Langbeschreibung
The tenets of Islam cannot be grasped without a proper understanding of the Qur'an. In this important new introduction, Muhammad Haleem examines its recurrent themes - life and eternity, marriage and divorce, peace and war, water and nourishment - and for the first time sets these in the context of the Qur'an's linguistic style. Professor Haleem examines the background to the development of the surahs (chapters) and the ayahs (verses) and the construction of the Qur'an itself. He shows that popular conceptions of Islamic attitudes to women, marriage and divorce, war and society, differ radically from the true teachings of the Qur'an.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
PrefaceThe Qur'anAl-Fatiha: the Opening of the Qur'anWater in the Qur'anMarriage and DivorceWar and Peace in the Qur'anTolerance in IslamLife and BeyondParadise in the Qur'anThe Face, Divine and Human, in the Qur'anAdam and Eve in the Qur'an and the BibleThe Story of Joseph in the Qur'an and the BibleThe Qur'an Explains Itself: Surat al-RahmanDynamic Style: Iltifat and Some Other FeaturesConclusionNotesIndex