Ebook: The Quran : a Biography (A Book that Shook the World)
- Tags: Qurʼan -- Commentaries -- History and criticism., Qurʼan -- Evidences authority etc., Qur'an -- Commentaries -- History and criticism., Qur'an -- Evidences authority etc., RELIGION -- Islam -- General.
- Series: Books that shook the world
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
- City: New York
- Language: English
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Few books in history are as poorly read or understood as the Qur'an. Sent down in a series of revelations to the Prophet Muhammad, it is regarded by the faithful as the unmediated word of Allah. It is revered by Muslims throughout the world, it inspires unparalleled levels of devotion, passion, fear and, sometimes, incomprehension. In this book, the distinguished scholar Bruce Lawrence shows precisely why the Qur'an Read more...
Abstract: Few books in history are as poorly read or understood as the Qur'an. Sent down in a series of revelations to the Prophet Muhammad, it is regarded by the faithful as the unmediated word of Allah. It is revered by Muslims throughout the world, it inspires unparalleled levels of devotion, passion, fear and, sometimes, incomprehension. In this book, the distinguished scholar Bruce Lawrence shows precisely why the Qur'an is Islam. He describes the origins of the faith in seventh-century Arabia and looks at why the Qur'an needs to be both memorized and recited by its followers. Lawrence also di