The Qur'an, 9781851686940
Paperback
Unveiling the Qur’an’s language, themes, and structure for new readers.

The Qur'an

an introduction

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    11 May 2010

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Summary

Explaining the language and the major themes of the Qur’an, its unique literary structure, and its alleged “inimitability”, Gade highlights how it seamlessly weaves together law, narrative, description and parable. With extensive extracts, illustrations, and detailed insights into its textual history, The Qur’an: An Introduction helps those coming to the translated text for the first time and it explains the unique issues that Qur’anic translation raises.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781851686940
ISBN-10:1851686940
Author:Anna M. Gade
Publisher:Oneworld Publications
Imprint:Oneworld Publications
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:11 May 2010
Weight:522g
Dimensions:225mm x 146mm x 23mm
Series:The Foundations of Islam
What They're Saying

Critics Review

”[Gade] introduces the reader to many authoritative approaches to the Qur’an and works in a manageable way with actual Qur’anic passages, here in the 2002 Majid Fakhry English translation, to support confidence in reading the text, enabling students to understand how Muslims approach their holy book. Works of this kind are essential to help Western readers make sense of a difficult religious text.” * Library Journal *

About The Author

Anna M. Gade

Anna M. Gade is Senior Lecturer at the Religious Studies Programme, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

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