Al-Quran; Author: Ali, Ahmed; English;Arabic; Paperback

Author: Ali, Ahmed
Final rev. ed; Paperback
576 pages
Published: July 2001
University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Language: English;Arabic
ISBN: 0691074992

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 fromboth 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.First published in the United States in 1988, this is the only bilingual edition of the Quran, the holy book of Islam. This is a bilingual edition of the Qur'an, the Holy Book of Islam. On each page the original Arabic and the translated English sit side-by-side which shoud encourage the reader to draw from both texts. There are also notes where necessary, providing the full meaning of each word and phrase.