The Message of the Qur'an: The full account of the revealed Arabic text accompanied by parallel transliteration (English and Arabic Edition)

This is the legitimate translation of and commentary on the Qur'an by Muhammad Asad offered by The Book Foundation, copyright holder of Muhammad Asad's work. As a translation it is one of the most respected. As commentary, it is unsurpassed. Muhammad Asad, born Leopold Weiss, was a towering intellectual figure and lived most of his adult life in Arabia and the Muslim world. He drew upon his extensive knowledge of classical Islamic texts to provide an illuminating commentary founded upon extensive linguistic, cultural, and historical knowledge. This volume presents an English translation and explanation of the Qur'an, the central religious text of Islam. This translation is widely considered to be the foremost in conveying the meaning and sensibility of the original Arabic text. Contains An English Translation Of The Holy Scripture Of Islam Which Reveals The Teachings Of The Prophet Muhammad, Delivered Between A.d. 622 And A.d. 632, And Includes Explanatory Notes. The Opening -- The Cow -- The House Of ʻimrān -- Women -- The Repast -- Cattle -- The Faculty Of Discernment -- Spoils Of War -- Repentance -- Jonah -- Hūd -- Joseph -- Thunder -- Abraham -- Al-hijr -- The Bee -- The Night Journey -- The Cave -- Mary -- O Man -- The Prophets -- The Pilgrimage -- The Believers -- The Light -- The Standard Of True And False -- The Poets -- The Ants -- The Story -- The Spider -- The Byzantines -- Luqmān -- Prostration -- The Confederates -- Sheba -- The Originator -- O Thou Human Being -- Those Ranged In Ranks -- Sād -- The Throngs -- Forgiving -- Clearly Spelled Out -- Consultation -- Gold -- Smoke -- Kneeling Down -- The Sand-dunes -- Muhammad -- Victory -- The Private Apartments -- Qāf -- The Dust-scattering Winds -- Mount Sanai -- The Unfolding -- The Moon -- The Most Gracious -- That Which Must Come To Pass -- Iron -- The Pleading -- The Gathering -- The Examined One -- The Ranks -- The Congregation -- The Hypocrites -- Loss And Gain -- Divorce -- Prohibition -- Dominion -- The Pen -- The Laying-bare Of The Truth -- The Ways Of Ascent -- Noah -- The Unseen Beings -- The Enwrapped One -- The Enfolded One -- Resurrection -- Man -- Those Sent Forth -- The Tiding -- Those That Rise -- He Frowned -- Shrouding In Darkness -- The Cleaving Asunder -- Those Who Give Short Measure -- The Splitting Asunder -- The Great Constellations -- That Which Comes In The Night -- The All-highest -- The Overshadowing Event -- The Daybreak -- The Land -- The Sun -- The Night -- The Bright Morning Hours -- The Opening-up Of The Heart -- The Fig -- The Germ-cell -- Destiny -- The Evidence Of The Truth -- The Earthquake -- The Chargers -- The Sudden Calamity -- Greed For More And More -- The Flight Of Time -- The Slanderer -- The Elephant -- Quaraysh -- Assistance -- Good In Abundance -- Those Who Deny The Truth -- Succour -- The Twisted Strands -- The Declaration Of [god's] Perfection -- The Rising Dawn -- Men. Translated And Explained By Muhammad Asad. Complete Edition Published 2003...first Published Without Transliteration 1980...present Format Published 2008--t.p. Verso. Transliterated By Dr. Ahmed Moustafa. Includes Bibliographical References (p. Xiv-xv) And Index. Text In English, Arabic And Romanized Form. This translation is widely considered to be the foremost in conveying the meaning and sensibility of the original Arabic text of the Qurʼān, making this edition a must-have for both veteran scholars and English readers with a budding interest in Islamic studies. Prologue Foreword Works of reference Explanatory notes on Arabic alphabets and transliteration system used Key to layout Surah 1-114 Appendices. Symbolism and allegory in the Quran Al-Muqatta at On the term and concept of Jinn The night journey