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The Quran : a biography / Bruce Lawrence. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, (c)2007.Edition: first American editionDescription: xiv, 231 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780871139511
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BP130.L419.Q736 2007
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Contents:
Acknowledgements -- note on translations -- note on Romanization -- Introduction -- Arab core -- prophet Muhammad : merchant and messenger -- prophet Muhammad : organizer and strategist -- A'ishah : Muhammad's wife and custodian of his memory -- Dome of the Rock : Jerusalem landmark, Qur'anic icon -- Early commentaries -- Ja'far as-Sadiq : Shi'ite Imam and Qur'anic exegete -- Abu Ja'far at-Tabari : Sunni historian and Qur'anic exegete -- Later interpretations -- Robert of Ketton : polymath translator of the Qur'an -- Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi : visionary interpreter of divine names -- Jalal ad-din Rumi : author of the Persian Qur'an -- Asian echoes -- Taj Mahal : gateway to the Qur'anic vision of paradise -- Ahmad Khan : Indian educator and Qur'an commentator -- Muhammad Iqbal : Pakistani poet inspired by Qur'anic motifs -- Global accents -- W.D. Mohammed : Qur'an as guide to racial equality -- Osama bin Laden : Qur'an as mandate for jihad -- AIDS victims and sick women : Qur'an as prescription for mercy -- Epilogue -- Glossary of key terms -- Further reading -- Index.
Subject: An authoritative introduction to the sacred text reveals how it represents Islam, describing the origins of the faith in seventh-century Arabia while offering insight into how the Quran remains a pivotal influence on modern society and politics.
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Originally published: London : Atlantic Books, 2006.

Acknowledgements -- note on translations -- note on Romanization -- Introduction -- Arab core -- prophet Muhammad : merchant and messenger -- prophet Muhammad : organizer and strategist -- A'ishah : Muhammad's wife and custodian of his memory -- Dome of the Rock : Jerusalem landmark, Qur'anic icon -- Early commentaries -- Ja'far as-Sadiq : Shi'ite Imam and Qur'anic exegete -- Abu Ja'far at-Tabari : Sunni historian and Qur'anic exegete -- Later interpretations -- Robert of Ketton : polymath translator of the Qur'an -- Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi : visionary interpreter of divine names -- Jalal ad-din Rumi : author of the Persian Qur'an -- Asian echoes -- Taj Mahal : gateway to the Qur'anic vision of paradise -- Ahmad Khan : Indian educator and Qur'an commentator -- Muhammad Iqbal : Pakistani poet inspired by Qur'anic motifs -- Global accents -- W.D. Mohammed : Qur'an as guide to racial equality -- Osama bin Laden : Qur'an as mandate for jihad -- AIDS victims and sick women : Qur'an as prescription for mercy -- Epilogue -- Glossary of key terms -- Further reading -- Index.

An authoritative introduction to the sacred text reveals how it represents Islam, describing the origins of the faith in seventh-century Arabia while offering insight into how the Quran remains a pivotal influence on modern society and politics.

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