Introduction to the Qur'an /
Darāz, Muḥammad ʻAbd Allāh.
Introduction to the Qur'an / M.A. Draz. - New pbk. ed. - London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2011, c2000. - x, 164 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The early life of the prophet -- The composition of the revealed text -- How the Qur'anic doctrine was announced to the world -- Truth, or the religious element -- Goodness, or the moral element -- Beauty, or the literary element -- Meccan sources of the Qur'an -- Medinan sources of the Qur'an.
In this book the distinguished Islamic scholar M.A. Draz, one of the Muslim world's most erudite authorities of this century, sets out the fundamental principles of the Qur'an and its much misunderstood and misquoted teachings on gender and women, polygamy, war, faith, Judaism, Christianity and the many other issues on which the Qur'an pronounces. Draz emphasises the continuity of monotheistic doctrine and ethics through Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Translated from the French by Ayeshah Abdel-Haleem.
184885689X 9781848856899
99946072921
Qurʼan--Introductions.
Qurʼan--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BP 130 / .D73 2011
297.1226
Introduction to the Qur'an / M.A. Draz. - New pbk. ed. - London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2011, c2000. - x, 164 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The early life of the prophet -- The composition of the revealed text -- How the Qur'anic doctrine was announced to the world -- Truth, or the religious element -- Goodness, or the moral element -- Beauty, or the literary element -- Meccan sources of the Qur'an -- Medinan sources of the Qur'an.
In this book the distinguished Islamic scholar M.A. Draz, one of the Muslim world's most erudite authorities of this century, sets out the fundamental principles of the Qur'an and its much misunderstood and misquoted teachings on gender and women, polygamy, war, faith, Judaism, Christianity and the many other issues on which the Qur'an pronounces. Draz emphasises the continuity of monotheistic doctrine and ethics through Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Translated from the French by Ayeshah Abdel-Haleem.
184885689X 9781848856899
99946072921
Qurʼan--Introductions.
Qurʼan--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BP 130 / .D73 2011
297.1226