The Koran : with a parallel Arabic text / translated with notes by N.J. Dawood.

Contributor(s):

Dawood, N. J [translator.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English, Arabic Original language: Arabic Series: Penguin classicsPublisher: London ; New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2014Edition: Extensively revised edition published with additiona lnotes.Description: xvii, 613 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN:

9780141393841 (paperback)

Subject(s):

Dual-language book

DDC classification:

297.1/22521 23

LOC classification:

BP109 .K45 2014

Summary: 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 recount the narratives and rules of conduct central to Islamic belief, and together they form one of the world’s most influential prophetic works and a literary masterpiece in its own right. This newly revised edition of N. J. Dawood’s classic translation also includes the original Arabic in parallel text. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TBS Barcelona	BP109 KOR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		B02436

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 recount the narratives and rules of conduct central to Islamic belief, and together they form one of the world’s most influential prophetic works and a literary masterpiece in its own right. This newly revised edition of N. J. Dawood’s classic translation also includes the original Arabic in parallel text.

For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

English and Arabic.