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Al-Furqan
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Apotheosis
Art for art's sake
Atheism
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Category=QRVA
Christianity
Comrade
Criticism
Damnation
Deity
Dmitry Pisarev
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Erudition
Fear of God
Glorification
God
God Alone
God Knows (novel)
Homestead Strike
Ideology
Idolatry
Immorality
Incarnation (Christianity)
Infidel
Intelligentsia
Internal conflict
Intimidation
Introspection
Isaiah
Literary criticism
Literature
Meal
Mikhail Bakhtin
Modern architecture
Monasticism
Organic unity
People of the Book
Philosophy
Poetry
Polemic
Populism
Precept
Problem of evil
Quran
Radicalism (historical)
Rakhmetov
Ralph Ellison
Religious values
Romanticism
Russian culture
Sadomasochism
Saleh
Satan
Social engineering (political science)
Soren Kierkegaard
Spirituality
Surah
Thamud
The House of the Dead (novel)
The Philosopher
The Secret of Heaven
The Way of Peace
Thought
Usury
Utilitarianism
V.
Wickedness
World to come
Writing
Yusuf (surah)
Zoroaster
Product details
- ISBN 9780691074993
- Weight: 680g
- Dimensions: 152 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 22 Jul 2001
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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This bilingual edition of the Qur'an, the Holy Book of Islam, was first published in the United States in 1988. Ahmed Ali, the distinguished Pakistani novelist, poet, critic, and diplomat, presents this elegant and poetic translation in a contemporary and living voice. On each page, the original Arabic and the translated English sit side by side, encouraging the reader to draw from both texts. Professor Ali also includes notes where necessary, providing the full meaning of each word and phrase. This accessible volume is truly essential for both scholars and followers of Islam.
Ahmed All (1910-1994), a pioneer of modern Urdu short story and cofounder of the All-india Progressive writer's Movement and Association, taught at leading Indian universities and was a visiting professor in China and the United States. He published numerous works of fiction and nonfiction including the widely acclaimed translations of classical Urdu poetry. The Golden Trodition. His novels include the classic Twlight in Delhi.
