The Qur'an: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Tarif KhalidiSeries:Penguin Classics Deluxe EditionsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2009-09-01Pages:560
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780143105886ISBN-10:143105884UPC:9780143105886Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Islam, ReferenceBook Topic:Koran & Sacred Writings, Rituals & PracticeSize:8.32 x 5.48 x 1.43 inchesWeight:1.3316Product ID:SCJJN83V3N
A landmark new translation of the sacred text of Islam in an elegant deluxe edition Literally "the recitation," The Qur'an is considered within the Muslim faith to be the infallible word of God. Tarif Khalidi, the foremost scholar of Islamic history and faith, provides a fresh English translation that captures the startling, exquisite poetry of one of the world's most beloved religious texts. Retaining the structure and rhythms of the original Arabic, Khalidi enlivens the ancient teachings and prophetic narratives central to the Muslim faith and solidifies The Qur'an as a work of spiritual authority and breathtaking beauty. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780143105886ISBN-10:143105884UPC:9780143105886Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Islam, ReferenceBook Topic:Koran & Sacred Writings, Rituals & PracticeSize:8.32 x 5.48 x 1.43 inchesWeight:1.3316Product ID:SCJJN83V3N
Tarif Khalidi was born in Jerusalem in 1938. He received degrees from University College, Oxford, and the University of Chicago, before teaching at the American University of Beirut as a professor in the Department of History from 1970 to 1996. In 1985 he accepted a one-year position as senior research associate at St Anthony's College, Oxford, and from 1991 to 1992 was a visiting overseas scholar at St John's College, Cambridge. In 1996, Tarif Khalidi left Beirut to become the Sir Thomas Adams' Professor of Arabic at Cambridge University, the oldest chair of Arabic in the English-speaking world. He was also Director of the Centre for Middle East and Islamic Studies and a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. After six years, Professor Khalidi returned to the American University of Beirut, taking on the Sheikh Zayed Chair in Islamic and Arabic Studies, the first chair to be filled at the University since the civil war.
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