The Koran Handbook: An Annotated Translation"This complete yet accessible translation of the Koran is designed as a teaching tool to explain in an analytical fashion the creed of nearly one billion people. Based on the most moderate Sunni tradition, it includes factual descriptions of Shi'ism, Sufism and other important distinctions."--Provided by publisher. |
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... soul of its listener. Just as Genesis offers, side by side, two scenarios of the Creation or the Flood, the Koran may present numerous versions of a single dramatic event. The Koran cannot be treated like any literary genre — it does ...
... soul of its listener. Just as Genesis offers, side by side, two scenarios of the Creation or the Flood, the Koran may present numerous versions of a single dramatic event. The Koran cannot be treated like any literary genre — it does ...
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... soul. Com- passion to the indigent cleanses the soul from greed and egoism, and elevates it to the Truth, i.e., to God. The ethics of the Koran is based on the idea that the highest value in life besides faith is what we do for others ...
... soul. Com- passion to the indigent cleanses the soul from greed and egoism, and elevates it to the Truth, i.e., to God. The ethics of the Koran is based on the idea that the highest value in life besides faith is what we do for others ...
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... soul has her Protector. 5. Let man consider what he is made of! 6. He is made of emitted water 7* issued between his spine and his ribs. 8. Verily, [God] has the power to resurrect him! 9. But on the Day when the secrets are revealed ...
... soul has her Protector. 5. Let man consider what he is made of! 6. He is made of emitted water 7* issued between his spine and his ribs. 8. Verily, [God] has the power to resurrect him! 9. But on the Day when the secrets are revealed ...
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... soul is feminine in Arabic, “she” and “her” are more appropriate pronouns for her than the impersonal “it.” This verse would support the idea of a “personal God”. V. 7: The spine and the ribs keep the body together just as religion ...
... soul is feminine in Arabic, “she” and “her” are more appropriate pronouns for her than the impersonal “it.” This verse would support the idea of a “personal God”. V. 7: The spine and the ribs keep the body together just as religion ...
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... soul shall know what her hands have brought forth. 15* I swear by the receding planets, 16. as they rise and as they set, 17. by the night, as it darkens, 18. by the dawn, as it breathes! 19* Verily, this is the Word of a noble Envoy ...
... soul shall know what her hands have brought forth. 15* I swear by the receding planets, 16. as they rise and as they set, 17. by the night, as it darkens, 18. by the dawn, as it breathes! 19* Verily, this is the Word of a noble Envoy ...
Contents
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II Eschatology and Apocalypsis | 41 |
III Stories about the Prophets | 89 |
IV Attitude Toward the Other Religions | 223 |
V Doxologies | 335 |
VI Legal Matters | 381 |
VII Fighting in the Way of God | 459 |
Addendum | 531 |
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Page 3 - OUR FATHER," WHICH CHRIST TAUGHT Our Father who art in heaven. 1. Hallowed be Thy name. 2. Thy kingdom come. 3. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.