Contributor
Abdel Haleem, M. A.
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2004.
Descriptionxli, 464 p. : map ; 20 cm.
Note:The Life of Muhammad and the Historical Background -- The Revelation of the Qur'an -- The Compilation of the Qur'an -- The Structure of the Qur'an: Suras and Ayas -- Stylistic Features -- Issues of Interpretation -- A Short History of English Translations -- This Translation -- Map of Arabia at the Time of the Revelation -- The Opening (Al-Fatiha) -- The Cow (Al-Baqara) -- The Family of 'Imran (Al-'Imran) -- Women (Al-Nisa') -- The Feast (Al-Ma'ida) -- Livestock (Al-An'am) -- The Heights (Al-A'raf) -- Battle Gains (Al-Anfal) -- Repentance (Al-Tawba) -- Jonah (Yunus) -- Hud (Hud) -- Joseph (Yusuf) -- Thunder (Al-Ra'd) -- Abraham (Ibrahim) -- Al-Hijr (Al-Hijr) -- The Bee (Al-Nahl) -- The Night Journey (Al-Isra') -- The Cave (Al-Kahf) -- Mary (Maryam) -- Ta Ha (Ta Ha) -- The Prophets (Al-Anbiya') -- The Pilgrimage (Al-Hajj) -- The Believers (Al-Mu'minun) -- Light (Al-Nur) -- The Differentiator (Al-Furqan) -- The Poets (Al-Shu'ara') -- The Ants (Al-Naml) -- The Story (Al-Qasas) -- The Spider (Al-'Ankabut) -- The Byzantines (Al-Rum) -- Luqman (Luqman) -- Bowing down in Worship (Al-Sajda) -- The Joint Forces (Al-Ahzab) -- Sheba (Saba') -- The Creator (Fatir) -- Ya Sin (Ya Sin) -- Ranged in Rows (Al-Saffat) -- Sad (Sad) -- The Throngs (Al-Zumar) -- The Forgiver (Ghafir) -- [Verses] Made Distinct (Fussilat) -- Consultation (Al-Shura) -- Ornaments of Gold (Al-Zukhruf) -- Smoke (Al-Dukhan) -- Kneeling (Al-Fathiya) -- The Sand Dunes (Al-Ahqaf) -- Muhammad (Muhammad) -- Triumph (Al-Fath) -- The Private Rooms (Al-Hujurat) -- Qaf (Qaf) -- Scattering [Winds] (Al-Dhariyat) -- The Mountain (Al-Tur) -- The Star (Al-Najm) -- The Moon (Al-Qamar) -- The Lord of Mercy (Al-Rahman) -- That which is Coming (Al-Waqi'a) -- Iron (Al-Hadid) -- The Dispute (Al-Mujadala) -- The Gathering [of Forces] (Al-Hashr) -- Women Tested (Al-Mumtahana) -- Solid Lines (Al-Saff) -- The Day of Congregation (Al-Fumu'a) -- The Hypocrites (Al-Munafiqun) -- Mutual Neglect (Al-Taghabun) -- Divorce (Al-Talaq) -- Prohibition (Al-Tahrim) -- Control (Al-Mulk) -- The Pen (Al-Qalam) -- The Inevitable Hour (Al-Haqqa) -- The Ways of Ascent (Al-Ma'arij) -- Noah (Nuh) -- The Jinn (Al-Finn) -- Enfolded (Al-Muzzammil) -- Wrapped in his Cloak (Al-Muddaththir) -- The Resurrection (Al-Qiyama) -- Man (Al-Insan) -- [Winds] Sent Forth (Al-Mursalat) -- The Announcement (Al-Naba') -- The Forceful Chargers (Al-Nazi'at) -- He Frowned ('Abasa) -- Shrouded in Darkness (Al-Takwir) -- Torn Apart (Al-Infitar) -- Those who Give Short Measure (Al-Mutaffifin) -- Ripped Apart (Al-Inshiqaq) -- The Towering Constellations (Al-Buruj) -- The Night-Comer (Al-Tariq) -- The Most High (Al-A'la) -- The Overwhelming Event (Al-Ghashiya) -- Daybreak (Al-Fajr) -- The City (Al-Balad) -- The Sun (Al-Shams) -- The Night (Al-Layl) -- The Morning Brightness (Al-Duha) -- Relief (Al-Sharh) -- The Fig (Al-Tin) -- The Clinging Form (Al-'Alaq) -- The Night of Glory (Al-Qadr) -- Clear Evidence (Al-Bayyina) -- The Earthquake (Al-Zalzala) -- The Charging Steeds (Al-'Adiyat) -- The Crashing Blow (Al-Qari'a) -- Striving for More (Al-Takathur) -- The Declining Day (Al-'Asr) -- The Backbiter (Al-Humaza) -- The Elephant (Al-Fil) -- Quraysh (Quraysh) -- Common Kindnesses (Al-Ma'un) -- Abundance (Al-Kawthar) -- The Disbelievers (Al-Kafirun) -- Help (Al-Nasr) -- Palm Fibre (Al-Masad) -- Purity [of Faith] (Al-Ikhlas) -- Daybreak (Al-Falaq) -- People (Al-Nas).
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxix]-xli) and index.
