The Koran

by Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Ahmed Ali, Ali Ünal, et al.

Book Overview

N. J. Dawood's masterful translation of The Koran in a fully revised edition

The Koran is universally accepted by Muslims to be the infallible word of God as first revealed to the prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel nearly fourteen hundred years ago. Its 114 chapters recount the narratives and rules of conduct central to Islamic belief, and together they form one of the world's most influential prophetic works and a literary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141393831
• ISBN13: 9780141393834
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

It's a Gamble

It's always a gamble for what you'll get when you order from this site. But I did not receive the Qur'an, I received a child's version. Very frustrating.

Penguin Classics Edition Not Side By Side Translation

A fair few amount of reviews state that this contains an English and Arabic side by side translation, however the Penguin Classics "The Koran" version, is strictly English. It does include some great extra resources like a timetable of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)'s life and a brief introduction of him as a person and as the prophet of Islam. But if you're looking for an Arabic version to go along with your translation, look beyond the Penguin Classics version.

Side by side text

This edition has the English translation side by side with the Arabic text. This is an annotated publication of the Qur'an that contains a lot of footnotes (6,311 in all), an Introduction to each Sura, Appendices and an extensive Index.