A Dictionary and Glossary of the Koran
Author | : John Penrice |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2004-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0486434397 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780486434391 |
Rating | : 4/5 (391 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Dictionary and Glossary of the Koran written by John Penrice and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thorough familiarity with the Koran is essential to the study of Arabic thought and literature. All readers attest to its purity of style and elegance of diction, and its authority among believers is so great that most works by Muslim writers abound in quotations from the Koran or allusions to its precepts. This helpful guide lists each word under its verbal root, grouping words without roots alphabetically, and provides numerous explanations of the text.