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London, New York, Allen & Unwin; Macmillan [1955]
Description
Despite being revered as the Holy Book by Muslims throughout the world, the Koran is the least known and least understood in the West of all the great religious books. In this volume A J Arberry examines this paradox and explains the qualities of the Koran which have made it acceptable to so many people. The selections have been chosen and arranged to illustrate the religious and ethical message of the Koran.
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LibraryThing member Muscogulus
I don't care for this translation at all. In the introduction, the translator, an Englishman, rhapsodizes about how he was inspired to undertake this work by his enjoyment of the beauty of recited Arabic, yet his translation is terribly awkward English. Apparently Mr. Arberry thought he was being
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lyrical, but all he manages is to be obscure. The translations by Yusufali, M. Pickthall, Ahmed Ali, N.J. Dawood, and Kenneth Cragg are better than this one. Show Less
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1955
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23 cm
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Qur'anic Studies, Koran, English Translation
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