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Readings in the Qura̓̄n
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Readings in the Qura̓̄n

Author: Kenneth Cragg
Publisher: Brighton [England] ; Portland, Or. : Sussex Academic, ©2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A guide to the Qur'an for non-Muslims. The text is arranged into themes: God and his praise; man in creation; prophethood in human guidance prior to Muhammad; Muhammad in his Meccan environment;  Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Kenneth Cragg
ISBN: 190221031X 9781902210315
OCLC Number: 702162474
Notes: Includes indexes.
Description: 389 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents: An introductory essay. The Qura̓̄n at first meeting ; The Qura̓̄n in its themes: the logic of selection ; The Qura̓̄n into English: a translator's apology ; The Qura̓̄n for today: contemporary concerns --
The readings. God and his praise ; God in creation: man and nature ; Prophets and messengers from Adam to Jesus ; Muhammad: the prophet-preacher and the Meccan years ; Muhammad: the prophet-ruler and the Medinan climax ; Faith and religion ; Society and law ; Unfaith, judgement and the last things --
Appendix: The chapters of the Qura̓̄n --
Glossary.
Other Titles: Koran.
Responsibility: selected and translated by Kenneth Cragg.

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"No scholar writing in the English language has displayed a deeper or more adequate understanding of what the Qur'an is all about." -- Professor Christian W. Troll, Pontificio Istituto Orientale, Read more...

 
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