The Koran Interpreted: A TranslationSimon and Schuster, 1996 M12 11 - 708 pages No other book ever written, with the possible exception of the Bible, has so dramatically influenced the course of civilization as the Koran. Yet this important text remains little understood in the West. Since its first publication in 1955, Professor A.J. Arberry's translation has been the finest one available, its magnificently written verse making the Koran accessible to a Western audience. Professor Arberry has rendered the Koran into clear and lyrical English while carefully preserving the incomparable artistry of the Arabic original. "The Koran Interpreted" is universally recognized as not only the most authoritative translation but also the most beautiful one in the English language -- Back cover |
Contents
PREFACE | 7 |
The Opening | 29 |
The Cow | 30 |
The House of Imran | 73 |
Women | 100 |
The Table | 127 |
Cattle | 149 |
The Battlements | 171 |
Iron 258 | 258 |
The Disputer 263 | 263 |
The Mustering 267 | 267 |
The Woman Tested 271 | 271 |
The Ranks 274 | 274 |
Congregation 277 | 277 |
The Hypocrites 279 | 279 |
Mutual Fraud 281 | 281 |
The Spoils | 197 |
Repentance | 207 |
Jonah | 224 |
Hood | 239 |
Joseph | 254 |
Thunder | 267 |
Abraham | 274 |
ElHijr | 281 |
The Bee | 287 |
The Night Journey | 302 |
The Cave | 316 |
Mary | 330 |
Ta Ha | 339 |
VOLUME II | 7 |
PREFACE 8 | 8 |
The Prophets 17 | 17 |
The Pilgrimage 27 | 27 |
The Believers 37 | 37 |
Salvation | 56 |
The Poets | 64 |
The | 76 |
XXVIII | 86 |
XXIX | 97 |
The Greeks | 105 |
XXXI | 112 |
The Confederates | 121 |
Sheba | 131 |
138 | 138 |
Ya | 144 |
The Rangers | 150 |
XXXVIII | 158 |
The Companies | 165 |
The Believers | 175 |
XLI | 185 |
Counsel | 192 |
XLIII | 199 |
Smoke | 207 |
The SandDunes | 215 |
Victory | 225 |
L | 233 |
The Mount | 241 |
The Moon | 247 |
The Terror 254 | 254 |
Divorce 284 | 284 |
The Forbidding 287 | 287 |
The Kingdom 290 | 290 |
The Pen 293 | 293 |
The Indubitable 297 | 297 |
The Stairways 300 | 300 |
Noah 302 | 302 |
The Jinn 305 | 305 |
Enwrapped 308 | 308 |
Shrouded 310 | 310 |
The Resurrection 313 | 313 |
Man 315 | 315 |
The Loosed Ones 318 | 318 |
The Tiding 320 | 320 |
The Pluckers 322 | 322 |
He Frowned 324 | 324 |
The Darkening 326 | 326 |
The Splitting 328 | 328 |
The Stinters 329 | 329 |
The Rending 331 | 331 |
The Constellations 332 | 332 |
The NightStar 334 | 334 |
The Most High 335 | 335 |
The Enveloper 336 | 336 |
The Dawn 337 | 337 |
The Land 339 | 339 |
The Sun 340 | 340 |
The Night 341 | 341 |
The Forenoon 342 | 342 |
The Expanding 343 | 343 |
The BloodClot 344 | 344 |
Power 345 | 345 |
The Clear Sign 346 | 346 |
The Earthquake 347 | 347 |
The Clatterer 348 | 348 |
Afternoon 349 | 349 |
The Elephant 350 | 350 |
Charity | 351 |
The Unbelievers | 352 |
Perish | 353 |
Daybreak | 354 |
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Abraham All-compassionate All-forgiving All-hearing All-knowing All-merciful All-mighty All-wise angels appointed assuredly awaits behold believe belongs blessing Book bring Children of Israel clear signs command Compassionate corruption created cried lies Day of Resurrection deeds of righteousness delivered desire disbelieve evil cradling evildoers expend fathers fear Fire forgiveness Gehenna give given God's godfearing good-doers guidance guided haply Hast thou hearts heavens and earth idolaters jinn knowledge Koran Lord's bounties manifest mercy Messenger Midian mighty Moses Name of God naught night obey painful chastisement perform the prayer Pharaoh powerful over everything promise Prophet protector recite recompense religion remember Resurrection Day Satan sent servants serve Shechina sinners slay soul Sura Surely thy Lord thee therein dwelling forever things thou art thou hast thou shalt thou wilt tidings Torah truly truth turn unbelievers underneath which rivers ungodly unto wage waxed proud whoso whosoever witness women yourselves