Description
The latest edition of Discovering the Qur'an includes a new preface by the author. Used by students around the world as a reliable guide to reading a translation of the Qur'an, it shows how the Qur'an is experienced by Muslims, describing the rhythmic and rhyme scheme structures, the context in which is is heard, the part played by learning by heart, and the importance of calligraphy. It also about the Qur'an and its relationship to Muhammed, as well as helping to divine the ordering of the surahs or chapters. In an English-speaking world newly sensitized to Islam and its believers, Discovering the Qur'an will be an invaluable tool to greater understanding.
Author: Neal Robinson
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 02/12/2004
Pages: 332
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.08h x 6.01w x 0.88d
ISBN13: 9781589010246
ISBN10: 1589010248
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Islam | Koran & Sacred Writings
Author: Neal Robinson
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 02/12/2004
Pages: 332
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.08h x 6.01w x 0.88d
ISBN13: 9781589010246
ISBN10: 1589010248
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Islam | Koran & Sacred Writings
About the Author
Neal Robinson is a senior lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Leeds. He is also the author of Islam: A Concise Introduction (Georgetown University Press, 1999).