Qur'an, The

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• Qur'an, the — Qur| an, the [ kə ran ] noun the KORAN …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Qur'an — The Qur’an [pronounced qurˈʔaːn ( scripture ). The latter two terms also denote units of revelation. Other related words are: , transliterated as: ArabDIN|bismi llāhi ar raḥmāni ar raḥīmi .] an Arabic phrase meaning ( In the name of God, Most… …   Wikipedia

• The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran —   …   Wikipedia

• Qur'an and science — The relation between Qur an and science is a strong relation in the Islamic thought. Almost all sources, classical and modern, agree that the Qur’an condones, even encourages the acquisition of science and scientific knowledge.Ahmad Dallal,… …   Wikipedia

• Qur'an desecration controversy of 2005 — The Qur an desecration controversy of 2005 began when Newsweek s April 30 issue contained a report about U.S. prison guards or interrogators deliberately damaging a copy of Islam s holiest book, the Qur an.A week later, the charge that Americans… …   Wikipedia

• The Meaning of the Qur'an — (Arabic: Tafhim al Qur an [http://www.tafheemulquran.org/Tafhim u/000/surah all.htm] ) is a book in six volumes written by the Islamic scholar Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi (1903 1979). Among the newer ones, this is one of the most prominent exegeses… …   Wikipedia

• The Koran Interpreted — is a translation of the Qur an (the Islamic religious text) by Arthur John Arberry. The translation is from the original Arabic into English. First published in 1955, it is one of the most prominent written by a non Muslim scholar. The title… …   Wikipedia

• Qur'an and Sunnah — is an often quoted Islamic term regarding the sources of Islam.Muslims hold that Islam is derived from two sources: one being infallible and containing compressed information the Qur an and another being a detailed explanation of the everyday… …   Wikipedia

• Qur'anic hermeneutics — is the study of theories of the interpretation and understanding of the Qur an, the Muslim holy book. Throughout religious history, Qur anic scholars have sought to mine the wealth of its meanings by developing a variety of different systems of… …   Wikipedia

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