A Dictionary and Glossary of the Koran

by John Penrice

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486434397
• ISBN13: 9780486434391
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 11.0"