The Qurʼan 0-19-283193-3, 9780192831934, 9780191517778, 0191517771 [EPUB]

One of the most influential books in the history of literature, recognized as the greatest literary masterpiece in Arabi

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English, Arabic Pages 464 Year 2005,2004

Table of contents :
Content: The Life of Muhammad and the Historical Background --
The Revelation of the Qur'an --
The Compilation of the Qur'an --
The Structure of the Qur'an: Suras and Ayas --
Stylistic Features --
Issues of Interpretation --
A Short History of English Translations --
This Translation --
Map of Arabia at the Time of the Revelation --
The Opening (Al-Fatiha) --
The Cow (Al-Baqara) --
The Family of 'Imran (Al-'Imran) --
Women (Al-Nisa') --
The Feast (Al-Ma'ida) --
Livestock (Al-An'am) --
The Heights (Al-A'raf) --
Battle Gains (Al-Anfal) --
Repentance (Al-Tawba) --
Jonah (Yunus) --
Hud (Hud) --
Joseph (Yusuf) --
Thunder (Al-Ra'd) --
Abraham (Ibrahim) --
Al-Hijr (Al-Hijr) --
The Bee (Al-Nahl) --
The Night Journey (Al-Isra') --
The Cave (Al-Kahf) --
Mary (Maryam) --
Ta Ha (Ta Ha) --
The Prophets (Al-Anbiya') --
The Pilgrimage (Al-Hajj) --
The Believers (Al-Mu'minun) --
Light (Al-Nur) --
The Differentiator (Al-Furqan) --
The Poets (Al-Shu'ara') --
The Ants (Al-Naml) --
The Story (Al-Qasas) --
The Spider (Al-'Ankabut) --
The Byzantines (Al-Rum) --
Luqman (Luqman) --
Bowing down in Worship (Al-Sajda) --
The Joint Forces (Al-Ahzab) --
Sheba (Saba') --
The Creator (Fatir) --
Ya Sin (Ya Sin) --
Ranged in Rows (Al-Saffat) --
Sad (Sad) --
The Throngs (Al-Zumar) --
The Forgiver (Ghafir) --
[Verses] Made Distinct (Fussilat) --
Consultation (Al-Shura) --
Ornaments of Gold (Al-Zukhruf) --
Smoke (Al-Dukhan) --
Kneeling (Al-Fathiya) --
The Sand Dunes (Al-Ahqaf) --
Muhammad (Muhammad) --
Triumph (Al-Fath) --
The Private Rooms (Al-Hujurat) --
Qaf (Qaf) --
Scattering [Winds] (Al-Dhariyat) --
The Mountain (Al-Tur) --
The Star (Al-Najm) --
The Moon (Al-Qamar) --
The Lord of Mercy (Al-Rahman) --
That which is Coming (Al-Waqi'a) --
Iron (Al-Hadid) --
The Dispute (Al-Mujadala) --
The Gathering [of Forces] (Al-Hashr) --
Women Tested (Al-Mumtahana) --
Solid Lines (Al-Saff) --
The Day of Congregation (Al-Fumu'a) --
The Hypocrites (Al-Munafiqun) --
Mutual Neglect (Al-Taghabun) --
Divorce (Al-Talaq) --
Prohibition (Al-Tahrim) --
Control (Al-Mulk) --
The Pen (Al-Qalam) --
The Inevitable Hour (Al-Haqqa) --
The Ways of Ascent (Al-Ma'arij) --
Noah (Nuh) --
The Jinn (Al-Finn) --
Enfolded (Al-Muzzammil) --
Wrapped in his Cloak (Al-Muddaththir) --
The Resurrection (Al-Qiyama) --
Man (Al-Insan) --
[Winds] Sent Forth (Al-Mursalat) --
The Announcement (Al-Naba') --
The Forceful Chargers (Al-Nazi'at) --
He Frowned ('Abasa) --
Shrouded in Darkness (Al-Takwir) --
Torn Apart (Al-Infitar) --
Those who Give Short Measure (Al-Mutaffifin) --
Ripped Apart (Al-Inshiqaq) --
The Towering Constellations (Al-Buruj) --
The Night-Comer (Al-Tariq) --
The Most High (Al-A'la) --
The Overwhelming Event (Al-Ghashiya) --
Daybreak (Al-Fajr) --
The City (Al-Balad) --
The Sun (Al-Shams) --
The Night (Al-Layl) --
The Morning Brightness (Al-Duha) --
Relief (Al-Sharh) --
The Fig (Al-Tin) --
The Clinging Form (Al-'Alaq) --
The Night of Glory (Al-Qadr) --
Clear Evidence (Al-Bayyina) --
The Earthquake (Al-Zalzala) --
The Charging Steeds (Al-'Adiyat) --
The Crashing Blow (Al-Qari'a) --
Striving for More (Al-Takathur) --
The Declining Day (Al-'Asr) --
The Backbiter (Al-Humaza) --
The Elephant (Al-Fil) --
Quraysh (Quraysh) --
Common Kindnesses (Al-Ma'un) --
Abundance (Al-Kawthar) --
The Disbelievers (Al-Kafirun) --
Help (Al-Nasr) --
Palm Fibre (Al-Masad) --
Purity [of Faith] (Al-Ikhlas) --
Daybreak (Al-Falaq) --
People (Al-Nas).