$16.98
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
5 May 2000
Summary
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 origi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781853267826 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1853267821 |
| Author: | Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Tom Griffith |
| Publisher: | Wordsworth Editions Ltd |
| Imprint: | Wordsworth Editions Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 5 May 2000 |
| Weight: | 407g |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Classics of World Literature |
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
‘Abdullah Yusuf ‘Ali is most famous for his monumental English translation of the Qur’an, The Holy Qur’an: Text, Translation and Commentary, later published, printed and distributed on an unprecendented scale. Born in Gujrat, India to a Bohra family (a mercantile community in India), Yusuf ‘Ali belonged to both East and West, had an abiding faith in the British, acting as a publicist for the Allied cause. In his childhood, he became well-versed in Arabic, and later went to an English school. At 19, he obtained a first-class degree in Classics and that won him a scholarship to England, where hi
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