The Koran: ; With Parallel Arabic Text

Anonymous & N. J. Dawood

ISBN 10: 0140445420 / ISBN 13: 9780140445428

Published by Penguin Classics, 1991

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Stiff crisp book, unmarked but for name to front endpaper.; 9.0 X 6.1 X 1.4 inches; 640 pages.

Seller Inventory # 51990

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Koran: ; With Parallel Arabic Text
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: Arabic
• ISBN 10: 0140445420
• ISBN 13: 9780140445428
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion

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Synopsis

The Koran is universally accepted by Muslims to be the infallible Word of God as first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel nearly fourteen hundred years ago. Its 114 chapters, or surahs, recount the narratives central to Muslim belief, and together they form one of the world's most influential prophetic works and a literary masterpiece in its own right. But, above all, the Koran provides the rules of conduct that remain fundamental to the Muslim faith today: prayer, fasting, almsgiving, pilgrimage to Mecca and absolute faith in God and His apostle.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

About the Author

N.J. Dawood founded The Arabic Advertising & Publishing Company in 1959, which is now one of the major producers of Arabic typesetting outside of the Middle East. He is best known for his translation of the Koran, the first in contemporary English, for the Penguin Classics in 1956. It has now sold over a million copies.