The Koran
$35.79
- Paperback
688 pages
- Release Date
10 September 2008
Summary
The Koran is a book apart, not only as Holy Scripture for Muslims, but as the supreme classic of Arabic literature.
In its 114 Suras, or chapters, it comprises the total of revelations believed to have been communicated to the prophet Muhammad as a final expression of God’s will and purpose for man. The revelations were received over a number of years, the first dating from AD 610, the last shortly before Muhammad’s death in AD 632, and the definitive canon was established some twenty…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199537327 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0199537321 |
| Author: | Arthur J. Arberry |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 688 |
| Release Date: | 10 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 495g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 40mm |
| Series: | Oxford World's Classics |
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About The Author
Arthur J. Arberry
Arthur John Arberry (1905-1969) was a respected scholar of Arabic, Persian, and Islamic studies. Formerly Head of the Department of Classics at Cairo University in Egypt, he was also the Sir Thomas Adams’s Professor of Arabic at Cambridge University from 1947 until his death in 1969.
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