The message of the Qur'ān : the full account of the revealed Arabic text accompanied by parallel transliteration

A fresh look at Muhammad Asad's classic English translation and explanation of the Qur'an is offered in this redesigned and updated edition of his work. A new typeset and index is complimented with a prologue by the distinguished British Muslim Gai Eaton and original artwork by internationally renowned artist and scholar Dr. Ahmed Moustafa. Asad's translation is widely considered to be the foremost in conveying the meaning and sensibility of the original Arabic text, making this edition a must-have for English readers with a budding interest in Islamic studies and veteran scholars alike. Foreword......Page 2 1 Al-Fatihah (The Opening)......Page 12 2 Al-Baqarah (The Cow)......Page 15 3 Al-'Imran (The House of 'Imran)......Page 109 4 An-Nisa (Women)......Page 160 5 Al-Ma'idah (The Repast)......Page 216 6 Al-An'am (Cattle)......Page 262 7 Al-A'raf (The Faculty Of Discernment)......Page 304 8 Al-Anfal (Spoils Of War)......Page 351 9 At-Tawbah (Repentance)......Page 379 10 Yunus (Jonah)......Page 427 11 Hud......Page 461 12 Yusuf (Joseph)......Page 499 13 Ar-Ra'd (Thunder)......Page 525 14 Ibrahim (Abraham)......Page 546 15 Al-Hijr......Page 563 16 An-Nahl (The Bee)......Page 579 17 Al-Isra' (The Night Journey)......Page 614 18 Al-Kahf (The Cave)......Page 643 19 Maryam (Mary)......Page 671 20 Ta Ha (O Man)......Page 690 21 Al-Anbiya (The Prophets)......Page 715 22 Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage)......Page 739 23 Al-Mu'minun (The Believers)......Page 759 24 An-Nur (The Light)......Page 776 25 Al-Furqan (The Standard Of True And False)......Page 800 26 Ash-Shu'ara' (The Poets)......Page 814 27 An-Naml (The Ants)......Page 835 28 Al-Qasas, (The Story)......Page 853 29 Al-'Ankabut (The Spider)......Page 877 30 Ar-Rum (The Byzantines)......Page 892 31 Luqman......Page 906 32 As-Sajdah (Prostration)......Page 913 33 Al-Ahzab (The Confederates)......Page 919 34 Saba-(Sheba)......Page 942 35 Al-Fatir (The Originator)......Page 958 36 Ya Sin (O Thou Human Being)......Page 967 37 As-Saffat (Those Ranged In Ranks)......Page 980 38 Sad......Page 997 39 Az-Zumar (The Throngs)......Page 1012 40 Ghafir (Forgiving)......Page 1030 41 Fussilat (Clearly Spelled Out)......Page 1046 42 Ash-Shura (Consultation)......Page 1058 43 Zukhruf (Gold)......Page 1072 44 Ad-Dukhan (Smoke)......Page 1087 45 Al-Jathiyah (Kneeling Down)......Page 1094 46 Al-Ahqaf (The Sand-Dunes)......Page 1101 47 Muhammad......Page 1110 48 Al-Fath (Victory)......Page 1120 49 Al-Hujurat (The Private Apartments)......Page 1131 50 Qaf......Page 1136 51 Adh-Dhariyat (The Dust-Scattering Winds)......Page 1144 52 At-Tur (Mount Sinai)......Page 1150 53 An-Najm (The Unfolding)......Page 1156 54 Al-Qamar (The Moon)......Page 1165 55 Ar-Rah Man (The Most Gracious)......Page 1173 56 Al-Waqiah (That Which Must Come To Pass)......Page 1181 57 Al-Hadid (Iron)......Page 1189 58 Al-Mujadalah (The Pleading)......Page 1199 59 Al-Hashr (The Gathering)......Page 1208 60 Al-Mumtahanah (The Examined One)......Page 1216 61 As-Saff (The Ranks)......Page 1222 62 Al-Jumu'ah (The Congregation)......Page 1227 63 Al-Munafiqun (The Hypocrites)......Page 1230 64 At-Taghabun (Loss And Gain)......Page 1233 65 At-Talaq (Divorce)......Page 1237 66 At-Tahrim (Prohibition)......Page 1241 67 Al-Mulk (Dominion)......Page 1246 68 Al-Qalam (The Pen)......Page 1252 69 Al-Haqqah (The Laying-Bare Of The Truth)......Page 1259 70 Al-Ma'Arij (The Ways Of Ascent)......Page 1264 71 Nuh (Noah)......Page 1269 72 Al-Jinn (The Unseen Beings)......Page 1273 73 Al-Muzzammil (The Enwrapped One)......Page 1279 74 Al-Muddaththir (The Enfolded One)......Page 1283 75 Al-Qiyamah (Resurrection)......Page 1292 76 Al-Insan (Man)......Page 1296 77 Al-Mursalat (Those Sent Forth)......Page 1301 78 An-Naba (The Tiding)......Page 1305 79 An-Nazi'at (Those That Rise)......Page 1310 80 'Abasa (He Frowned)......Page 1315 81 At-Takwir (Shrouding In Darkness)......Page 1318 82 Al-Infitar (The Cleaving Asunder)......Page 1321 83 Al-Mutaffifin (Those Who Give Short Measure)......Page 1324 84 Al-Inshiqaq (The Splitting Asunder)......Page 1328 85 Al-Buruj (The Great Constellations)......Page 1331 86 At-Tariq (That Which Comes In The Night)......Page 1334 87 Al-A'La (The All-Highest)......Page 1336 88 Al-Ghashiyah (The Overshadowing Event)......Page 1339 89 Al-Fajr (The Daybreak)......Page 1341 90 Al-Balad (The Land)......Page 1344 91 Ash-Shams (The Sun)......Page 1346 92 Al-Layl (The Night)......Page 1348 93 Ad-Duha (The Bright Morning Hours)......Page 1350 94 Ash-Sharh (The Opening-Up Of The Heart)......Page 1352 95 At-Tin (The Fig)......Page 1353 96 Al-Alaq (The Germ-Cell)......Page 1355 97 Al-Qadr (Destiny)......Page 1359 98 Al-Bayyinah (The Evidence Of The Truth)......Page 1360 99 Al-Zalzalah (The Earthquake)......Page 1363 100 Al-Adiyat (The Chargers)......Page 1364 101 Al-Qariah (The Sudden Calamity)......Page 1366 102 At-Takathur (Greed For More And More)......Page 1367 103 Al-Asr (The Flight Of Time)......Page 1369 104 Al-Humazah (The Slanderer)......Page 1370 105 Al-Fil (The Elephant)......Page 1371 106 Quraysh......Page 1373 107 Al-Ma'Un (Assistance)......Page 1374 108 Al-Kawthar (Good In Abundance)......Page 1375 109 Al-Kafirun (Those Who Deny The Truth)......Page 1376 110 An-Nasr (Succour)......Page 1377 111 Al-Masad (The Twisted Strands)......Page 1378 112 Al-Ikhlas: (The Declaration Of [God's] Perfection)......Page 1380 113 Al-Falaq (The Rising Dawn)......Page 1381 114 An-Nas (Men)......Page 1383