Format:
1 online resource (133 pages)
ISBN:
9781493429288
Content:
An expert in the study of Islam offers a clear and concise guide to the history and contents of the Quran, covering thirty common questions.
Content:
Intro -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: The History of the Text of the Quran -- 1. What Is the Quran? -- 2. What Does "Quran" Mean? -- 3. Are There Other Scriptures in Islam? -- 4. What Do Muslims Believe about the Quran? -- 5. Who Is Muhammad, the Recipient and Proclaimer of the Quran? -- 6. Did Muhammad Really Exist? -- 7. When and Where Did Muhammad Receive the Quran? -- 8. What Is the Most Important Feature of the Language of the Quran? -- 9. Why and How Was the Quran Compiled? -- 10. Did Uthman Burn False and Forged Qurans? -- 11. What Do Shiite Muslims Believe about the Collection of the Quran? -- 12. Do Sunnis and Shiites Have the Same Quran Today? -- 13. What Do We Know about the 1924 Royal Cairo Edition of the Quran? -- 14. Are There Any Other Qurans? -- 15. Are All Arabic Versions of the Quran the Same? -- Part 2: Content, Features, and Themes of the Quran -- 16. How Should I Begin Reading the Quran? -- 17. What Are the Recurring Features at the Beginning of All Suras? -- 18. What Is Abrogation in the Quran? -- 19. What Are the Satanic Verses in the Quran? -- 20. What Is the Most Important Concept for Muslims in the Quran? -- 21. Are Jews and Christians Infidels? -- 22. Does the Quran Really Say the Bible Is Corrupt? -- 23. Who Is Jesus in the Quran? -- 24. Who Are the Prophets in the Quran? -- 25. Did Muhammad Perform Miracles? -- 26. What Does the Quran Say about Jihad and Fighting? -- 27. How Do Muslims Treat the Quran's Verses on Violence Today? -- 28. Who Are "the People of the Quran"? -- 29. What Do Today's Non-Muslim Scholars Say about the Quran? -- 30. Concluding Question -- Glossary -- Sources Consulted -- Index -- Back Cover.
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Additional Edition:
9781540962928
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 9781540962928
Language:
English
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