A major event in religious publishing, Approaching the Qur’an captures the complexity, power and poetry of the early suras of the Qur’an, the sacred scripture of Islam
In this second edition, Michael Sells introduces important new translations of Qur’anic suras and addresses in a new preface the ongoing controversy over teaching about Islam and the Qur’an in American universities.
Approaching the Qur’an presents brilliant translations of the short, hymnic chapters, or suras, associated with the first revelations to the Prophet Muhammad. Most of these early revelations appear at the end of the written text and are commonly reached only by the most resolute reader of existing English translations. These suras contain some of the most powerful, prophetic and revelatory passages in religious history. They offer the vision of a meaningful and just life that anchors the religion of one-fifth of the world’s inhabitants.
The book includes Sells’ ‘Introduction to the Qur’an’, commentaries of the suras, a glossary of technical terms, and chapters discussing the sound nature and gender aspects of the Arabic text. It is enriched by recordings of Qur’anic reciters chanting several of the early suras, allowing readers an opportunity to hear the Qur’an in its original form. These recordings are freely available as MP3 downloads.
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‘This groundbreaking work goes a very long way to bridging the gap that separates the non-Islamic reader from the Qur’an; [Sells] translates and extensively annotates a careful selection of the earliest “suras” (revelations), setting them in their cultural context. Further chapters discuss sound and gender in the meaning of the Qur’an, and the book includes extraordinary field recordings of male and female Qur’anic reciters. Highly recommended.’
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‘Flawlessly communicates the religious and literary verities of the Qur’an… Both Muslim and non-Muslim audiences, beginners as well as advanced students of Islam, will no doubt appreciate the many innovative facets of this extraordinary book. It is an indispensable aid for all students of religion and Islam.’
" - Ebrahim Moosa, Mirza Family Chair of Islamic Thought and Muslim Societies, University of Notre Dame
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In this second edition, Michael Sells introduces important new translations of Qur’anic suras and addresses in a new preface the ongoing controversy over teaching about Islam and the Qur’an in American universities.
Approaching the Qur’an presents brilliant translations of the short, hymnic chapters, or suras, associated with the first revelations to the Prophet Muhammad. Most of these early revelations appear at the end of the written text and are commonly reached only by the most resolute reader of existing English translations. These suras contain some of the most powerful, prophetic and revelatory passages in religious history. They offer the vision of a meaningful and just life that anchors the religion of one-fifth of the world’s inhabitants.
The book includes Sells’ ‘Introduction to the Qur’an’, commentaries of the suras, a glossary of technical terms, and chapters discussing the sound nature and gender aspects of the Arabic text. It is enriched by recordings of Qur’anic reciters chanting several of the early suras, allowing readers an opportunity to hear the Qur’an in its original form. These recordings are freely available as MP3 downloads.
"
‘This groundbreaking work goes a very long way to bridging the gap that separates the non-Islamic reader from the Qur’an; [Sells] translates and extensively annotates a careful selection of the earliest “suras” (revelations), setting them in their cultural context. Further chapters discuss sound and gender in the meaning of the Qur’an, and the book includes extraordinary field recordings of male and female Qur’anic reciters. Highly recommended.’
" - Library Journal
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‘Flawlessly communicates the religious and literary verities of the Qur’an… Both Muslim and non-Muslim audiences, beginners as well as advanced students of Islam, will no doubt appreciate the many innovative facets of this extraordinary book. It is an indispensable aid for all students of religion and Islam.’
" - Ebrahim Moosa, Mirza Family Chair of Islamic Thought and Muslim Societies, University of Notre Dame
Формат: Скан PDf
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