by Anonymous, Abdullah Yusuf Ali
This is a must-read whether you’re an atheist, Jew, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Pagan--whatever. Followers of Islam number one-and-a-half billion people--they’re the second most populous faith in the world and their impact on history has been profound. I believe that anyone that doesn’t read the J...
This is not a review of the text, but of the Audiobook reader. This is a person who cannot pronounce many words, including these frequently repeated ones: Scourge, respite, Job, God ("Gaaawd").
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on hold.So, there's this thing where I have started to read the Qur'an when I was a tiny human being (14?) and still haven't managed to get through it. Yes, I feel awful about it. Twilight? Check. The Qur'an? Errrm..Haven't managed to read the Bible either, so there is that. I'm a little disappointe...
Enlightening
Read it for a college course on the history of Islamic civilization. Probably rather progressive for its time, even contains some nice bit on religious tolerance.
This is probably one of the better translations of the Qur'an available. It provides the reader with the subtle nuances of the original Arabic language without detracting from the overall English translation. So often these nuances and simple word choices are lost in translation. The only drawback, ...
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