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2. N. J. Dawood - Wikipedia

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   His translation of the Koran is one of the best-selling English language versions – it has been reprinted at least 70 times, appearing in several revised editions and formats (and also in pirated editions published in Iran and the Lebanon) [6] t. For N J Dawood, the Koran was a lifelong “work in progress” – constantly revised and ...

3. List of legends in the Quran - Wikipedia

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   Several parables or pieces of narrative appear in the Quran, often with similar motifs to Jewish and Christian traditions which may predate those in the Quran. [1]Some included legends are the story of Cain and Abel (sura al-Ma'idah, of Abraham destroying idols (sura al-Anbiya 57), of Solomon's conversation with an ant (sura an-Naml), the story of the Seven Sleepers, and several stories about ...

4. David in Islam - Wikipedia

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   Moreover, according to the Quran, David was given the ability to distinguish between truth and falsehood when dispensing justice (faṣl al-khiṭāb, 38:20). Furthermore, there is the allusion to a test David was put through, wherein he prayed and repented and God forgave him .

5. Islamic holy books - Wikipedia

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   The Quran is divided into chapters , which are then divided into verses . Muslims believe the Quran was verbally revealed by Allah to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel ( Jibril ), [ 4 ] [ 5 ] gradually over a period of approximately 23 years, starting in late 609, when Muhammad was 39, and concluding in 632, the year of his death.

6. List of translations of the Quran - Wikipedia

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   2016, English," Selected collections of Holy Quran in English: A companion for Young Muslims to understand the Divine Messages of Prophet Mohammad" by Syed N Asad, MD ISBN 978-1523877645; 2016, English, "The Quran: A Complete Revelation" by Sam Gerrans.

7. Joseph in Islam - Wikipedia

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   Yusuf (Arabic: يوسف ٱبن يعقوب ٱبن إسحاق ٱبن إبراهيم, romanized: Yūsuf ibn Yaʿqūb ibn ʾIs-ḥāq ibn ʾIbrāhīm, lit. ' Joseph, son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham ') is a prophet and messenger of God mentioned in the Qur'an [1]: 34 and corresponds to Joseph, a person from the Hebrew and Christian Bible who was said to have lived in Egypt before the New ...

8. Marmaduke Pickthall - Wikipedia

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   His translation of the Quran (usually anglicized as "Koran" in Pickthall's era) is one of the most widely known and used in the English-speaking world. A convert from Christianity to Islam, Pickthall was a novelist, esteemed by D. H. Lawrence, H. G. Wells, and E. M. Forster, as well as journalists, political and religious leaders.

9. Mockingjay - Wikipedia

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   The book concludes the story of Katniss Everdeen, who agrees to unify the districts of Panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical Capitol. The hardcover and audiobook editions of Mockingjay were published by Scholastic on August 24, 2010, six days after the ebook edition went on sale. The book sold 450,000 copies in the first week of release ...