Approaching the Qur'an
Subtitle: The Early Revelations
Edition: Pap/Com edition
Publisher: White Cloud Press
Published: November 15, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781883991265
Subjects: Islam; Sacred texts; Koran; Religion - World Religions; Religion; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Islam - Koran & Sacred Writings; Commentaries
Description: "Approaching the Qur'an captures the complexity, power, and poetry of the early suras, or chapters, of the Qur'an, the sacred scripture of Islam. Michael Sells presents brilliant translations of the short, hymnic suras associated with the first revelations to the Prophet Muhammad. In the second edition, Sells offers a new translation and commentary on the Sura of the Compassionate (al-Rahmān), which holds a special place within Islamic devotion and literature. Additionally, a new preface addresses the ongoing controversy over teaching about Islam and the Qur'an in Americna universities." --from Publisher.