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The word qur'ān appears about 70 times in the Quran itself, [14] assuming various meanings. It is a verbal noun (maṣdar) of the Arabic verb qara'a (قرأ ) meaning 'he read' or 'he recited'.
The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930) is an English-language translation of the Quran with brief introductions to the Surahs by Marmaduke Pickthall.In 1928, Pickthall took a two-year sabbatical to complete his translation of the meaning of the Quran, a work that he considered the summit of his achievement.
The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary is an English translation of the Qur'an by the British Indian Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1872–1953) during the British Raj.It has become among the most widely known English translations of the Qur'an, due in part to its prodigious use of footnotes, and its distribution and subsidization by Saudi Arabian beneficiaries during the late 20th century.
The revelation of God's word to all mankind, destined to lead man from darkness to light. [6] 15: Al-Hijr: ٱلْحِجْر al-Ḥijr: The Rocky Tract, The Stoneland, The Rock City: 99 (6) Makkah: 54: 57: Alif Lam Ra: v. 80 [6] God's guidance to man through revelation of the Qur'an, which will remain uncorrupted for all times. (v. 9) [6] 14 16 ...
The translation comes with interpretation and exposition on the meaning of Qur'anic verses in conjunction with Asbab al-Nuzul (the reasons for revelation or the circumstances of revelation) with extensive notes of explanation borrowed from various authoritative sources on the tafsir of the Qur'an. [2] As Fethullah Gülen notes in his foreword ...
The Quran states that the Torah did have words of wisdom in it, and all subsequent prophets, priest, rabbis and sages in Israel used its Law for guidance for prophets in plural and not only for Moses alone. [2] The Quran mentions that the basic aspects of Islamic law are evident in the earliest scriptures, including that of Moses.
Double-page with illuminated frames marking the start of Chapter Ya-Sin in a Malay Qur'an manuscript from Patani.Despite the special significance of surah Ya-sin in lives of all Muslims, "this is the only Southeast Asian Qur'an manuscript known in which the beginning of Surat Yasin is marked with illuminated frames".
Esoteric interpretation of the Quran (Arabic: تأويل, romanized: taʾwīl) is the allegorical interpretation of the Quran or the quest for its hidden, inner meanings. . The Arabic word taʾwīl was synonymous with conventional interpretation in its earliest use, but it came to mean a process of discerning its most fundamental understandings.