StarAstrologer - Books : Approaching the Qur'an: The Early Revelations
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 297.12261
EAN: 9781883991692
ISBN: 1883991692
Label: White Cloud Press
Manufacturer: White Cloud Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 236
Publication Date: January 01, 2007
Publisher: White Cloud Press
Sales Rank: 255249
Studio: White Cloud Press
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A major event in religious publishing, this second edition offers * important new translations of Qur’anic suras, * a new preface addressing the ongoing controversy over teaching about Islam and the Qur’an in American universities * Introduction to the Qur’an * commentaries of the suras * a glossary of technical terms * chapters discussing the sound nature and gender aspects of the Arabic text Here are brilliant translations of the short, hymnic chapters, or suras, associated with the first revelations to the Prophet Muhammad. Complex and powerful, most appear at the end of the Qur’an’s written text and are commonly reached only by the most resolute reader of existing English translations. Containing the Qur’an’s prophetic and revelatory passages, the suras offer a vision of a meaningful and just life that anchors the religion of one-fifth of the world’s inhabitants. With a CD of Qur’anic reciters chanting several early suras, an opportunity to hear the Qur’an in its original form.
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Yes, this is the book that, some years ago, touched off a controversy at the University of North Carolina -- an unfortunate misunderstanding of the importance of this book.
If you're a non-Muslim shopping for something helpful to read about Islam -- and you want to learn about the Quran -- you should realize that this is NOT the entire Quran. Editions of that sacred text in Arabic and English are widely available at bookstores, but they're also provided to visitors at virtually all Muslim ... Read More
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A refreshingly different look at the Quran and the sounds of its recitation. Especially interesting was the included CD with recitation recordings from different parts of the world.
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The material in the beginning of this book is excellent commentary by the author on the nuances of Quranic Arabic translation. The qirat (vocal recitation) in the accompanying CD is also quite good. I gave this book 4 stars because it does not contain actual quranic arabic text (either roman transliteration or Arabic text), making it difficult for most Muslims to recognize the excerpts of the Quran from their English translation alone.
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The book is written by a non-muslim author, but it is obvious that he is trying very hard to explain that that fact isn't important (there is one hadith which says that the one who is trying to understand the Qur'an (one who is studying it) will never understand or accept it because he hasn't opened enough his heart - so people - OPEN YOUR HEARTS AND TRY NO TO BE NARROW MINDED).
In the introduction he is an "objective" approacher as objective he can be when talking about the word of God. ... Read More
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On the surface, the book is an esoteric discussion of the language, poetry and mysticism of the early Suras --But I've used it in the classroom, and it is much more than that. We start with it; it's the first and only material we cover during the first week of class. It concisely, and dramatically, aids in making clear the significance of the Arabic language, the performative Qu'ran, the literary and mystical relationship with other sacred and secular texts, and, taken as far as it will go by the instructor ... Read More
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