StarAstrologer - Books : The Koran (Penguin Classics)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 297.122521
EAN: 9780140449204
ISBN: 0140449205
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 464
Publication Date: September 28, 2004
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Sales Rank: 26705
Studio: Penguin Classics
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"The Koran" is universally accepted by Muslims to be the infallible Word of God as first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel nearly fourteen hundred years ago. Its 114 chapters, or surahs, recount the narratives central to Muslim belief, and together they form one of the world's most influential prophetic works and a literary masterpiece in its own right. But above all, the "Koran" provides the rules of conduct that remain fundamental to the Muslim faith today: prayer, fasting, pilgrimage to Mecca and absolute faith in God.
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The Quran is what I grew reading and memorizing. It is where I got my inspiration; no wonder I choose to be an "infidel" on my own. Read with me some verses of the Quran and get inspired on what it has to say on Women on the 4th chapter (sura) verse 34:
As for those from whom ye fear rebellion, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and scourge them.
Did you read it? It says plainly to scourge the wife under some circumstances. Beat her up! And yet there are some dumb American ... Read More
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Do NOT buy this book, it is riddled with remarkably blatant changes to the Qur'anic text. One of the lighter changes is mutating the verse "...Oppression is worse than killing...", which is a verse in the Qur'an that signifies the need for man to be free physically and spiritually (man was born free by the will of G-d [Or "Allah"] and therefore it was his right to speak, live, think and express as he saw fit.) That verse is changed to "...Idolatry is worse than carnage."
This translation of ... Read More
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The Penguin Classic translation of the Koran by Daewood differs considerably from other versions. In general, I would have to say that Daewood's version is (for American audiences, at least) somewhat harsher than most translations. Most notably, Daewood translates Sura 6 ("The Women") as recommending that a husband beat an "uppity" wife. Elsewhere, Mohammed seems to recommend extermination of Islam's enemies, including Jews. To be sure, there are other passages which ameliorate such injunctions, ... Read More
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The order of the chapters makes no sense...Sura 1 is burried in the middle...everything is upside-down and backwards. I wish I had bought a different version.
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OK, I have an Arabic speaking friend who criticizes all English translations of the Koran. Because Dawood wasn't available online, as are Pickthal, Shakir, and others, I bought a copy, and as far as translations go, it's probably as good as you're going to get in English. Yusuf Ali is *soft* in his rendering, and you're going to need supporting books like the Tafsirs, Hadiths, and Sira to get as much understanding of Mohammad as possible. Make no mistake, Islam is Mohammad and his belief system. Know ... Read More
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