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The Koran: With Parallel Arabic Text

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Koran: With Parallel Arabic Text
Authors and Contributors      Translated by N. J. Dawood
Notes by N. J. Dawood
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:640
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 153
Category/GenreThe Koran
ISBN/Barcode 9780141393841
ClassificationsDewey:297.122
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication Date 1 May 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Koran, with parallel Arabic text 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.

Author Biography

N J Dawood (Translator) 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.

Reviews

Across the language barrier Dawood captures the thunder and poetry of the original * The Times *