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oxford world’s classics THE QURAN The Quran is the supreme authority in Islam. It is the fundamental and paramount source of the creed, rituals, ethics, and laws of the Islamic religion. This supreme status stems from the belief that the Quran is the word of God, revealed to the Prophet Muhammad via the archangel Gabriel, and intended for all times and all places. The Quran was the starting point for all the Islamic sciences, which were developed in order to study its grammar, pronunciation, and style, and it is the basis of Islamic law and theology; indeed, as the celebrated fifteenth-century scholar and author Suyuti said, ‘Everything is based on the Quran’. The entire religious life of the Muslim world is built around the text of the Quran. As a consequence of the Quran, the Arabic language moved far beyond the Arabian peninsula, deeply penetrating many other languages within the Muslim lands––Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Indonesian, and others. The first sura (or section) of the Quran, al-Fatiha, which is an essential part of the ritual prayers, is learned and read in Arabic by Muslims in all parts of the world, and many other verses and phrases in Arabic are also incorporated into the lives of non-Arabic-speaking Muslims. M. A. S. Abdel Haleem was born in Egypt, and learned the Quran by heart from childhood. Educated at al-Azhar, Cairo, and Cambridge Universities, he has taught Arabic at Cambridge and London Universities since 1966, including courses in advanced practical translation and the Quran. He is now Professor of Islamic Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His most recent publications are Understanding the Quran: Themes and Style (2001) and English Translations of the Quran: The Making of an Image (2004). He is also working on An Arabic–English Dictionary of Quranic Usage, with El-Said Badawi. He is the editor of the Journal of Quranic Studies and the London Quranic Studies series.

oxford world’s classics For over 100 years Oxford World’s Classics have brought readers closer to the world’s great literature. Now with over 700 titles – from the 4,000-year-old myths of Mesopotamia to the twentieth century’s greatest novels – the series makes available lesser-known as well as celebrated writing. The pocket-sized hardbacks of the early years contained introductions by Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, Graham Greene, and other literary figures which enriched the experience of reading. Today the series is recognized for its fine scholarship and reliability in texts that span world literature, drama and poetry, religion, philosophy and politics. Each edition includes perceptive commentary and essential background information to meet the changing needs of readers.

oxford world’s classics<br />

For over 100 years <strong>Oxford</strong> World’s <strong>Classics</strong> have brought<br />

readers closer to the world’s great literature. Now with over 700<br />

titles – from the 4,000-year-old myths of Mesopotamia to the<br />

twentieth century’s greatest novels – the series makes available<br />

lesser-known as well as celebrated writing.<br />

<strong>The</strong> pocket-sized hardbacks of the early years contained<br />

introductions by Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, Graham Greene,<br />

and other literary figures which enriched the experience of reading.<br />

Today the series is recognized for its fine scholarship and<br />

reliability in texts that span world literature, drama and poetry,<br />

religion, philosophy and politics. Each edition includes perceptive<br />

commentary and essential background information to meet the<br />

changing needs of readers.

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