powerfully affected the most cultivated minds among both Christians and Jews in the Middle Ages; and the movement inaugurated has resulted in some of the finest products of genius and learning.Alan Jones has restored the traditional ordering of the Suras, enabling the reader to trace the development of the Prophet's mind from the early flush of inspiration to his later roles of warrior, politician and founder of an empire.

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The Qur'an, a masterpiece of immense religious and literary value, is presented in a convenient, affordable edition for a new generation of readers. The earliest known work in Arabic prose, the Qur'an is divided into 114 "suras," or chapters, containing the religious, social, civil, commercial, military, and legal codes of Islam.

Edition details

• Publisher: Everyman
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 046087134X
• ISBN 13: 9780460871341
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544