The Holy Qur'an

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Wordsworth Editions, 2000 - Religion - 537 pages

Translated by Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an (also known as The Koran) is the sacred book of Islam. It is the word of God whose truth was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad through the angel Gabriel over a period of 23 years. As it was revealed, so it was committed to memory by his companions, though written copies were also made by literate believers during the lifetime of the Prophet.

The first full compilation was by Abu Bakar, the first Caliph, and it was then recompiled in the original dialect by the third Caliph Uthman, after the best reciters had fallen in battle. Muslims believe that the truths of The Holy Qur'an are fully and authentically revealed only in the original classical Arabic. However, as the influence of Islam grows and spreads to the modern world, it is recognised that translation is an important element in introducing and explaining Islam to a wider audience.

This translation, by Abdullah Yusuf Ali, is considered to be the most faithful rendering available in English.

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Contents

AlFatihah The Opening
3
AlBaqarah The Heifer
4
Āl Imran The Family of Imran
39
AnNisa The Women
60
s AlMaidah The Table Spread
81
AlAnām The Cattle
97
AlAraf The Heights IIS 8 AlAnfal The Spoils of War
136
AtTawbah The Repentance
144
AsSaff The Ranks
482
AlJumuah Friday
484
AlMunafiqun The Hypocrites
486
AtTaghabun The Mutual Loss and Gain
488
AtTalaq Divorce
490
AtTahrim Prohibition
492
AlMulk The Dominion
494
AlQalam The Pen
497

Yūnus Jonah
159
Hūd
170
YusufJoseph
182
ArRad The Thunder
194
Ibrahim Abraham
200
AlHijr The Rocky Tract
206
AnNahl Bees
212
AlIsra The Night Journey
224
AlKahf The Cave
235
Maryam Mary
246
Tā Hā
253
AlAnbiya The Prophets
263
AlHajj The Pilgrimage
271
AlMuminun The Believers
279
AnNur The Light
287
AlWaqiah The Inevitable
465
AlHadid The Iron
469
AlMujadilah The Pleading
473
AlHashr The Mustering
476
AlMumtahanah The Examined One
479
AlHaqqah The Sure Reality
500
AlMaarij The Ways of Ascent
503
Nuh Noah
505
AlJinn The Spirits
507
AlMuzzammil The Enfolded One
509
AlMuddaththir The One Wrapped Up
511
AlQiyamah The Resurrection
514
AlInsan Man
516
AlMursalāt Those Sent Forth
518
AnNaba The Great News
520
AnNaziat Those Who Tear Out
522
Abasa He Frowned
524
AtTakwir The Folding Up
526
AlInfitär The Cleaving Asunder
528
AlMutaffifin The Dealers in Fraud
529
AlInshiqaq The Rending Asunder
531
AlBuruj The Constellations
532
AtTariq The NightVisitant
533
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